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NGC4461
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 12:29:2.9
Declination: +13:11:4
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 11.2
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: pF, S, R, bM, f of 2
Sub-type: SB0-a
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 4461 is probably also NGC 4443, which see.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 4461
24" (4/28/14): bright, fairly large, elongated 5:2 N-S, 2.0'x0.8', sharply concentrated with a very bright core that gradually increases towards the center. A mag 11 star lies 4' NNE. Forms a pair with NGC 4458 3.7' NNW.
18" (6/12/10): bright, fairly large, elongated nearly 3:1 N-S, 2.0'x0.7', extending nearly on a line with a mag 11 star 4' NNE. Sharply concentrated with a small, intense core that increases to a very bright, stellar nucleus. Brighter of a pair with NGC 4458 3.7' NW.
17.5" (4/25/87): fairly bright, fairly small, elongated 5:2 ~N-S, very small bright core possibly stellar. Form a pair with NGC 4458 3.7' NW. The striking NGC 4435/NGC 4438 pair lies 21' SW. Located in core of the Virgo cluster.
13.1" (5/14/83): fairly small, elongated N-S, small bright core. Forms a close pair with NGC 4458.