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NGC 4792
NGC 4792, LEDA 43999
Type: galaxy (in group), S...
Mag: B=15.44, V=15
Size: 0.776′ x 0.398′
PA: 140°
Historical observations
NGC/IC Dreyer (1888, 1895, 1908)
This galaxy was discovered by Tempel using the 11-inch refractor at Arcetri. The NGC records it as "very small, round, 7' north N.p. of NGC 4794."
Published comments
Sanford (1989) Observing the Constellations
Sanford notes that the galaxy pair NGC 4782-3 makes a triangle with NGC 4792 and NGC 4794.
Sulentic & Tifft (1973)
The RNGC (Sulentic and Tifft 1973) notes that this is a galaxy. Their coded description reads SLEL,ALMSTEL.
Helwan Obs. Bulletin No 15 (1915)
pF, vS, R.
Helwan Obs. Bulletin No 21 (1920)
B, vS, R, star with atm. See HOB 15.
Modern observations
Steve Coe
Steve Coe, using a 13" f/5.6, notes: "Pretty faint, small, round, brighter in the middle, with a 12th mag star on the eastern side at 220X."
Contemporary observations
Magda Streicher
1 Feb 2008
NGC: 4782 & NGC 4783 - CORVUS
Galaxies
RA: 12h54m.6s - DEC: -12o34'
Magnitude: 12.3 & 12.7 – Size: 2.3'x1.3'
Tel: 12" S/C – 218x – 346x - Date: 1 Feb 2008 – Site: Alldays - good
What a strange sight to see a double galaxy with an two wide eye impression. It reminds me of the double nebulae NGC 2731&2 in Gemini, just much bigger. With higher power the southern NGC 4782 seems a tat brighter than the northern member NGC 4783. Both appear slightly brighter to the middle which cause a soft halo around the nucleuses. Around 7' towards the NE the much fainter NGC 4792 could be seen as a small soft elongated E-W haze. Dubbed the dumbbell nebula.
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