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NGC4284

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:20:12.8
Declination: +58:5:36
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 13.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1789
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: cF, lE, p of 2
Sub-type: Sbc

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 4284 may also be IC 3166, which see. 

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4284

17.5" (5/13/88): faint, small, bright core, elongated NW-SE.  Forms a right angle with two mag 13 stars 1.3' S and 1.1' E of center.  Forms a pair with NGC 4290 5' E.