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NGC4724

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:50:53.6
Declination: -14:19:56
Constellation: CRV
Visual Magnitude: 12.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, vS, R, stellar, np of 2
Sub-type: E-S0

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 4724 is the fainter of a double galaxy seen by both Herschels.  It figures
in the identification of NGC 4726, NGC 4740 = NGC 4727, and IC 3834, all of
which see.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4724

18" (5/16/09): faint, very small, round, faint stellar nucleus (or a star is superimposed).  Forms a contact pair off the west side of brighter NGC 4727 (50" between center).  Two mag 12 stars in an obtuse, isosceles triangle to the north are collinear with the pair.

18" (4/9/05): faint, very small, round, 20" diameter.  Contains a faint, quasi-stellar nucleus.  Located just off the west side of larger and brighter NGC 4727!