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NGC4488

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 12:30:51.3
Declination: +8:21:35
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.2

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: vF, vS, lE
Sub-type: SB0-a

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 4488 17.5" (4/18/87): fairly faint, elongated NW-SE, small brighter core. A mag 13 star lies 1.3' SW of center. Located 16' NNW of NGC 4492.