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NGC3974

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:55:40.1
Declination: -12:1:38
Constellation: CRT
Visual Magnitude: 13.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1828
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, R, bM, f of 2
Sub-type: SB0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3974

17.5" (5/11/96): faint, fairly small, irregularly round, 1.0' diameter, weak concentration.  A mag 14 star is 1.4' preceding.  Fainter of pair with NGC 3970 3.6' SW.  Located 20' WNW of mag 7 SAO 157002.