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NGC3980

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

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

Historic Information

Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1885
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational

Summary description: eF, pL, E, D * nr
Sub-type: Sab

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 3980 = NGC 3977.  Swift's position is only an arcminute following N3977,
there is nothing there, and the double star he notes is 3 arcmin following the
galaxy.  The identity is sure.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3980

See observing notes for NGC 3977.