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NGC4242

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:17:30.0
Declination: +45:37:9
Constellation: CVN
Visual Magnitude: 10.8

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, cL, iR, vgbM, r
Sub-type: SBd

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4242

13.1" (4/12/86): very large but very diffuse, 4' diameter, broad weak concentration, large core appears offset to the west, almost round.  A mag 11.5 star lies 3.2' E of center and a faint mag 14 star is at the south edge 2.0' from center.    Member of the CVn II Group (brightest member M106).