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NGC 4608
NGC 4608, LEDA 42545, MCG+02-32-177, UGC 7842, II 69, h 1383, GC 3144
Type: galaxy, SB0
Mag: B=12.6, V=?
Size: 3.162′ x 2.818′
PA: 105°
Historical observations
William Herschel (c.1784)
Synonyms: H II-069
Discovered in 1784 by William Herschel with an 18.7-inch f/13 speculum telescope. He called it "pB pL R mbM r."
Published comments
Sulentic & Tifft (1973)
The RNGC (Sulentic and Tifft 1973) notes that this is a 12.5 mag galaxy. Their coded description reads SB,DIFHALOFORMING RG MB TO SHARP BAR&NUC.
Modern observations
Tom Lorenzin
Tom Lorenzin, in the e-version of "1000+ The Amateur Astronomers' Field Guide to Deep Sky Observing", notes: "12.7M; 3' x 2.5' extent; oblong with 14M stellar core; 10' WSW of 5M Rho VIR; TOUGH with Rho VIR in field; SP GAL N4596 (12M; 3.9' x 2.8' extent) is about 5' due W, just NW of little Aries-like trio of 12M stars."
Contemporary observations
Tom Bryant
2008-05-04 22:30:00
Observing site: Pinnacles overlook
Telescope: C-8
[12h 41m 12s, 10° 9m 0s] A spiral between NGC 4596 and Rho Vir. Burnham lists it as an A0/Sba. It's nucleus is fainter than NGC 4596's.
Richard Ford
2013 April, 14th Sunday
Location:Perdeberg.
Time:1:50am.
Sky Conditions:The fainter parts of the Milky Way are barely visible.Haziness only visible on the horizon.Atmosphere stable with little interference.
Instrument:12-inch Dobsonian.
This galaxy has the shape of a tiny pebble and that this galaxy is circular in appearance which is well defined.This galaxy has a soft pale of grey light although its minute circular shape is noticeable at 75x.The galactic nucleus of this galaxy is fairly condensed and that the central core of this galaxy looks like a vague smudge of light.The central core of this galaxy grows slightly brighter compared to the far outskirts of this galaxy.This galaxy measures 3.5'x 2.9'.
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