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NGC 3162 = NGC 3575, which see.
Synonyms: H II-043
Discovered in 1784 by William Herschel with an 18.7-inch f/13 speculum telescope. He called it "pB cL iF."
One of a group of faint galaxies in and around Gamma and Zeta Leonis.
The RNGC (Sulentic and Tifft 1973) notes that this is a 12.5 mag galaxy. Their coded description reads S,PCHYCT,2DIFARMS PR.
G. de Vaucouleurs ("Galaxies and the Universe", Chapter 14 - Nearby Groups of Galaxies) notes that the NGC 3190 Group is a part of the Leo II Cloud Complex. The five brightest members of the NGC 3190 Group are NGC 3227, NGC 3190, NGC 3162, NGC 3193 & NGC 3226.
Observing site: Little Bennett Regional Park
Telescope: C-11
[10h 13m 30s, 22° 44m 0s] As per the NGC. Faint!
Lacaille's catalogue
The Messier objects
Dunlop's catalogue
The Bennett objects
The Caldwell list
Named DSOs
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