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NGC4285

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:20:39.8
Declination: -11:38:32
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 14.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Swift L.
Year of discovery: 1886
Discovery aperture: 16.0

Observational

Summary description: eF, pS, R
Sub-type: Sa

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 4285.  See NGC 4280.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4285

18" (5/8/04): very faint, small, elongated ~3:2 SW-NE, 35"x20", weak concentration.  Forms a pair with slightly brighter NGC 4279 4' SW.  Between the galaxies are a couple of faint stars (possibly NGC 4280).