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Old 28-12-2006, 03:35 PM
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AstroJunk 001???
It's getting worse!!!

John Herschel found NGC 3132 (C74) and numbered it 3228. So lets call it jh3228.
His 4 descriptions are attached.
The position gives RA and NPD (north polar distance)
The numbers at the end are sweep numbers. 810 etc

Reference
Herschel, J. F. W. (1847) Results of Astronomical Observations made during the years 1834-1838 at the Cape of Good Hope; being the completion of a telescopic survey of the whole surface of the visible heavens, commenced in 1825. Smith, Elder and Co, London.
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