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Old 28-04-2009, 10:41 AM
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The V magnitude of M83 is 7.3 +- 0.3. (7.0 to 7.6). B mag is 7.91 +- 0.3, B-V is 0.66.
Lacaille found it with a 0.5" refractor so it has to be brighter than mag 8 IMO.
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