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NGC4294

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:21:17.8
Declination: +11:30:35
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, L, mE 135° ±, biN, p of 2
Sub-type: SBc

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 4294.  See NGC 4368.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4294

17.5" (4/18/87): moderately bright, moderately large, elongated 3:1 NNW-SSE, 2.0'x0.7', fairly weak concentration.  A mag 14.5 star is at the north end 1.1' from center.  Forms a pair with NGC 4299 5.6' E.