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NGC4700

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 12:49:7.8
Declination: -11:24:42
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 11.9

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational


Summary description: F, L, mE 40°, vlbM, B * p
Sub-type: SBc

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 4700 17.5" (3/23/85): moderately bright, thin edge-on 5:1 SW-NE. A mag 12 star lies 2' W of center. NGC 4708 lies 21' NNE.