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NGC3780

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:39:21.9
Declination: +56:16:14
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 11.5

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: pF, L, vlE, vgbM, r
Sub-type: Sc

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 3780.  See NGC 3594.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3780

17.5" (4/6/91): moderately bright, moderately large, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, weak concentration, uneven surface brightness [images reveal a face-on multiarmed spiral].  A mag 13 star is off the ENE side 2.1' from center.  Forms a pair with NGC 3804 13' ESE.