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NGC4166

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:12:9.7
Declination: +17:45:26
Constellation: COM
Visual Magnitude: 13.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Tempel
Year of discovery: 1885
Discovery aperture: 11.0

Observational

Summary description: vF, S
Sub-type: SB0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4166

17.5" (5/11/02): fairly faint, fairly small, round, 0.8' diameter, moderate concentration to a very small brighter core.  Very symmetrical appearance.