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NGC4799

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:55:15.4
Declination: +2:53:48
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 13.4

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: cF, S, vS * att
Sub-type: Sc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4799

17.5" (4/4/92): fairly faint, small, elongated 2:1 E-W, weak concentration.  A mag 13 star is attached at the south edge 1' from center.  Located 9' S of mag 7.9 SAO 119665.