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NGC4304
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 12:22:12.7
Declination: -33:29:5
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 11.7
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: vF, vL, R, vgvlbM, r
Sub-type: SBbc
Steve's Notes
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NGC 4304
18" (5/28/06): very faint, fairly large, round, 2' diameter, broad weak concentration. Appears as a diffuse glow of low surface brightness though seems mottled or one or more very faint stars is superimposed. Located 6.9' NW of mag 8.2 SAO 203407.
On the DSS, this galaxy is a face-on barred spiral similar to NGC 1300. A bright HII region lies on the south side and this probably contributed to the appearance of "mottled" or having a superimposed "star".