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NGC4373
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 12:25:17.7
Declination: -39:45:38
Constellation: CEN
Visual Magnitude: 10.9
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: pB, S, R, pgvmbM
Sub-type: E/SB0
Steve's Notes
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NGC 4373
18" (3/28/09): fairly bright and large, elongated 3:2 SSW-NNE, 1.5'x1.0'. Contains a large bright center that increases to a small, bright core. A number of stars surround the galaxy.
NGC 4373 is the brightest in a subgroup of at least 7 galaxies on the northwest side of the Centaurus Cluster (AGC 3526), including IC 3290 and IC 3370. IC 3290, just 2' SW of NGC 4373, appeared faint, fairly small, round, 25" diameter. It seems odd that John Herschel missed this galaxy.