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NGC4955

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:6:4.8
Declination: -29:45:16
Constellation: HYA
Visual Magnitude: 12.2

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1835
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: F, cS, R, gbM
Sub-type: E2

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4955

17.5" (4/13/96): faint, fairly small, irregularly round, 1.0' diameter, broad concentration with no well defined core.  A mag 12 star is 1.5' SW of center.  Forms a pair with ESO 443-066 2.1' NE (not seen).