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NGC3729

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:33:49.2
Declination: +53:7:35
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 11.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1789
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pB, pL, lE 0° ±, gbM, * 12 nr
Sub-type: SBa/P

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3729

13.1" (3/24/84): fairly bright, fairly small, elongated ~N-S.  A mag 11 star is on the SSW edge 57" from the center.  NGC 3718 lies 12' WSW.