NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort
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NGC4197
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Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 12:14:38.6
Declination: +5:48:22
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.8
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: pF, pmE, vgbM
Sub-type: Sc
Steve's Notes
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NGC 4197
17.5" (3/24/90): fairly faint, moderately large, edge-on 5:1 SW-NE, low even surface brightness. A mag 14 star is south of the SW end 1.5' from the center.