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NGC3892

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:48:1.0
Declination: -10:57:44
Constellation: CRT
Visual Magnitude: 11.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pB, pL, R, gbM, r
Sub-type: SB0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3892

17.5" (4/15/93): fairly bright, fairly large, elongated 4:3 E-W, 2.0'x1.5', prominent core, very small brighter nucleus, large faint halo.  A mag 13.5 star is just off the SW edge of the halo 1.1' from the center.  Located 5' WSW of a mag 10.5 star.