NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort
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NGC3706
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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.