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NGC4720

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:50:42.6
Declination: -4:9:21
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 13.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1787
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, bM
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4720

17.5" (4/4/92): fairly faint, small, round, weak concentration, fairly high even surface brightness.  Located 3.7' SW of a mag 10 star.