NGC 4776 - NGC 4759B
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 4776, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 4776
h 3437, GC 3288, Holm 477A, MCG -01-33-036, PGC 43754, HCG 62B
| Type | Galaxy |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 13 |
| Size | 0.4' x 0.3' @ 5° |
| Right Ascension | 12h 53' 4.6" (2000) |
| Declination | 9° 11' 60" S |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Description | F, S, R, vlbM, p of Dneb |
| Classification | SO |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Apr 3, 2011 Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 175x
Seeing: 8 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
Small, round, just separable, no other structure noted, a close pair with NGC4778 with the combination also cataloged as NGC4759, William Herschel saw only the merged pair, it was John who separated the pair and cataloged the two separately
Other Data Sources for NGC 4776
Nearby objects for NGC 4776
22 objects found within 60'
| 39 Virginis | HCG 62 | IC 3826 |
| IC 3859 | New 3 | NGC 4703 |
| NGC 4716 | NGC 4717 | NGC 4739 |
| NGC 4759 | NGC 4761 | NGC 4764 |
| NGC 4768 | NGC 4769 | NGC 4770 |
| NGC 4773 | NGC 4777 | NGC 4778 |
| NGC 4780 | NGC 4780A | NGC 4818 |
| Psi Virginis |
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NGC 4776