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NGC4455

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:28:44.0
Declination: +22:49:16
Constellation: COM
Visual Magnitude: 12.3

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: F, L, E, gbM, 2 B st nf
Sub-type: SBcd

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4455

18" (4/5/03): moderately bright, fairly large, very elongated 7:2 SSW-NNE, 2.5'x0.7', broad concentration, bulging core, fades at the tips of the extensions.  A wide pair of mag 11 stars are 3' and 4' N.