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NGC4231

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 12:16:48.9
Declination: +47:27:29
Constellation: CVN
Visual Magnitude: 13.6

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: vF, vS, n of D neb
Sub-type: S0-a

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 4231 13.1" (4/12/86): faint, small, round. Forms a very similar close pair with NGC 4232 1.1' S! NGC 4248 lies 10' E.