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NGC4331

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:22:35.7
Declination: +76:10:7
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 14.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1797
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: eF, E 0° ±
Sub-type: Im

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4331

18" (3/5/05): extremely faint, moderately large, edge-on 5:1 N-S.  A mag 14-14.5 star is at the north tip and the galaxy appears as a ghostly dagger hanging to the south.