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NGC3751

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 11:37:53.9
Declination: +21:56:13
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 14.4

Historic Information


Discoverer: Copeland
Year of discovery: 1874
Discovery aperture: 72.0

Observational


Summary description: F, L, E 45°
Sub-type: E-S0

Corwin's Notes

===== NGC 3751. See NGC 3743.

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 3751 48" (4/16/15): moderately bright, small, slightly elongated N-S, 22"x16", very small bright nucleus, fairly high surface brightness. Southernmost member of Copeland's Septet. 17.5" (5/11/96): extremely faint and small, round, 20" diameter. Requires averted vision although easier to view than NGC 3754. Furthest southern member of Copeland's Septet. Located 2.0' WSW of a mag 13 star and 2.7' S of brightest member NGC 3753.