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NGC3623
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 11:18:55.6
Declination: +13:5:27
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 9.3
Historic Information
Discoverer: Messier
Year of discovery: 1780
Discovery aperture: 3.5
Observational
Summary description: B, vL, mE 165° ±, gbMBN
Sub-type: Sa
Steve's Notes
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NGC 3623
17.5" (1/31/87): very bright, very large, very elongated N-S, 7.5'x2.0', bright core, stellar nucleus. A mag 12 star is west of the south end 2.1' from the center. Forms a remarkable trio with M66 20' ESE and NGC 3628 36' NE. Requires low power (31 Nagler) to easily fit all three in the same field.
13.1" (4/10/86): very bright, elongated N-S, elongated bright core, possible stellar nucleus.