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NGC4818

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:56:48.9
Declination: -8:31:30
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 11.1

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: pB, L, pmE 0°, gbM
Sub-type: SBab

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4818

17.5" (5/17/90): fairly bright, fairly large, very elongated 4:1 N-S, broad concentration.  A mag 13 star is just off the south edge and a fainter mag 14 star is 1.4' E of center.  A double star lies 5' SW (mag 11/13 at 19" separation).  A mag 10 star lies 6.5' WNW.