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Proper Name	None
Messier Number	None
NGC/IC Number	NGC 3481
Constellation	Crater
Right Ascension	10h 59m 26s
Declination	-7° 32' 37"
Distance	c.105,700,000 light years c.32,400,000 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +13.8 Absolute: -18.8
Mean Diameter	Apparent: 0.9' Actual: c.28,000 light years
Hubble Type	Spiral class Sa
Optimum Visibility	March
Notes	A faint and distant spiral galaxy in Crater, near that constellations's northern border with Leo. It is classified as Sab, indicating that it possesses a prominent central bulge with no evident bar and relatively tightly wound spiral arms.

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