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NGC4655

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:43:36.4
Declination: +41:1:9
Constellation: CVN
Visual Magnitude: 13.9

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, stellar, * 15 f
Sub-type: S

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4655

18" (3/30/05): faint, small, round, contains a very small brighter core.  A mag 13.5 star lies 0.9' E of center.  Forms a pair with IC 3713 10' NE (not looked for).