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NGC4466

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 12:29:30.6
Declination: +7:41:49
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 13.5

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: vF, pS, iR
Sub-type: Sab

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 4466 17.5" (4/18/87): faint, fairly small, very elongated ~E-W. Located 7.8' SSW of NGC 4470 and 18' SSW of M49.