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NGC4766

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:53:8.2
Declination: -10:22:43
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 14.4

Historic Information

Discoverer: Tempel
Year of discovery: 1882
Discovery aperture: 11.0

Observational

Summary description: vF
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4766

17.5" (5/17/90): faint, very small, slightly elongated NW-SE, small bright core.  A mag 12 star is 1.0' ENE.  Forms a close pair with an anonymous galaxy 1' NW.