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NGC4865
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 12:59:20.0
Declination: +28:5:3
Constellation: COM
Visual Magnitude: 13.7
Historic Information
Discoverer: d'Arrest
Year of discovery: 1865
Discovery aperture: 11.0
Observational
Summary description: vF, vS, * 7ยท8 f 13s
Sub-type: E3
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 4865. Seen by d'A; see NGC 4872.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 4865
18" (4/20/12): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 WNW-ESE, 27"x18". Contains a relatively high surface brightness core that has a modest concentration to the center and faint extensions. Located just 3.1' NW of mag 7.1 HD 112887 in the Coma cluster. Forms a pair with CGCG 160-223 1.4' WSW. The fainter companion was faint, small, round, 20" diameter, low even surface brightness.
17.5" (4/21/90): faint, small, slightly elongated. Located in the core of AGC 1656 3.1' WNW of mag 7.1 SAO 82595 which detracts from viewing. Nearby are MCG +05-31-063 1' SW and NGC 4860 4.2' NW.
13" (5/14/83): very faint, small. Located 3' NW of a mag 7 star in AGC 1656. NGC 4860 lies 3' NW.