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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

===== NGC 4538 17.5" (3/24/90): very faint, small, elongated 5:2 WSW-ENE, low even surface brightness. NGC 4544 lies 22' SE.