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NGC4220

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:16:11.8
Declination: +47:52:59
Constellation: CVN
Visual Magnitude: 11.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1788
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: cB, pL, pmE 134°, psbM
Sub-type: S0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4220

13.1" (4/12/86): moderately bright, edge-on 7:2 NW-SE, brighter core, stellar nucleus.  Located 12' S of mag 8.3 SAO 44096.  NGC 4218 lies 15' NNW.