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NGC4997

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 13:9:51.6
Declination: -16:30:55
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude: 12.9

Historic Information

Discoverer: Burnham
Year of discovery: 1878
Discovery aperture: 18.5

Observational

Summary description: No description, * 6.5 2' p
Sub-type: E-S0

Steve's Notes

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NGC 4997

17.5" (5/17/90): fairly faint, small, high surface brightness, stellar nucleus.  Located 2.3' E of mag 6.7 SAO 157759!  Forms a pair with MCG -03-34-004 6' SSW.