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NGC4497

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:31:32.6
Declination: +11:37:30
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.5

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF (d'A pF)
Sub-type: SB0-a

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 4497 is also IC 3452, which see.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4497

17.5" (4/25/87): moderately bright, fairly small, elongated WSW-ENE, broad concentration.  A mag 12.5 star is 2.4' E of center.  Forms a pair with NGC 4497 12' SW.