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NGC3686

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:27:44.1
Declination: +17:13:24
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 11.3

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: pB, L, vlE, vgbM, r
Sub-type: SBbc

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 3686.  See NGC 3684.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3686

13.1" (1/18/85): brightest and largest in a group with NGC 3681, NGC 3684 and NGC 3691.  Elongated 4:3 ~N-S, 3.0'x2.4', brighter core.  An extremely faint star or knot is involved.  A mag 11 star lies 2.6' N of center.  NGC 3684 is 14' SSW and NGC 3691 19' SSE.