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NGC4690

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 12:47:55.5
Declination: -1:39:22
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: vF, S
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 4690 17.5" (4/21/90): faint, very small, elongated 3:2 NW-SE, very small bright core is possibly stellar.