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NGC4698

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:48:23.0
Declination: +8:29:18
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 10.6

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: cB, pL, iR, bM, r
Sub-type: Sab

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4698

17.5" (4/21/90): fairly bright, moderately large, elongated 2:1 N-S, small very bright core.  Situated between a mag 11 star at the north edge 2.1' from the center and a mag 10.5 star off the south edge 2.7' from center.  Mag 7.7 SAO 119597 lies 6.7' WNW.