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NGC4270
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 12:19:49.4
Declination: +5:27:48
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.2
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: pB, S, R
Sub-type: S0
Steve's Notes
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NGC 4270
24" (4/28/14): fairly bright, moderately large, elongated 2:1 WNW-ESE, 1.2'x0.6', sharply concentrated with a very bright core increasing to a bright stellar nucleus. Eight additional NGC galaxies lie within 10'! NGC 4266 is 3.8' NNW, NGC 4273 7.3' SSE, NGC 4281 is 9' SE.
17.5" (3/28/87): fairly bright, elongated WNW-ESE, bright core, fainter arms, moderately large. Located 5.4' SSE of mag 9 SAO 119335. Fifth of seven in a group including NGC 4273 7.5' S, NGC 4266 4' NNW and NGC 4281 9.4' SE.