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NGC3822

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:42:11.1
Declination: +10:16:41
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 13.1

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: pF, pS, 3rd of 4
Sub-type: S0

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 3822 = NGC 3848, which see.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3822

17.5" (4/25/87): fairly faint, small, oval N-S, brighter core.  Brightest in HCG 58 and the fourth of five in the field within the NGC 3817-3869 group.  Forms a close pair with NGC 3825 3.2' ESE on the Leo-Virgo border.