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NGC4937
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 13:4:51.9
Declination: -47:13:8
Constellation: CEN
Visual Magnitude:
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1837
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: eeF, S, R, p of 2
Sub-type: *Grp
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 4937 may be a compact asterism of 6 or 7 faint stars about 2 arcmin
northwest of NGC 4940. Both were found by JH on 3 March 1837; he describes
NGC 4937 as "eeF, S, R; the preceding of 2; a * 7m, just at northern edge of
the field." NGC 4940 is "F, S, R, 15[arcsec]. The following of 2." While
the identification of NGC 4940 is not in doubt, there is nothing but a single
faint star at JH's position for NGC 4937. RNGC has this as "nonexistent", but
notes a "close ** s"; this may be the two stars at 13 04 42.6, -47 13 44 (the
two are not actually particularly "close" on DSS2 at eleven arcseconds
separation).
This leaves the asterism, just 20 arcseconds across, as the most likely
candidate for JH's object. But I've flagged it with colons just in case he
may have mistaken the star (with a question mark) for a small nebula during a
moment of bad seeing.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 4937
14" (4/2/16 - Coonabarabran, 160x): this knot of faint stars appeared as a very faint, very small glow (20"). Occasionally two extremely faint mag 15.2 and 15.7 stars "pop" within the glow. Located 2' NW of NGC 4940.