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NGC3842

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:44:2.0
Declination: +19:57:0
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 11.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, S, R, vglbM, 3rd of 5
Sub-type: E3

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 3842 is the brightest galaxy in Abell 1367.  See CGCG 097-087 for some of
Bigourdan's work in the cluster, and comments about others of his discoveries.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3842

17.5" (2/20/88): moderately bright, fairly small, round, small bright core.  A mag 15 star is 0.8' SE of core.  Brightest and largest in core of the rich cluster AGC 1367 with NGC 3841 1.3' N, UGC 6697 3.2' WNW, NGC 3845 2.9' NNE, NGC 3837 3.6' SSW and NGC 3851 4.7' ENE.

13.1" (2/25/84): moderately bright, moderately large, bright core, many companions.