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NGC3836
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 11:43:29.8
Declination: -16:47:51
Constellation: CRT
Visual Magnitude: 12.9
Historic Information
Discoverer: Tempel
Year of discovery: 1877
Discovery aperture: 11.0
Observational
Summary description: F, S, F * close n
Sub-type: Sb
Steve's Notes
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NGC 3836
18" (3/19/04): fairly faint, elongated 3:2 or 2:1 NW-SE, ~0.9'x0.6'. Appears brighter along a major axis NW-SE, surrounded by a rounder, faint halo. A mag 12-13 star is just off the north flank, perhaps 45" from the center.