NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort
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NGC4753
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 12:52:22.1
Declination: -1:12:0
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 10.0
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7
Observational
Summary description: cB, L, vlE, vglbM
Sub-type: S0
Steve's Notes
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NGC 4753
18" (5/28/06): very bright, very large, the halo increases to a large bright core. The halo appears irregular in shape with averted vision with a strong impression of a low surface brightness extension on the southeast side and a less-defined extension to the northwest. On images, this distorted galaxy has very unusual chaotic, twisted dust lanes and disc, with a much fainter outer halo inclined to the main body.
17.5" (4/21/90): bright, large, oval 2:1 E-W, the halo brightens down to a small very bright core. Overall, an impressive galaxy. Mag 9 SAO 139015 lies 8' ESE and mag 7.8 SAO 13910 is 16' NNW.