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NGC3483
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 10:59:0.1
Declination: -28:28:40
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 12.0
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: pF, S, R, bM, am st
Sub-type: S0-a
Steve's Notes
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NGC 3483
18" (3/17/07): fairly bright, moderately large, slightly elongated, 1.2'x1.0', fairly high surface brightness. Well concentrated with a small bright core that brightens to the center. Forms the southern vertex of a small triangle with mag 9 HD 95183 1.8' NE and a mag 11.5-12 star 1.3' NNW.
18" (4/29/06): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 ~E-W, 0.8'x0.6', irregular halo. Increases to a small bright core and stellar nucleus. Located 1.8' SW of mag 9 HD 95183. Completing a triangle with the galaxy is a mag 12 star 1.3' N.