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NGC4870

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:59:17.8
Declination: +37:2:54
Constellation: CVN
Visual Magnitude: 14.6

Historic Information

Discoverer: Parsons L.
Year of discovery: 1878
Discovery aperture: 72.0

Observational

Summary description: pF, lE, bet 2 st
Sub-type: S

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4870

16" LX200 (4/14/07): extremely faint, very small, slightly elongated N-S, 0.4'x0.3'.  Situated between two mag 11 stars 1' NW and 1.9' ESE.  Located 12' SE of NGC 4893 and 23' SE of NGC 4914 in a small group of galaxies ~80' SE of Cor Caroli.