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NGC4666

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:45:8.2
Declination: -0:27:46
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 10.7

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: B, vL, mE 45° ±, psbM
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4666

17.5" (2/28/87): very bright, edge-on 4:1 SW-NE, fairly large, 4'x1', very bright core, mottled and streaky appearance.  A close trio of mag 11-13 stars lies 5' SE.  Forms a pair with NGC 4668 8' SE, which follows the triple star.