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NGC4300

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 12:21:41.3
Declination: +5:23:5
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational


Summary description: F, lE, vgbM
Sub-type: Sa

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 4300 24" (4/28/14): moderately bright, elongated 5:2 SW-NE, 1.0'x0.4', fairly well concentrated with a bright, elongated core. At the southern vertex of an isosceles triangle with two mag 9.2 stars 8.4' NNE and 9.2' NW. 17.5" (3/28/87): fairly faint, elongated SW-NE, weak concentration. Located 20' E of NGC 4281 and 11' WNW of 17 Virginis (·1636 = 6.6/9.4 at 21").