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NGC4030

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:0:23.4
Declination: -1:6:2
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 10.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: cB, L, vlE, psmbM, B st nr
Sub-type: Sbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4030

17.5" (3/24/90): bright, moderately large, oval SW-NE, halo increases to a small bright core, mottled halo with structure suspected.  Bracketed by a mag 10.5 star 2.2' SSW and a mag 11 star just off the NNW edge 1.6' from the center.  Visible in 16x80 finder.