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NGC4739

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:51:37.1
Declination: -8:24:35
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1786
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, pL, lE, pglbM
Sub-type: E1

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4739

17.5" (5/17/90): fairly faint, fairly small, round, gradual central brightening, possibly contains faint stellar nucleus.  Located 10' NW of mag 8.8 SAO 139005.