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NGC4811

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:56:52.3
Declination: -41:47:51
Constellation: CEN
Visual Magnitude: 13.1

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, cS, R, gbM, p of 2
Sub-type: SB0-a

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4811

14" (4/2/16 - Coonabarabran, 160x): slightly brighter of a close pair with NGC 4812 1' S.  Fairly faint to moderately bright, fairly small, sharply concentrated with a small bright core and stellar nucleus, elongated 3:2 N-S, 30"x20".  A distinctive trio of mag 10/10/12 stars lies 3'-4' NE.  Located 7' N of mag 8.2 HD 112404 in a busy star field.