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NGC3879

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:46:49.6
Declination: +69:23:0
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 13.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1793
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, pL, mE 105° ± (d'A not found)
Sub-type: Sd

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3879

18" (5/31/03): faint, moderately large, very elongated 3:1 NW-SE, 1.0'x0.3'.  This galaxy appeared as a low surface brightness phantom streak with no concentration.  The galaxy is close following a group of five stars including two to the south and three to the west with a mag 10.5 star 2.5' NW.