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NGC4751

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:52:50.6
Declination: -42:39:36
Constellation: CEN
Visual Magnitude: 11.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1836
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: B, pS, R, vg, vsmbM
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4751

18" (3/28/09): this member of AGC 3526 appeared fairly faint, moderately large, elongated 2:1 N-S, 1.0'x0.5', small bright core.  Located on the SE side of AGC 3526 (Centaurus cluster) 1.5 degrees SE of NGC 4696 and 30' NW of mag 5.5 HD 112213.