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NGC4100

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:6:8.3
Declination: +49:34:58
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 11.2

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: pB, vL, vmE 161°, vgvlbM
Sub-type: Sbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4100

17.5" (5/2/92): bright, very large, very elongated 3:1 NNW-SSE, 4.0'x1.5', large brighter core, faint stellar nucleus.  The northern extension appears slightly brighter.  Mag 8.2 SAO 44027 is 7' NW.