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NGC4008

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:58:17.1
Declination: +28:11:34
Constellation: LEO
Visual Magnitude: 12.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pB, pS, E, psbM, * inv n
Sub-type: E5

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 4008.  See NGC 3927.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4008

17.5" (4/9/99): moderately bright, very elongated ~N-S with a prominent core., 1.4'x0.5'.  The extensions nearly reach an extremely faint mag 15.5 star at the north edge.  Initially I thought this galaxy was NGC 4004 which is located 20' SSW.

8" (4/24/82): faint, round, bright core.