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NGC 4677

NGC 4677, ESO 322-78, LEDA 43127, MCG-07-26-044, SGC 124412-4118.6, h 3418, GC 3208

RA: 12h 46m 57.2s
Dec: −41° 34′ 53″

Con: Centaurus
Ch: MSA:935, U2:402, SA:21

Ref: SIMBAD

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Type: galaxy, Sa

Mag: B=13.7, V=12.67

Size: 1.621′ x 0.812′
PA: 167°

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John Herschel (1847) Cape Observations

Discovered by Sir John Herschel at the Cape of Good Hope with an 18-inch f/13 speculum telescope. He recorded it as "eF, lE, vgbM."

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Helwan Obs. Bulletin No 22 (1921)

F, S, R.

Sandage (1975)

Sandage (1975(Astrophysical Journal, 202, 563-582) notes that this galaxy is a member of the Centaurus Cluster. Members include NGC 4645, NGC 4677, NGC 4683, NGC 4696, NGC 4706, NGC 4709, NGC 4743, NGC 4744 & NGC 4767.

Shobbrook (1966)

Shobbrook (1966, Mon. Not. R. astr. Soc., Vol 131, p351-363) notes that this member of the Centaurus Cluster has V = 13.10, B-V = 1.05 and U-B = 0.48. It measures 0.75 by 0.23.

Sulentic & Tifft (1973)

The RNGC (Sulentic and Tifft 1973) notes that this is a galaxy. Their coded description reads EL,DIF,BM.


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