NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

(This is a very very beta version)

NGC4467

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:29:30.3
Declination: +7:59:34
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 13.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, lE
Sub-type: E2

Steve's Notes

=====

NGC 4467

48" (5/15/12): moderately bright, small, slightly elongated, 24"x20", small bright core.  A mag 12.8 star is 35" W.  Located 5.2' W of the center of M49.  NGC 4465 lies 2.6' NW.

17.5" (4/18/87): very faint, very small, almost round.  Located 6' W of M49!  A mag 12.5 star is just off the west edge 34" from the center.