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NGC4964

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:5:24.8
Declination: +56:19:23
Constellation: UMA
Visual Magnitude: 13.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1789
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: eF, S, lE
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4964

18" (6/27/03): faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 NW-SE, 0.8'x0.4', weak concentration to a slightly brighter, round core.  A mag 11.5 star lies 4.1' SW.  Located 1.6 degrees ENE of Alioth.