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NGC4950

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:5:36.4
Declination: -43:30:1
Constellation: CEN
Visual Magnitude: 13.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, R, pslbM, f of 2
Sub-type: SB0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4950

24" (4/12/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia): fairly faint, fairly small, 35"x25".  With direct vision contains a small bright core surrounded by a slightly elongated halo.  Located 5.6' NNE brighter NGC 4946.  Outlying member of the Centaurus cluster (AGC 3526).