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NGC3859
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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.