NGC 3001 NGC 3271
Ant
☀11.8mag
Ø 2.8' / 2.1'

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John Herschel discovered NGC 3275 = h3266 on 1 Feb 1835 and recorded "F; lE; psbM; 20 arcsec." His position matches ESO 375-050.

400/500mm - 17.5" (3/28/87): moderately bright, oval ~E-W, bright core. Located 2.9' N of a mag 10 star within the Antlia Cluster (ACO S636).

Notes by Steve Gottlieb