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NGC4701

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:49:11.4
Declination: +3:23:20
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.4

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: F, S
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4701

17.5" (2/28/87): moderately bright, fairly small, oval SW-NE, weakly concentrated.  A small trio of mag 13 stars lie 3.5' N (closest pair 21" separation).