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NGC3920

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:50:5.9
Declination: +24:55:13
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 14.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1832
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: Neb, f of 2
Sub-type: SBbc

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 3920.  See NGC 3911.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3920

17.5" (4/15/93): very faint, small, round, ~30" diameter.  A mag 10.5 star is just off the west edge (40" W of center) which hinders observation.  NGC 3911 lies 10.5' E.  The identifications of NGC 3911 and NGC 3920 are reversed in all catalogues.