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NGC4892

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:0:3.6
Declination: +26:53:53
Constellation: COM
Visual Magnitude: 14.0

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vF
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4892

17.5" (5/14/94): very faint, thin edge-on SSW-NNE, 1.0'x0.2'.  Followed by two mag 14-14.5 stars with separation 39" oriented SSW-NNE and parallel to the major axis (closer star is 0.6' E of center).  NGC 4859 lies 14.6' SW.  Outlying member of AGC 1656.