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NGC3661

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 11:23:38.3
Declination: -13:49:51
Constellation: CRT
Visual Magnitude: 13.1

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational


Summary description: F, S, R, stellar, p of 2
Sub-type: S0-a

Corwin's Notes

===== NGC 3661 = IC 689, which see.

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 3661 17.5" (3/29/85): faint, very elongated NW-SE. A string of three mag 11 stars begins 1.6' S and continues to the SE. NGC 3667 lies 10' E.