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NGC4436

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:27:41.3
Declination: +12:18:57
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 13.0

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: cF, S, gbM
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4436

24" (5/29/14): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 WNW-ESE, 30"x20", weak concentration.  A mag 12.5 star is off the NW side, 0.9' from center.  Faintest of three with NGC 4440 3.4' ESE and NGC 4431 3.8' SW.

13.1" (5/14/83): very faint, diffuse, low even surface brightness.  A mag 11.5 star is just off the NW edge 1.0' from center.  Forms a pair with NGC 4440 3' SE.