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NGC4794

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:55:10.4
Declination: -12:36:33
Constellation: CRV
Visual Magnitude: 13.6

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF, S, 2 or 3 st near
Sub-type: SBa

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 4794.  See NGC 4802.

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4794

17.5" (3/23/85): very faint, small.  A mag 14 star is at the WSW edge 33" from center and a mag 13 star is at the ENE end.  In a group with NGC 4792 7' NNW and the NGC 4782/NGC 4783 pair 9' WNW.