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NGC4024

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:58:31.5
Declination: -18:20:48
Constellation: CRV
Visual Magnitude: 11.7

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: F, vS, iF, bM
Sub-type: E/SB0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4024

18" (3/19/04): moderately bright, slightly elongated, sharply concentrated with a bright 25" core which increases to the center.  The fainter, outer halo measures ~1.4'x1.1'.  An isosceles triangle of mag 10-11.5 stars (sides 2', 2', 4.8') lies 6' W.  Located 1 degree NW of the Antennae (NGC 4038/39) in a large group.