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NGC4956

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:5:1.0
Declination: +35:10:40
Constellation: CVN
Visual Magnitude: 12.4

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: pB, cS, R, smbM
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4956

18" (3/30/05): moderately bright, small, round, 0.6' diameter.  Sharply concentrated with a bright 15" core and stellar nucleus.  Located 38' SSW of 5.2-magnitude 14 Canum Venaticorum.