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NGC4073

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:4:27.1
Declination: +1:53:47
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 11.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, pS, R, pgbM, np of 2
Sub-type: E3

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 4073, discovered by WH, was also seen by David Todd during his search for 
"the trans-Neptunian planet" in 1877.  It is Todd's number (12a).  See NGC 
3604 for more.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4073

17.5" (5/10/86): moderately bright, elongated WNW-ESE, moderately large, bright core, stellar nucleus.  Brightest of a poor cluster (MKW 4) with NGC 4063 6.0' SW, NGC 4075 11' N, NGC 4077 7.3' SSE, NGC 4139 = IC 2989 6.0' SSE and UGC 7042 8' W, all in the field.