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NGC4288

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:20:38.0
Declination: +46:17:40
Constellation: CVN
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1788
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, pS, R, vgbM, r
Sub-type: SBcd

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4288

17.5": fairly faint, moderately large, oval NNW-SSE, gradually brighter halo.  Located almost at the midpoint of a mag 13 star 3.3' NNW and a mag 13.5 star 3.7' SSE of center.  Forms a pair with NGC 4288A 2.3' S.  The companion appeared extremely faint, very small, round.  A mag 13.5 star is 1.3' S.  Member of the CVn II Group (brightest member M106).