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NGC4040

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:2:5.4
Declination: +17:49:26
Constellation: COM
Visual Magnitude: 13.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1887
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational

Summary description: eF, pS, R, 3 st nr
Sub-type: E3

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4040

17.5" (5/11/02): faint, fairly small, slightly elongated NW-SE, 0.8'x0.7', broad weak concentration.  An isosceles triangle with sides 2'/2'/1' consisting of mag 12.5 stars is 2' SE.