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NGC4278
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 12:20:6.7
Declination: +29:16:49
Constellation: COM
Visual Magnitude: 10.2
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: vB, pL, R, mbM, r, 1st of 3
Sub-type: E1
Steve's Notes
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NGC 4278
17.5" (4/25/98): bright, roundish, fairly large, the outer halo increasing to ~3.5' diameter with averted vision. The halo surrounds a well-defined very prominent core which increases to a quasi-stellar nucleus. Forms a pair with NGC 4283 3.5' NE. Poor transparency.