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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
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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.