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NGC4348

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:23:53.9
Declination: -3:26:33
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.5

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: F, pL, E 70° ±, vlbM
Sub-type: Sbc

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 4348 may also be NGC 4347, which see.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4348

17.5" (3/24/90): moderately bright, fairly small, edge-on SW-NE, increases to a brighter core.  A mag 14 star is located 1.2' W of center and a brighter mag 12 star lies 3.2' S.