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NGC4485

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:30:31.3
Declination: +41:42:3
Constellation: CVN
Visual Magnitude: 11.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1788
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: B, pS, iR, np of 2
Sub-type: IBm/P

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 4485 is the irregular companion galaxy to NGC 4490.  There is no obvious
nucleus, just a north-south string of blue knots across the middle of the 
galaxy.  The position for the galaxy that I've finally adopted -- from GSC-A 
-- is just west of one of these knots.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4485

18" (6/13/07): moderately bright, moderately large, elongated 4:3 ~N-S, ~1.6'x1.2', broad mild concentration.  Extended in the direction of the northwest arm structure in NGC 4490.

13.1" (2/16/85): moderately bright, fairly small, brighter core, elongated SSW-NNE.  Forms a fascinating interacting pair with NGC 4490 3.6' SSE of center.  Located 40' NW of Beta Canum Venaticorum (V = 4.3).  Member of the CVn II Group (brightest member M106).