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NGC4414

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:26:27.1
Declination: +31:13:25
Constellation: COM
Visual Magnitude: 10.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vB, L, E, g, vsmbM *
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4414

17.5" (4/25/98): bright, elongated NNW-SSE, ~3'x2'.  Sharp concentration with a prominent rounder core which increases to a stellar nucleus.  There appears to be a sharper light cutoff along the preceding edge and an hint of spiral structure in the outer halo.  Observation hampered by hazy skies.

8": fairly bright, elongated NW-SE, small bright nucleus.