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NGC4340

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 12:23:35.2
Declination: +16:43:22
Constellation: COM
Visual Magnitude: 11.2

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: pB, S, R, psbM
Sub-type: SB0-a

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 4340 17.5" (5/23/87): moderately bright, almost round, fairly small, small well defined core. Forms a pair with NGC 4350 5.6' ESE.