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NGC3717
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 11:31:32.0
Declination: -30:18:30
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 11.2
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: pB, S, mE, * 13 att
Sub-type: Sb
Steve's Notes
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NGC 3717
18" (3/19/04): moderately bright, moderately large, very elongated SSW-NNE, 2.5'x0.5', small brighter core, fades at the ends of the thin extensions. A mag 13 star is attached near the NNE end and this galaxy appears like a dagger attached to the brighter star. Located 7' ESE of mag 9 SAO 179951. Photographs reveal a strong dust lane but this was not noticed visually.
8" (5/21/82): faint, small, very elongated ~N-S, thin, moderately large. Located 10' SE of mag 8.5 SAO 179951 and 1¡ SSW of north Crateris (V = 5.8). Forms a pair with IC 2913 7.3' SE (not seen).