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NGC4546

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:35:29.5
Declination: -3:47:35
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 10.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vB, cL, pmE 78°, vsmbMN
Sub-type: E/SB0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4546

17.5" (3/24/90): bright, moderately large, elongated 5:2 WSW-ENE, very bright core, bright stellar nucleus.  A mag 11 star is 2.0' SE of center.