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NGC3768

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 11:37:14.4
Declination: +17:50:22
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 12.4

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational


Summary description: vF, eS, stellar
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 3768 17.5" (4/14/01): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, 1.0' diameter, moderately concentrated. Forms a pair with NGC 3764 5.5' NW. Member of a large group (LGG 246).