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NGC4877

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 13:0:26.4
Declination: -15:16:58
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.4

Historic Information


Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1785
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational


Summary description: pB, pL, mbM
Sub-type: Sab

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 4877 17.5" (5/17/90): moderately bright, fairly small, elongated 2:1 N-S, bright core. Located 2.8' SE of mag 9 SAO 157648. Forms a pair with MCG -02-33-082 7.2' SW.