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NGC3957

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 11:54:1.5
Declination: -19:34:8
Constellation: CRT
Visual Magnitude: 11.8

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: F, S, E, r
Sub-type: S0-a

Corwin's Notes

===== NGC 3957 = IC 2965, which see.

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 3957 13.1" (2/23/85): moderately bright, edge-on spindle 4:1 N-S. NGC 3981 lies 35' SE. 8" (5/21/82): very faint, small, spindle-shape.