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NGC4858

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:59:2.3
Declination: +28:6:55
Constellation: COM
Visual Magnitude: 15.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: d'Arrest
Year of discovery: 1865
Discovery aperture: 11.0

Observational

Summary description: F, vS, p of D neb
Sub-type: SBb

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4858

18" (4/20/12): very faint, extremely small, round, 12"-15" diameter.  Fainter of a close pair with NGC 4860 in the Coma cluster.

17.5" (4/21/90): extremely faint and small, round, requires averted.  Forms a very close pair with NGC 4860 34" NE.  Member of AGC 1656.