| Type | Galaxy |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 8.6 |
| Size | 8.3' x 6.6' @ 170° |
| Right Ascension | 12h 30' 49.4" (2000) |
| Declination | 12° 23' 28" N |
| Constellation | Virgo |
| Description | vB, vL, R, mbM, 3 of 3 |
| Classification | E+0-1 pec |
Andrew Cooper
Jun 17, 2020 Waikoloa, HI (map)
28cm f/10 SCT, NexStar 11" GyPSy @ 127x
Seeing: 5 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%
Bright, large, round, brighter to the center without an obvious core, NGC4478 visible 9' southwest
Andrew Cooper
Apr 18, 1999 Organ Pipe National Monument, AZ (map)
20cm f/10 SCT
Round, obviously brighter than M84 or M86, obvious core, stopped back by on 18 Apr 99 00:52 to complete the drawing and add NGC4476 and NGC4478 that had disappeared in the haze
Charles Messier
Mar 18, 1781
Nebula without star, in Virgo, below & very near a star of eighth magnitude, the star having the same Right Ascension as the nebula, & its Declination was 13d 42' 21" north. This nebula appears at the same luminosity as the two nebulæ Nos. 84 and 86 [M84 and M86].― Connaissance des Temps, 1781
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