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NGC4448

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:28:15.5
Declination: +28:37:17
Constellation: COM
Visual Magnitude: 11.1

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: B, L, E 90°, sbM
Sub-type: SBab

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4448

18" (4/5/03): bright, large, elongated 5:2 ~E-W, 2.8'x1.2'.  Sharply concentrated with a very bright, well-defined 35"x25" oval core.  Located 27' NE of mag 4.3 15 Gamma Comae Berenices.