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NGC4096

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:6:0.9
Declination: +47:28:33
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 10.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1788
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pB, vL, mE 32°
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4096

17.5" (4/7/89): bright, very large, almost edge-on 4:1 SW-NE, sharp concentration with a very small bright core embedded within the long extensions.  Member of the CVn II Group (brightest member M106).