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NGC4588

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 12:38:45.4
Declination: +6:46:3
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 14.3

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: vF, eS
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 4588 18" (3/13/04): faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 WSW-ENE, 0.8'x0.4'. Observations made through thin clouds.