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NGC4502
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 12:32:3.2
Declination: +16:41:17
Constellation: COM
Visual Magnitude: 13.9
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: vF, S
Sub-type: SBc
Steve's Notes
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NGC 4502
18" (4/5/03): very faint, small, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, 0.6'x0.4', low surface brightness. NGC 4498 lies 11' NNW.