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NGC4622

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 12:42:37.6
Declination: -40:44:38
Constellation: CEN
Visual Magnitude: 12.5

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational


Summary description: pF, S, R, pslbM, f of 2
Sub-type: Sa

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 4622 24" (4/12/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): at 260x this member of the Centaurus cluster (AGC 3526) appeared bright, fairly large, round, sharply concentrated with a very bright core, halo extends to 1.5'. NGC 4616 lies 7' NW and NGC 4603D is a similar distance SW (both viewed). 17.5" (4/7/89): very faint, small, round, low fairly even surface brightness. Located within the Centaurus cluster (AGC 3526) with NGC 4622A/B 14' ENE. Forms a trio with NGC 4616 7.3' NNW and NGC 4603D 7.3' SW (not seen on this observation).