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NGC4138

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:9:29.7
Declination: +43:41:8
Constellation: CVN
Visual Magnitude: 11.3

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: B, pL, lE, vgbM, * np
Sub-type: S0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4138

13.1" (4/12/86): moderately bright, moderately large, elongated NW-SE, rises quickly to a small bright core, possible stellar nucleus.  A mag 11 star is 2.0' NNW of center.