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NGC3863

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:45:5.5
Declination: +8:28:12
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Marth
Year of discovery: 1865
Discovery aperture: 48.0

Observational

Summary description: vF, 2' l, mE 70°, glbM
Sub-type: Sbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3863

17.5" (1/23/88): fairly faint, thin edge-on WSW-ENE, moderately large, bright core.  This pretty galaxy is located 15' N of XI Virginis (V = 4.9) within the UGC 6730 group.