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NGC4506

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:32:10.5
Declination: +13:25:13
Constellation: COM
Visual Magnitude: 12.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1787
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: cF, pmE 90° ±, gbM, * 9 p 8s
Sub-type: SBa

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4506

17.5" (4/25/87): faint, small, slightly elongated E-W, diffuse, very weakly concentrated core.  A mag 11 star is 2.1' W.  Located 34' E of NGC 4473 near the Virgo border.