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NGC4691

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 12:48:13.4
Declination: -3:19:57
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 11.1

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: pB, pL, E 90° ±, mbM
Sub-type: SB0-a

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 4691 17.5" (2/28/87): bright, fairly small, oval 2:1 WSW-ENE, brighter along the major axis, small bright core.