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NGC3955

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:53:57.2
Declination: -23:9:52
Constellation: CRT
Visual Magnitude: 12.0

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: cF, S, E 170° ±, lbs
Sub-type: S0-a

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 3955.  See IC 2970.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3955

17.5" (5/11/96): fairly bright, moderately large, very elongated 4:1 NNW-SSE, 2.3'x0.6', broad concentration to a 1.5' diameter core.  A mag 14.5 star is just preceding the NNW tip 1.1' from center.  Located 4.7' SW of mag 8.9 SAO 180282.