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NGC4156

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:10:49.4
Declination: +39:28:23
Constellation: CVN
Visual Magnitude: 13.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1787
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pF, S, E, vgbM, f of 2
Sub-type: SBb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4156

13.1" (3/17/86): faint, fairly small, slightly elongated E-W, possible faint stellar nucleus.  Forms a pair with brighter NGC 4151 5.1' SW.