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NGC4492

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:30:59.7
Declination: +8:4:41
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.6

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: pF, pL, vglbM, 2 st nr
Sub-type: Sa

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 4492 = IC 3438, which see; and NGC 4471.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4492

17.5" (4/18/87): fairly faint, small, round, bright core.  A mag 12.5 star is very close NE 45" from center and a brighter mag 11.5 star is 1.8' SE.  Located 19' ENE of M49.