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NGC 3198 
Ursa Major
Penryn, California
March 2005/2006
FS-128G (ag, ST-4)
ST-10XME RGB 15 minutes each
ST-2000XM Lum 15 minutes each (2006)

NGC 3198 is classified SBc(R)  Surface brightness is 13.6 magnitude.  There are numerous small galaxies throughout the image.

A type II supernova occurred in this galaxy in 1999.