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NGC4961

 

Basic Information


Location and Magnitude


Right Ascension: 13:5:47.8
Declination: +27:44:3
Constellation: COM
Visual Magnitude: 13.6

Historic Information


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

Observational


Summary description: F, S, iF
Sub-type: SBc

Corwin's Notes

===== NGC 4961. See NGC 4960.

Steve's Notes

===== NGC 4961 13.1" (5/14/83): faint, fairly small, round, diffuse with low surface brightness. Located 15' NE of 41 Comae Berenices (V = 4.8).