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NGC4658

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:44:37.7
Declination: -10:5:4
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: vF, L, E, * 16 att, * 9 p
Sub-type: SBbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4658

17.5" (3/23/85): moderately bright, elongated ~N-S, appears mottled or irregular.  Located 2.5' E of mag 8.6 SAO 138945.  A faint mag 14.5 star is off the NW edge 0.6' from center.  Forms a pair with NGC 4663 7.2' SE.