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NGC4256

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:18:42.8
Declination: +65:53:54
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 11.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1790
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pB, L, cE 38°, bMBN
Sub-type: Sb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4256

17.5" (3/20/93): bright striking galaxy, large, very thin edge-on 4.0'x0.5' SW-NE, elongated bright core, almost stellar nucleus, thin tapering extensions.  NGC 4210 lies 21' WNW and NGC 4332 25' ESE.