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NGC4593

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:39:39.3
Declination: -5:20:38
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 10.9

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: pB, cL, E, sbMN = *
Sub-type: SBb

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 4593.  See NGC 3679.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4593

17.5" (2/28/87): fairly bright, moderately large, elongated WSW-ENE, very bright core, stellar nucleus.  First of four within a 32' field including NGC 4602 19' NE.  Contains a Sy 1 nucleus and also a Markarian object.

17.5" (1/31/87): moderately bright and large, strong bright core, elongated WSW-ENE.