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NGC3897

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:48:59.4
Declination: +35:0:57
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, S, R, bM
Sub-type: SBbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3897

18" (4/5/03): faint, fairly small, round, 0.7' diameter, weak concentration to center but no core.  A mag 13.5 star lies 2.5' NW.  Located 10' NW of mag 5.7 SAO 62718.