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NGC3881

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:46:34.4
Declination: +33:6:25
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, 4th of 4
Sub-type: S0-a

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 3881.  See NGC 3871 = IC 2959.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3881

17.5" (2/24/90): very faint, very small, round, low even surface brightness. A mag 13 star is 4' SW.  Last of four in a small faint group with NGC 3880 4.2' NW.