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NGC4162

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:11:52.5
Declination: +24:7:26
Constellation: COM
Visual Magnitude: 12.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: B, L, iE, bM
Sub-type: Sbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4162

17.5" (5/11/02): moderately bright, moderately large, elongated 3:2 ~N-S, ~2'x1.3'.  Weak concentration except for a faint but distinct stellar nucleus (this is probably a superimposed star).  Located nearly midway between a mag 10.5 star 2.6' SW and a mag 12 star 2.2' NE.  A mag 14.5 star is 1' WNW.