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NGC3281
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 10:31:52.2
Declination: -34:51:16
Constellation: ANT
Visual Magnitude: 11.7
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: eF, pL, E, glbM
Sub-type: Sab
Steve's Notes
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NGC 3281
18" (4/25/09): moderately bright, fairly large, very elongated 5:2 or 3:1 NNW-SSE, 1.5'x0.6', bright core, fainter extensions.
16" LX200 (4/14/07): fairly bright, fairly large, elongated 5:2 NW-SE, large bright core gradually brightens to the center. A mag 13-14 star is off the NW extension and a mag 11.5-12 star is 2.8' S of center.
17.5" (3/28/87): moderately bright, moderately large, elongated NW-SE, weak concentration. Largest in the Antlia Cluster (NGC 3257-3281).