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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

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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.