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NGC4459
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 12:29:0.0
Declination: +13:58:43
Constellation: COM
Visual Magnitude: 10.4
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1787
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: pB, pL, iR, bM, r, * 8 sf 2'
Sub-type: S0-a
Steve's Notes
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NGC 4459
24" (5/29/14): very bright, moderately large, slightly elongated 5:4 ~E-W, ~1.5'x1.2', sharply concentrated with a small intensely bright core, stellar nucleus, appears mottled near the core. The halo increases in size with averted. Mag 8.7 HD 108676 lies 2.2' SE of center.
17.5" (4/25/87): bright, fairly small, slightly elongated ~E-W, bright intense compact core, stellar nucleus. Located 2.2' NW of mag 8.1 SAO 100121. NGC 4468 lies 8.7' NE and NGC 4474 is 14' NE. A close pair, NGC 4446 and NGC 4447 lies 13' WSW.
13" (5/14/83): fairly bright, small, slightly elongated, small bright nucleus.