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NGC4387
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 12:25:41.7
Declination: +12:48:37
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.1
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: pF, vS, R, * 13 90" np, np of 2
Sub-type: E4
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 4387. See NGC 4407 = NGC 4413, and NGC 4443.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 4387
24" (4/28/14): moderately bright, fairly small, elongated 5:4 NNW-SSE, 25"x20", gradually increases to a stellar nucleus. A mag 13.5 star is 1.5' NNW and a mag 15.5 star is 50" S of center. At the center of M84, M86 and NGC 4388, ~10' from each galaxy.
17.5" (4/25/87): moderately bright, very small, slightly elongated NW-SE, brighter core. A mag 13.5 star is 1.4' NNW. This member of the Virgo cluster is located in the center of the triangle formed by M84, M86 and NGC 4388 with NGC 4388 9' S, M84 10' NW and M86 11' NE.
13.1" (5/14/83): fairly faint, slightly elongated N-S. A faint star is close north.