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NGC4953
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 13:6:10.3
Declination: -37:35:10
Constellation: CEN
Visual Magnitude: 12.9
Historic Information
Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1834
Discovery aperture: 18.3
Observational
Summary description: vF, pS, am 3 S st
Sub-type: S0-a
Steve's Notes
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NGC 4953
18" (3/17/07): faint, fairly small, slightly elongated 0.8'x0.6'. In a group of three stars with a mag 13 star 0.8' NE and a mag 14 star a similar distance NW. A brighter mag 11 star lies 1.6' NW.
On the DSS, this galaxy appears to be the brightest in a multiple system and described in the Southern Galaxy Catalogue as "Center of group. 6 objects with bridges and plumes in common envelope". The companions appear to be members of ACO S721 at z = .05, but NGC 4953 has a redshift of only z = .016.