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NGC4292

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:21:16.4
Declination: +4:35:46
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1828
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: F, S, R, vglbM, * 9 np 72"
Sub-type: SB0

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 4292.  See NGC 4301, as well as NGC 4292A in the "notngc" files.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4292

17.5" (3/28/87): fairly faint, small, bright core, slightly elongated halo.  Located 1.3' SSE of a mag 10 star.  Forms a close pair with NGC 4292A 2' N.  The companion appeared very faint, very small, almost round, requires averted.  M61 lies 11' SE. 

13" (2/23/85): fairly faint, small, slightly elongated ~N-S, brighter core.  A mag 9 star is 1' NW.