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NGC4114

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 12:7:12.2
Declination: -14:11:5
Constellation: CRV
Visual Magnitude: 13.1

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational


Summary description: cF, S, iR, gbM
Sub-type: SBa

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 4114 18" (5/8/04): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 5:3 NW-SE, 1.0'x0.6'. Sharply concentrated with a small, prominent core which increases to a quasi-stellar nucleus. The low surface brightness halo requires averted to view.