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NGC4598

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 12:40:11.9
Declination: +8:23:0
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.7

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: eF, L, R, vlbM
Sub-type: SB0

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 4598 18" (4/10/04): fairly faint, fairly small, round, 1.0' diameter, moderate concentration to center with a small, brighter core and quasi-stellar nucleus. A mag 14.5 star is just off the south edge (0.8' from center) and a mag 8.3 star lies 8.6' N near the edge of the 220x field. 18" (3/13/04): fairly faint, fairly small, irregularly round, 0.9'x0.8'. Located 8.6' S of mag 8.3 HD 110184.