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NGC4744

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:52:19.5
Declination: -41:3:38
Constellation: CEN
Visual Magnitude: 12.7

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: F, L, E, gbM, 3rd of 3
Sub-type: SB0-a

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 4744.  See NGC 4729.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4744

17.5" (4/7/89): extremely faint, small, very low surface brightness.  Third of three and located about 7' NE of the NGC 4729/NGC 4730 pair within the Centaurus cluster (AGC 3526).