|
Rating
|
Object |
Const.
|
Type |
Size
|
Mag
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R.A.
|
Dec
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4
|
Arp 204 |
Cam |
GX |
0.8'x0.3'
|
16.4
|
13 22 45
|
84 30 28
|
|
|
|
PGC46811 22" f/4.1 reflector
@ 305, 327 and 458x At 305x, quickly saw the east component,
MCG+14-6-25, first while I had to search for UGC 8454. MCG+14-6-25
- Considerably faint, 2:1 elongated even surface brightness
patch with a stellar nucleus. PA = 100º and 20”
long. - Alvin Huey |
|
4
|
Arp 204 |
Cam |
GX |
2.5'x0.5'
|
15.6
|
13 22 49
|
84 30 08
|
|
|
|
22" - UGC 08454 UGC 8454
- Very faint, 5:2 elongated, even surface brightness oval.
20”
long and PA = 80º. Could not detect the connecting
arm. - Alvin Huey |
|
|
3
|
Arp 104 |
UMa |
GX |
2.9'x1.6'
|
12.3
|
13 32 10
|
62 45 53
|
|
|
|
NGC 5218 - 17.5" (5/23/98): moderately bright
and large, elongated 4:3 ~E-W, 1.5'x1.2', broad concentration
with a large brighter core. A mag 13.5 star lies 1.5' NE.
Forms a double system with N5216 4.0' S (interacting pair
with streamers called Keenan's system). |
|
4
|
Arp 104 |
UMa |
GX |
2.4'x1.8'
|
13.6P
|
13 32 07
|
62 42 01
|
|
|
|
NGC 5216 - 17.5" (5/23/98): smaller and fainter
of pair with N5218 4.0' N (Keenan's System = interacting
on long exposure photos). Fairly faint, round, 1.0' diameter.
The core is 15" in diameter at 280x. |
|
|
4
|
Arp 238 |
UMa |
GX |
0.9'x0.7'
|
14.4
|
13 15 29
|
62 07 27
|
|
|
|
UGC 08335 22" f/4.1 reflector
@ 305 and 458x - considerably faint, 2:1 elongated, very
faint stellar nucleus and even surface brightness. PA =
135º and about 30" long A pair of 13.3 and 14.2
magnitude stars lies just NW of the pair of galaxies forming
a nice equilateral parallelogram. |
|
4
|
Arp 238 |
UMa |
GX |
1.0'x0.6'
|
15.3
|
13 15 35
|
62 07 27
|
|
|
|
MCG+10-19-5722" f/4.1 reflector
@ 305 and 458x - considerably faint, 2:1 elongated, very
faint stellar
nucleus, even surface brightness. PA = 80º and 30"
long. |
|
|
3
|
N5308 |
UMa |
GX |
3.7'x0.6'
|
12.3B
|
13 47 00
|
60 58 23
|
|
|
|
18" (4/26/08): fairly bright,
moderately large, very thin edge-on SW-NE, 1.7'x0.35', sharply
concentrated with a very small, bright core and a relatively
bright stellar nucleus. A faint star is just beyond the
end of the western extension. |
|
|
2
|
NGC5322 |
UMa |
GX |
5.9'x3.8'
|
11.1B
|
13 49 47
|
60 11 26
|
|
|
|
17.5" (6/5/99): fairly faint,
fairly small, round, 0.8' diameter, small bright core. Bracketed
by two mag 14 stars off the N [50" NNW of center] and S
ends [38" S of center]. CGCG 102-069 lies 3.7' SW. Located
15' NNW of mag 6.7 SAO 100747. |
|
|
4
|
AGC 1767 |
UMa |
GXCL |
20.7'
|
15.7
|
13 36.00
|
59 12 00
|
|
|
|
MCG+10-19-96 |
|
|
2
|
N5204 |
UMa |
GX |
5.0'x3.0'
|
11.7B
|
13 29 36
|
58 25 09
|
|
|
|
17.5" (6/3/00): moderately bright,
elongated 4:3 N-S, 3.5'x2.5', weak concentration. Has a
mottled appearance with several slightly brighter knots
across the face of the galaxy [on the DSS, the galaxy is
quite unusual with numerous knots]. The outer halo fades
into the background. A nice fairly bright double star is
near the edge of the field. |
|
|
4
|
HGC066A |
UMa |
GX5 |
0.5'x0.4'
|
15.8B
|
13 38 38
|
57 18 44
|
|
|
|
MCG +10-19-104 PGC48226 - 18" - 5 galaxies,
1 seen. 66a mag 15.8 PGC 48226. Starhopped from Alcor/Mizar
using the excellent finder chart, to several mag 10 stars
and mag 6 CQ Ursae Majoris, in the same 16 Nagler field
of view as HGC 66. - Jane Houston Jones |
|
|
4
|
Arp 239 |
UMa |
GX |
0.7'x0.4'
|
15.0
|
13 41 43
|
55 40 23
|
|
|
|
NGC 5279 - 18" (4/26/08): faint, very small,
round, 12" diameter, too small for any other details. Just
resolved off the ENE end of N5278 (35" between centers).
