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NGC4677

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:46:57.0
Declination: -41:34:57
Constellation: CEN
Visual Magnitude: 12.8

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, lE, vgbM
Sub-type: SB0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4677

18" (7/7/05 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): moderately bright, moderately large, elongated 5:2 NNW-SSE, 1.0'x0.4'.  Gradually increases to a small bright core and quasi-stellar nucleus.  Located in the core of the Centaurus cluster 26' SW of NGC 4696.

17.5" (4/7/89): very faint, oval N-S, low even surface brightness.  Member of the Centaurus cluster (AGC 3526).