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NGC4706
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 12:49:54.0
Declination: -41:16:46
Constellation: CEN
Visual Magnitude: 12.8
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: vF, vS, R, psbM
Sub-type: SB0
Steve's Notes
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NGC 4706
18" (7/7/05 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): fairly faint, fairly small, oval 3:2 SSW-NNE. Fairly well concentrated with a bright 15" core. The halo increases in size to 0.7'x0.4' with averted vision. Located 6.4' NNW of brighter NGC 4709 in the core of the Centaurus cluster. PGC 43402 lies 3.2' NNW.
17.5" (4/7/89): very faint, small, oval SSW-NNE, low surface brightness. Located 6.4' NNW of NGC 4709 and 12' ENE of brightest member NGC 4696 in the central portion of the Centaurus cluster (AGC 3526).