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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

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NGC 3661 = IC 689, which see.

Steve's Notes

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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.