NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

(This is a very very beta version)

NGC4634

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:42:40.8
Declination: +14:17:46
Constellation: COM
Visual Magnitude: 12.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1787
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, L, mE 135° ±, vgbM
Sub-type: SBc

Corwin's Notes

=====

NGC 4634.  See IC 3688 = NGC 4633.

Steve's Notes

=====

NGC 4634

17.5" (5/22/93): moderately bright, edge-on 4:1 NNW-SSE, 3.0'x0.7', weak concentration.  Forms a pair with NGC 4633 3.8' NNW.  This galaxy is fairly striking.