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NGC4386

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:24:27.7
Declination: +75:31:46
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 11.7

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: pB, cL, lE, psmbM
Sub-type: SB0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4386

18" (3/5/05): fairly bright, moderately large, elongated 3:2 NW-SE.  Contains a small bright core which increases to the center, surrounded by an oval halo 1.2'x0.8'.  Third in an impressive trio with NGC 4291 and NGC 4319.