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NGC3706

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:29:44.2
Declination: -36:23:29
Constellation: CEN
Visual Magnitude: 11.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: pB, cS, R, psmbM
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3706

13.1" (2/17/04 - Costa Rica): at 166x, moderately bright, moderately large, elongated 3:2 WSW-ENE, 1.5'x1.0'.  Contains a bright, sharply defined 40" core and much fainter extensions.