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NGC3748
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 11:37:49.1
Declination: +22:1:35
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 14.8
Historic Information
Discoverer: Copeland
Year of discovery: 1874
Discovery aperture: 72.0
Observational
Summary description: pB, pS, R
Sub-type: SB0
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 3748. See NGC 3743.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 3748
48" (4/16/15): at 488x; moderately bright, fairly small, slightly elongated NW-SE, 0.4'x0.3', small brighter core. HCG 57H (the "8th member" of Copeland's Septet), is 0.9' SSE and appeared faint to fairly faint, very small, round, 12" diameter.
48" (2/20/12): at 488x, HCG 57H = PGC 36010 was easily seen 0.9' SSE of NGC 3748. It appeared faint, very small, round, 12" diameter.
17.5" (5/11/96): very faint, very small, round. Third of three in a tight trio within Copeland's Septet with extremely faint NGC 3745 1.1' W and NGC 3746 1.6' SW.
17.5" (3/19/88): third of 7 in Copeland's Septet. Extremely faint and small, round. This galaxy is the third in a close trio with NGC 3745 1.1' WSW and NGC 3746 1.6' SW. Located 2.9' NNW of NGC 3753.