[NGC 4290 image] NGC 4290 is the faint SBb barred spiral near the double star M40

NGC 4290

Galaxy in Ursa Major

Dreyer's description: pB, L, R, gmbM

Cross Identifications: GC 2866, h 1193, H 2.805.


Right Ascension: 12 : 20.8 (hours : minutes)
Declination: +58 : 06 (degrees : minutes)
Apparent Magnitude: 12. p
Apparent Diameter: 2.5 (arc minutes)

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