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NGC4708

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:49:41.6
Declination: -11:5:37
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 13.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1788
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: eF, S
Sub-type: Sab

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4708

18" (4/9/05): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated SW-NE, ~0.9'x0.7'.  The surface brightness is irregular and the elongation sometimes changes orientation using averted vision.  NGC 4700 lies 21' SSW.