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NGC3947

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:53:20.3
Declination: +20:45:6
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 13.2

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: F, pS, iE, lbM, ** p
Sub-type: SBb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3947

17.5" (4/7/89): moderately bright, fairly small, oval E-W.  A mag 15.5 star is at the east edge 0.9' from center.  Located 3.2' SE of a mag 10 star.  Member of the NGC 3937 group with CGCG 127-092 6.0' SSW.