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NGC4390
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 12:25:50.5
Declination: +10:27:32
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.6
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: vF, pL, R
Sub-type: SBbc
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 4390 = IC 3320, which is probably also = IC 3319 (which see). WH's
position is enough off that the identity of the nebula was questioned by d'A
(he got it right). Dreyer adopted d'A's position. See N4398 for more on this
field.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 4390
17.5" (4/20/87): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated E-W, diffuse, even or almost even surface brightness. Located 26' NNE of NGC 4380.