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NGC3692

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 11:28:23.8
Declination: +9:24:28
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 12.1

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: F, mE, r
Sub-type: Sb

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 3692 18" (5/3/11): fairly bright, fairly large, edge-on 5:1 E-W, 2.4'x0.4'. Extends at least 80% of the separation (2.9') of two mag 13/13.5 stars to the NE. Well concentrated with a bright core that gradually increases to very small nucleus. The halo fades at the tips and only extends the estimated diameter with averted vision. Located 10' SE of mag 9.6 HD 99621. A group of IC galaxies, including IC 696, lies 20' S and NGC 3705 is 27' ESE. 17.5" (2/28/87): fairly faint, thin edge-on 5:1 E-W, 2.0'x0.4', very small bright core. A mag 13 star is off the NE edge 2.3' from the center. NGC 3705 lies 26' ESE.