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NGC3876

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:45:26.5
Declination: +9:9:39
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, r
Sub-type: Sab

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3876

17.5" (1/23/88): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, brighter core.  A mag 13.5 star is 1.2' NE.  Located 5.7' E of mag 8.6 SAO 119025.