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NGC4196

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:14:29.6
Declination: +28:25:25
Constellation: COM
Visual Magnitude: 12.8

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: pB, S, R, vsmbM *
Sub-type: S0

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 4196.  See NGC 4209.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4196

18" (4/5/03): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 SW-NE, 0.5'x0.35', fairly well concentrated.  Higher surface brightness than larger NGC 4185 16' WNW.