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NGC4026

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 11:59:25.0
Declination: +50:57:43
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 10.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1789
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vB, cL, mE 176°, vsvmbMBN
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4026

17.5" (3/8/97): bright, large, excellent lens-shape edge-on 5:1 N-S, 4.0'x0.8'.  Sharply concentrated with a striking bulging core and non-stellar nucleus.  Extensions tapers at ends.  Located 7.2' SSW of mag 9.2 SAO 28211.