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NGC4468

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:29:30.9
Declination: +14:2:57
Constellation: COM
Visual Magnitude: 12.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1787
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, cL
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4468

17.5" (4/25/87): faintest of three with NGC 4474 5.5' ENE and NGC 4459 8.7' SW.  Faint, fairly small, slightly elongated ~E-W, small weak concentration.

13.1" (5/14/83): faint, small, diffuse, slightly elongated, no noticeable concentration.