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NGC4077

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:4:38.0
Declination: +1:47:18
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 13.3

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: cF, cS, vlE, bM, sf of 2
Sub-type: SB0

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 4077 is also NGC 4140.  See NGC 4139 for more.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4077

17.5" (5/10/86): fairly faint, oval ~N-S.  A mag 14 star is attached at the north end.  Forms a pair with NGC 4139 = IC 2989 1.3' NW.  Located 7.5' NNE of NGC 4073 in a group.