NGC/IC Project Restoration Effort

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NGC4508

Basic Information

Location and Magnitude

Right Ascension: 12:32:17.4
Declination: +5:49:10
Constellation: VIR
Visual Magnitude:

Historic Information

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

Observational

Summary description: vS, R, sbM * 13
Sub-type: *2

Corwin's Notes

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NGC 4508 is a double star at JH's position.  He describes it as "vS, R, a * 13
with a burr."  This is just how it appears on the POSS1 as the two images are
merged.