NGC 4246 IC 947
Vir
☀12.7mag
Ø 78''

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John Herschel discovered NGC 4234 = h1160 on 7 Apr 1828 and recorded "pB; L; R; gbM; 60"." His single position matches UGC 7309.

400/500mm - 17.5" (3/28/87): fairly faint, fairly small, round, even surface brightness.

Notes by Steve Gottlieb