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NGC4197

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.