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NGC4227

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:16:33.7
Declination: +33:31:20
Constellation: CVN
Visual Magnitude: 12.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, vS, vlE, psbM, sp of 2
Sub-type: SB0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4227

17.5": fairly faint, small, strong bright core.  A mag 15 star is 0.9' NE of center.  Forms the brighter of a pair with NGC 4229 2.6' NNE.