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NGC3880

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:46:22.2
Declination: +33:9:44
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 13.9

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, R, gbM, 3rd of 4
Sub-type: E0

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 3880.  See NGC 3871 = IC 2959.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3880

17.5" (2/24/90): very faint, small, round, very diffuse, very low surface brightness.  A mag 14.5 star is off the north end 0.8' from center.  Third of four in a group with NGC 3878 2.5' NW and NGC 3881 4' SE.