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NGC3689

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 11:28:10.8
Declination: +25:39:41
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 12.3

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational


Summary description: pB, pL, lE, bM
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 3689 17.5" (4/9/99): moderately bright, oval 5:3 ~E-W, ~1.3'x0.8', broadly concentration to a brighter core. The core brightens but no distinct nucleus. 8" (4/24/82): faint, round.