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NGC4981

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:8:48.7
Declination: -6:46:39
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 11.3

Historic Information

Discoverer: Herschel W.
Year of discovery: 1784
Discovery aperture: 18.7

Observational

Summary description: B, pL, R, * 10 1' sf
Sub-type: SBbc

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4981

17.5" (5/17/90): moderately bright, moderately large, oval 3:2 NNW-SSE, 2.2'x1.5', sharp stellar nucleus, almost smooth halo.  A mag 10 star is in contact at the SSE edge 1.1' from center.