UGC 3246 Cr 74
Ori
☀14.4mag
Ø 84'' / 48''

600/800mm - 24" (2/18/20): at 200x, moderately bright, fairly small, elongated 2:1 WSW-ENE, very small bright nucleus, rich star field. A mag 14 star is 30" SE at the edge and a mag 15.4 star is 1' E. At 375x, appears elongated 3:1, ~0.75'x0.25', round bright core contains a slightly brighter nucleus. A mag 11.6/12.2 pair at 11" (BAL 2624) is 6.5' E. Three other mag 10-11 stars are within 5'.