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NGC3878

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:46:17.7
Declination: +33:12:18
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 12.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1827
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, R, 2nd of 4
Sub-type: E0

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 3878.  See NGC 3871 = IC 2959.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3878

17.5" (2/24/90): extremely faint and small, round, very low surface brightness.  Faintest and smallest of four with NGC 3880 2.5' SE.