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NGC4441

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:27:20.2
Declination: +64:48:8
Constellation: DRA
Visual Magnitude: 12.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1790
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pB, S, iR, bM
Sub-type: SB0-a

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 4441.  This galaxy is apparently a "merger remnant", the result of a 
collision and gravitational merger of two (or perhaps more) galaxies.  It's
central regions are patchy with dust and a few blue knots, and the inner
corona is disturbed.  There are spectacular plumes and loops in the outer
corona that show up especially well on the blue DSS2 image.  

Also see NGC 4512 where this figures in the identification of that galaxy.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4441

17.5" (4/15/93): fairly faint, fairly small, round, broad concentration, faint stellar nucleus.  NGC 4391 lies 14' NW.