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NGC 3301
NGC 3301, NGC 3760, MCG+04-25-035, LEDA 31497, II 46, h 728, GC 2150, GC 2149
Type: galaxy, SB0
Mag: B=12.3, V=11.4
Size: 3.6′ x 1.2′
PA: 52°
History and Accurate Positions for the NGC/IC Objects (Corwin 2004)
NGC 3301 = NGC 3760, which see.
Historical observations
William Herschel (c.1784)
Synonyms: H II-046
Discovered in 1784 by William Herschel with an 18.7-inch f/13 speculum telescope. He called it "pB S r." Dreyer notes: "PD 8' too small, and the neb = h.728. " In the NGC, Dreyer notes: "II-46 is quite certainly h.728; there is only one nebula here and h and d'Arrest agree."
Published comments
Sulentic & Tifft (1973)
The RNGC (Sulentic and Tifft 1973) notes that this is a 12.5 mag galaxy. Their coded description reads ALMEON,BM,DIFWINGS.
Contemporary observations
Tom Bryant
2011 5 29 22:33:38
Observing site: Pinnacles overlook
Telescope: C-11
[10h 36m 54s, 21° 53m 0s] A small, bright galaxy, with a starlike
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