Image information: Stacked, dark-subtracted, registered combination of 30 x 15s unfiltered images. Image taken 03/05/2006 21:50 UT.
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| Description: NGC4473 is part of a galaxy grouping known as
Markanian's Chain, along with M84,
M86,
NGC4438,
NGC4461,
NGC4477, and others. NGC4473 is an elliptical
galaxy, meaning that not much structure can be seen in the homogenous blob
of stars.
Image information: Stacked, dark-subtracted, registered combination of 30 x 15s unfiltered images. Image taken 03/05/2006 21:50 UT. |
Physical information: Magnitude: 11.2. size: 4.2'x2.6', p.a. 100deg, classification: E.