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NGC4344
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 12:23:37.5
Declination: +17:32:30
Constellation: COM
Visual Magnitude: 12.3
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: vF, pS, R, vglbM, Δ 2 st
Sub-type: SB0
Steve's Notes
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NGC 4344
17.5" (5/23/98): faint, small, round, 30" diameter. Appears as a diffuse glow with weak concentration forming an isosceles triangle with two mag 13 and 14 stars 2.0' SE and 2.0' NE.