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NGC3976
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 11:55:57.2
Declination: +6:44:54
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 11.5
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: B, pL, cE 30°, vsmbMN
Sub-type: SBb
Steve's Notes
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NGC 3976
17.5" (3/28/87): moderately bright, thin edge-on WSW-ENE, small bright core is possibly stellar.