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NGC4748

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:52:12.6
Declination: -13:24:49
Constellation: CRV
Visual Magnitude: 13.7

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: F, vS, iR, gbM
Sub-type: Sa

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 4748.  See NGC 4722 and 4723, and NGC 4802.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4748

17.5" (3/16/96): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 N-S, very small bright core.  Located 3' NNW of a mag 10 star.  Pair with similar NGC 4722 11' NW.  Appears double on the POSS with smaller component at the north side.