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NGC4553

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:36:7.5
Declination: -39:26:21
Constellation: CEN
Visual Magnitude: 12.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: F, vlE, glbM
Sub-type: SB0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4553

17.5" (4/7/89): fairly faint, oval NNW-SSE.  A mag 11.5/12.5 double star at 22" separation lies 3.6' NNE.  This possible member of the Centaurus galaxy cluster (AGC 3526) is located 10' SW of mag 6.8 SAO 203629.