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NGC4001

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:58:6.7
Declination: +47:20:7
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 15.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Stoney B.
Year of discovery: 1852
Discovery aperture: 72.0

Observational

Summary description: S, R, 7' np h 1040
Sub-type: dE4

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4001

17.5" (4/7/89): extremely faint, very small but elongation visible NNW-SSE, weak concentration.  A mag 12 star is 2.1' N and a mag 11.5 star 4.2' NE of center.  Located 6' NW of NGC 4010.