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NGC3681

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:26:29.7
Declination: +16:51:50
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 11.2

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: B, pS, R, bM
Sub-type: SBbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3681

13.1" (1/18/85): moderately bright, round, brighter core, stellar nucleus.  On a line with two stars mag 11 and 12 3.0' NE and 4.7' NE.  First of four in the NGC 3686 group with NGC 3684 14' NNE, NGC 3691 24' ENE and NGC 3686 28' NE.