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NGC4960
Basic Information
Location and Magnitude
Right Ascension: 13:5:47.8
Declination: +27:44:3
Constellation: COM
Visual Magnitude: 13.6
Historic Information
Discoverer: d'Arrest
Year of discovery: 1865
Discovery aperture: 11.0
Observational
Summary description: F, S, R, N = * 16
Sub-type: SBc
Corwin's Notes
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NGC 4960 is probably NGC 4961 with a 15 arcmin error in the declination. D'A
saw N4960 only once, on a night when he did not record N4961 (he observed that
on four other nights). The descriptions and RA's match, too. D'A also leaves
us a brief note: "Nebula indubie visa, etiamsi locus confirmatione adhuc
indigebit". Roughly translated, this reads, "The nebula was undoubtedly seen,
but its place remains to be confirmed."
Since there is nothing else obvious nearby that might be N4960, I'm going with
N4961 for the time being.
Steve's Notes
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NGC 4960
See observing notes for NGC 4961. Identification uncertain.