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NGC4586

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:38:28.3
Declination: +4:19:7
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 11.7

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: pB, L, E, psbM
Sub-type: Sa

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4586

17.5" (2/28/87): moderately bright, moderately large, elongated 5:2 NW-SE.  Contains a very bright core.  Located 10' E of mag 6.9 SAO 119502.  NGC 4576 lies 15' WNW.