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NGC4621

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:42:2.2
Declination: +11:38:50
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 9.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Koehler
Year of discovery: 1779
Discovery aperture:

Observational

Summary description: B, pL, lE, vsvmbM, 2 st p
Sub-type: E5

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 4621 = M 59.  See NGC 4579.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4621

17.5" (4/25/87): very bright, moderately large, oval NNW-SSE, 3'x2', small very bright core, stellar nucleus.  A mag 15 star is at the SW edge and a brighter mag 13 star is off the north end 1.9' from center.  The NGC 4606/NGC 4607 pair lies 20' NW. 

13": bright, slightly elongated N-S, bright core, M60 25' E, NGC 4606/4607 20' NW.