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NGC3649

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:22:14.8
Declination: +20:12:31
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 13.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, pS, R, gbM, nf of 2
Sub-type: SBa

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 3649 = IC 682, which see.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3649

17.5" (4/14/01): faint, small, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, 0.6'x0.4' (viewed oval core only).  A mag 14.5 star is just off the south edge [23" from center].  Forms a pair with NGC 3646 7.8' WSW.