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NGC3689
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 11:28:10.8
Declination: +25:39:41
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 12.3
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: pB, pL, lE, bM
Sub-type: SBc
Steve's Notes
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NGC 3689
17.5" (4/9/99): moderately bright, oval 5:3 ~E-W, ~1.3'x0.8', broadly concentration to a brighter core. The core brightens but no distinct nucleus.
8" (4/24/82): faint, round.