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NGC4538
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 12:34:40.8
Declination: +3:19:25
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 14.4
Historic Information
Discoverer: Marth
Year of discovery: 1865
Discovery aperture: 48.0
Observational
Summary description: eF, vS, nearly R
Sub-type: Sb
Steve's Notes
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NGC 4538
17.5" (3/24/90): very faint, small, elongated 5:2 WSW-ENE, low even surface brightness. NGC 4544 lies 22' SE.