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NGC3891

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 11:48:3.2
Declination: +30:21:35
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 12.4

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1788
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational


Summary description: pB, S, bM
Sub-type: Sbc

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 3891 18" (4/5/03): fairly faint, moderately large, oval 3:2 WSW-ENE, 1.0'x0.7'. Contains a very small, brighter core.