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NGC4264

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:19:35.6
Declination: +5:50:49
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, pS, R, gbM
Sub-type: SB0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4264

24" (4/28/14): moderately bright, fairly small, round, 30" diameter, broad weak concentration.  Forms a pair with much brighter NGC 4261 3.5' WSW.

17.5" (3/24/90): fairly faint, small, round, broad concentration.  Located at the north edge of a large galaxy group and 3.4' NE of NGC 4261.