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NGC4696
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 12:48:49.1
Declination: -41:18:42
Constellation: CEN
Visual Magnitude: 10.4
Historic Information
Discoverer: Dunlop
Year of discovery: 1826
Discovery aperture: 9.0
Observational
Summary description: pB, L, R, gbM, r
Sub-type: E1/P
Steve's Notes
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NGC 4696
18" (7/7/05 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): fairly bright, moderately large, elongated 3:2 WNW-ESE, 1.8'x1.2'. Gradually increases to a brighter 30" core. The halo reaches a mag 13.5 at the NW edge. This galaxy is the brightest member of the Centaurus cluster and the surrounding rich star field is littered with faint galaxies (18 observed within just 25' and could have observed many more with larger finder charts).
17.5" (4/7/89): brightest galaxy in the Centaurus cluster (AGC 3526). Moderately bright, moderately large, oval WNW-ESE, brighter core. A mag 13.5 star is at the NW edge. NGC 4709 lies 15' ESE and NGC 4706 12' E.