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NGC3977

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:56:7.3
Declination: +55:23:27
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 13.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1789
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, S
Sub-type: Sab

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 3977 = NGC 3980, which see.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3977

18" (4/30/11): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated N-S, 40"x35", weak even concentration to a small brighter core.  Located 5.4' NE of NGC 3972 in a group.

17.5" (4/6/91): faint, very small, round, even surface brightness.  Forms a pair with NGC 3972 5.4' SW.