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NGC4408

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:26:17.1
Declination: +27:52:16
Constellation: COM
Visual Magnitude: 13.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: d'Arrest
Year of discovery: 1865
Discovery aperture: 11.0

Observational

Summary description: F, S, r
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4408

18" (5/30/03): faint, small, elongated 4:3, 0.4'x0.25', brighter along the major axis.  There appears to be a faint star at the SE edge.  Located 19' NNE of NGC 4393.