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NGC3983

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:56:23.6
Declination: +23:52:5
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 14.0

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: cF, cS, R, psbM
Sub-type: S0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 3983

17.5" (5/4/02): faint, elongated 3-1 WNW-ESE, 0.9'x0.3', very faint stellar nucleus.  Appears to have a brighter bar along the major axis.  Located 80' SSW of the NGC 4005 group (possible member?).