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NGC4599

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 12:40:26.9
Declination: +1:11:48
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.6

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: vF, vS
Sub-type: S0-a

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 4599 17.5" (4/21/90): fairly faint, small, elongated 3:1 SW-NE, small bright core, stellar nucleus.