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NGC3671
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 11:25:52.5
Declination: +60:28:48
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 14.8
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1793
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: vF, vS, 2 vS st inv
Sub-type: C
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 3671. WH says of this, "vF, vS; 2 vS sts in it." JH was a bit uncertain
of this faint object: "This must be my father's neb, but it is a suspicious
object, and I doubt whether it be not a little knot of 3 or 4 stars."
There is no doubt about the identification, but I think it is worth noting
that WH's two stars are the nucleus and a star just to the east. Otherwise,
this is an interesting galaxy with a bright, obviously star-like nucleus; and
a considerably disturbed, though very faint corona, with plumes. There is no
sign of an obvious companion, though. Is this perhaps the result of a merger?
Steve's Notes
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NGC 3671
17.5" (3/19/88): extremely faint and small, round. A mag 14.5 star is close east.