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NGC4469

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 12:29:28.1
Declination: +8:45:1
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 11.2

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: pF, pL, mE, bM, r
Sub-type: SB0-a

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 4469 17.5" (4/18/87): fairly bright, elongated 5:2 E-W, fairly large, 3.0'x1.2', faint stellar nucleus.