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NGC3859

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:44:52.4
Declination: +19:27:17
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 14.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stephan
Year of discovery: 1884
Discovery aperture: 31.0

Observational

Summary description: eF, vS, R, lbM, r?
Sub-type: S?

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3859

17.5" (3/12/88): faint, small, very elongated WSW-ENE, weak concentration.  Member of AGC 1367 with NGC 3857 4.7' NNW and CGCG 97-123 2.5' N.  Located 3.4' SW of mag 8.1 SAO 99769.

13.1" (2/25/84): very faint, very small.  Located 3.4' SW of a bright star.