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NGC4617

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:41:5.7
Declination: +50:23:39
Constellation: CVN
Visual Magnitude: 13.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1788
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pF, S, iR, er
Sub-type: Sb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4617

18" (5/8/04): fairly faint, moderately large, very elongated 4:1 N-S, 1.5'x0.4', weak concentration.  A mag 14 star is close south.  Located 2.7' SW of mag 9.3 SAO 28477.