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NGC4963

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:5:51.9
Declination: +41:43:17
Constellation: CVN
Visual Magnitude: 13.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1787
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: F, vS, R, stellar, vS * s
Sub-type: S

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4963

18" (7/1/03): fairly faint, fairly small, round, 0.7' diameter.  Symmetrical appearance increasing steadily to the center using direct vision.  A mag 13 star lies 0.8' S of center.  Located 5.2' NE of mag 8.6 SAO 44460 which has a close, faint companion.  NGC 4985 lies 26' E.