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NGC4826

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:56:43.8
Declination: +21:40:59
Constellation: COM
Visual Magnitude: 8.5

Historic Information

Discoverer: Pigott
Year of discovery: 1779
Discovery aperture: 5.0

Observational

Summary description: ! vB, vL, vmE 120° ±, bMSBN
Sub-type: Sab

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4826

13.1" (4/29/84): very bright, large, oval 2:1 WNW-ESE, 6'x3', small bright core, almost stellar nucleus.  The famous curved dark patch = "Blackeye" located northeast of the core is quite prominent and visible with direct vision.  Located 55' NE of the tight double star 35 Comae.