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NGC3962

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 11:54:39.8
Declination: -13:58:29
Constellation: CRT
Visual Magnitude: 10.7

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: cB, pL, iR, gmbM, Δ 2 st
Sub-type: E1

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 3962 17.5" (5/11/96): bright, moderately large, slightly elongated 5:4 N-S, 2.0'x1.7'. Sharply concentrated with a bright 25" core and increasing to a nonstellar nucleus. Forms a right triangle with two mag 10.5 stars 2.2' S and 3.1' SSE. 8" (5/21/82): fairly faint, very small, round, bright core.