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NGC4975

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:7:50.3
Declination: -5:1:3
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 13.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel J.
Year of discovery: 1830
Discovery aperture: 18.3

Observational

Summary description: vF, vS, R, psbM
Sub-type: S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4975

18" (5/16/09): faint, very small, round, 20" diameter, slightly brighter quasi-stellar nculeus.  The galaxy is nearly collinear with two mag 14.5/15 stars to the SSW (closer star is 2' SSW).  Located 44' NW of Theta Virginis (4.0/9.5 at 7").