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NGC4647

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:43:32.5
Declination: +11:34:58
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 11.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: pF, pL, lE 115° ±, np of D neb
Sub-type: SBc

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 4647.  Is NGC 4637 (which see) possibly an observation of this object?

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4647

17.5" (4/25/87): forms a close double with M60.  Located just off the NW edge 2.8' from the center of M60.  Fairly faint, pretty large diffuse halo, small brighter core.  Appears slightly smaller than M60 but clearly less concentrated.

13.1" (5/14/83): faint, moderately large, diffuse.  Forms a close pair with M60.