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NGC4578

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:37:30.6
Declination: +9:33:20
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 11.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pF, pS, R, sbMN, * np
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4578

17.5" (4/18/87): moderately bright, fairly small, oval 3:2 SW-NE, 1.5'x1.0', small bright core with possibly a stellar nucleus.  A mag 10.5 star lies 4.1' W of center.