NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

===== NGC 4759. See NGC 4776.

===== NGC 4759 18" (6/17/06): NGC 4759 is a striking double system consisting of the two brightest members of HCG 62. The southeast component (NGC 4778 = HCG 62A) is slightly larger and brighter of the duo and appears fairly faint, fairly small, round, 0.8' diameter. Contains a small bright core surrounded by a lower surface brightness halo. Located 1.5' N of a mag 9.5 star that detracts somewhat. Nearly tangent to the northwest edge is slightly fainter NGC 4776 = HCG 62B, which appeared fairly faint but very small, round, 20"-24" diameter. NGC 4761 = HCG 62c lies just 1.3' following. 17.5" (4/13/96): the brightest object in HCG 62 is a double system with southeast component HCG 62A = NGC 4759e = NGC 4778 and northwest component HCG 62B = NGC 4759w = NGC 4776. The southeast galaxy is the brighter of the pair and appears fairly faint, round, 1.0' diameter, increases to a small bright core. Virtually attached at the northwest edge is a slightly fainter and smaller galaxy, round, 20" diameter, faint stellar nucleus. Mag 9 SAO 139019 is just 1.5' SSW of the pair. 17.5" (5/17/90): double system consisting of NW component NGC 4759a = NGC 4776 and SE component NGC 4759b = NGC 4778 with 28" separation between centers. The NW member appears faint, very small, slightly elongated N-S, bright core. The contact companion NGC 4759b is attached at the SE end. The SE member is the slightly larger and brighter of the double system and appears faint, small, slightly elongated E-W, bright core. Located 2' N of mag 9.1 SAO 139019. Second of four with NGC 4761 1' ENE and NGC 4764 4' S. The SE component is incorrectly listed in the RNGC as NGC 4761.