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NGC4727
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 12:50:57.2
Declination: -14:19:59
Constellation: CRV
Visual Magnitude: 11.8
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: F, pL, R, lbM, sf of 2
Sub-type: SBbc
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 4727 is almost certainly identical to NGC 4740. This is the brightest of
a group of galaxies, and the brighter of a close pair (NGC 4724 is the fainter
of the pair). It was seen by both Herschels, as well as by Tempel, Swift,
Bigourdan, and Howe. Considerable confusion in the NGC and IC numbers has
resulted. See NGC 4740 for the story, and also see NGC 4726 for one of
Tempel's nebulae that almost got away.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 4727
18" (5/16/09): moderately bright, fairly small, elongated 4:3 WNW-ESE, 0.7'x0.5', broad, weak concentration with no core but contains a quasi-stellar brighter nucleus with direct vision. Forms a close contact pair with NGC 4724 barely off the west side.
18" (4/9/05): moderately bright, fairly small, slightly elongated, 0.8'x0.6', broad concentration with a slightly irregular surface brightness though no defined core or nucleus. Forms a close, striking pair with NGC 4724 just 50" between centers. The V magnitude appears brighter than listed (13.6).