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NGC3655

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:22:54.7
Declination: +16:35:23
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 11.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1783
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pB, pS, iR, bM, r
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3655

17.5" (4/15/93): fairly bright, fairly small, elongated 3:2 SSW-NNE, prominent core, stellar nucleus, fainter extensions, high surface brightness.  A mag 12.5 star is 2.5' ENE.

8" (4/24/82): fairly bright, bright core, slightly elongated.  Located 45' WNW of a mag 6 star.