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NGC4592
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 12:39:18.6
Declination: -0:31:53
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 11.6
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: F, L, E 90° ±, vgbM
Sub-type: Sd
Steve's Notes
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NGC 4592
17.5" (2/28/87): moderately bright, elongated 5:2 ~E-W, moderately large, 3.0'x1.2', weak concentration. Located 1¡ NNW of beautiful double Porrima = Gamma Virginis (3.6/3.7 at 4").