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NGC3833

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:43:28.9
Declination: +10:9:41
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 13.5

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: eF, pS
Sub-type: Sc

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 3833.  See NGC 3848.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3833

17.5" (4/25/87): very faint, fairly small, very diffuse, elongated SSW-NNE.  A very faint mag 15.5 star is off the SW end 0.9' from center.  Forms a pair with MCG +02-30-023 = PGC 36456 6' NNE.  The companion (identified as NGC 3848 in the RNGC and PGC) appeared very faint, very small, round, low even surface brightness.  Member of the NGC 3817-3869 group near the Leo-Virgo border.