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NGC4102

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:6:23.3
Declination: +52:42:39
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 11.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1789
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: B, pS, R, bMBN, * 12 sp, v nr
Sub-type: SBb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4102

17.5" (5/13/88): fairly bright, moderately large, oval 3:2 SW-NE, small very bright core, stellar nucleus.  A mag 11.5 star is at the west end 48" from the center!