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NGC4430

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:27:26.2
Declination: +6:15:46
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.0

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: cF, L, R, gbM
Sub-type: SBb/P

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 4430.  See NGC 4453.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4430

17.5" (4/21/90): fairly faint, fairly large, diffuse, elongated 3:2 E-W.  There is a sharp light cut-off on the east end.  The surface brightness is asymmetric with the brightest portion offset to the east of center with a more extensive faint halo towards the north and west.  Forms a close pair with NGC 4432 2.5' SE.  Located 8' N of mag 7.9 SAO 119411.