This is an M51-type interacting pair, though there was no
sign of the connecting arm. |
|
3
|
Arp 239 |
UMa |
GX |
0.8'x0.6'
|
13.5
|
13 41 39
|
55 40 12
|
|
|
|
NGC 5278 - 18" (4/26/08): fairly faint, small,
irregularly round, 30"x25", weak concentration with a slightly
brighter core. The surface appears slightly irregular or
mottled. This is the brighter southwestern member of an
interacting double system with N5279, barely off the east
end. A mag 6.9 star lies 8' ENE, but it was easy to keep
it out of the field. |
|
|
2
|
NGC5195 |
CVn |
GX |
5.8'x4.6'
|
10.5B
|
13 29 58
|
47 16 21
|
|
|
|
13.1": bright, fairly small, very irregular
appearance. Forms a double system 4.6' N of M51 and connected
on the E side by a faint spiral arm of M51 which trails
N on the E side to N5195. The following side is sharply
cut-off due to dust and appears as a half disc. |
|
|
1
|
M51 |
CVn |
GX |
10.3'x8.1'
|
9.0B
|
13 29 53
|
47 11 48
|
|
|
|
Arp 85 - 17.5" (3/28/87): stunning spiral
structure, connecting arm visible with direct vision. Earliest
observation with 17.5" on 3/23/85. |
|
|
3
|
NGC4800 |
CVn |
GX |
1.5'x1.1'
|
12.3B
|
12 54 37
|
46 31 50
|
|
|
|
13.1" (4/12/86): fairly bright, fairly small,
fainter halo with large bright core containing a stellar
nucleus. A mag 13.5 star is just 0.8' WNW from center. Located
15' SE of mag 7.6 SAO 44376. |
|
|
3
|
N5023 |
CVn |
GX |
6.7'x0.7'
|
12.9B
|
13 12 11
|
44 02 20
|
|
|
|
17.5" (4/21/01): moderately bright, large,
thin edge-on streak SSW-NNE, 4.0'x0.4', slightly brighter
center. Member of nearby group LGG 347 along with M51! A
1' pair of mag 10/11 stars lies 9' NW. |
|
|
4
|
N5103 |
CVn |
GX |
1.4'x0.9'
|
13.6P
|
13 20 30
|
43 05 02
|
|
|
|
18" (5/30/03): this is a pretty, fairly small
spindle-shaped lenticular, elongated 2:1 NW-SE, 0.6'x0.3'.
Located 1.8' S of mag 8.2 SAO 44572. A distinctive string
of mag 11/12/13 star is to the NE of the bright star. N5123
lies 29' E. |
|
|
1
|
M63 |
CVn |
GX |
13.7'x7.3'
|
9.3B
|
13 15 49
|
42 02 06
|
|
|
|
17.5": very bright, large, elongated 2:1 WNW-ESE,
6'x3'. There is a faint outer extension to the WNW (outer
spiral arms?) which reaches extremely close to mag 8.7 SAO
44530 just 3.7' from the center. |
|
|
1
|
M94 |
CVn |
GX |
14.3'x12.1'
|
9.0B
|
12 50 53
|
41 07 10
|
|
|
|
13.1" (4/12/86): very bright, very impressive,
fairly large, oval WNW-ESE, very bright core containing
a stellar nucleus. |
|
|
4
|
AGC 1691 |
CVn |
GXCL |
19.0'
|
15.4
|
13 11 24
|
39 12 00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
Arp 40 |
CVn |
GX |
0.8'x0.5'
|
15.8
|
13 29 21
|
37 24 49
|
|
|
|
IC 4271 22" f/4.1 reflector
@ 305, 377, 458 and 575x Nice close galaxy pair, both has
high surface brightness centers. IC 4271 is a small high
surface brightness 2:1 patch. PA = 120º and 30”
across. Lying just 15” SSW is the unlabeled companion,
appearing as an almost stellar core with very little halo.
- Alvin Huey |
|
|
3
|
N4914 |
CVn |
GX |
3.5'x1.9'
|
12.5B
|
13 00 42
|
37 18 54
|
|
|
|
13.1" (2/16/85): moderately bright, small,
slightly elongated, stellar nucleus. N4868 lies 19' W. |
|
|
2
|
NGC5033 |
CVn |
GX |
12.4'x5.0'
|
10.8B
|
13 13 28
|
36 35 28
|
|
|
|
17.5": fairly bright, fairly large, very elongated
3:1 N-S, small very bright core, stellar nucleus. A mag
15 star is superimposed. |
|
|
4
|
Arp 265 |
CVn |
GX |
1.4'x0.6'
|
15.1
|
12 53 53
|
36 05 10
|
|
|
|
IC 3862 22" f/4.1 reflector
@ 305, 377, 458 and 575x - 3:1 elongated patch with the
nucleus on the SE end, which suggested the clumps are detected
as an extension of the halo. The rest of the halo is of
low surface brightness. PA = 150º and 40”’
long. Nucleus is about 15” across. |
|
|
3
|
NGC5273 |
CVn |
GX |
2.7'X2.4'
|
12.4B
|
13 42 08
|
35 39 19
|
|
|
|
17.5" (6/7/97): moderately bright, fairly
large, elongated 4:3 N-S, ~2.5'x2.0'. Fairly low surface
brightness halo contains a well-defined core gradually increasing
to a stellar nucleus. Forms a pair with N5276 3.3' SE. |
|
|
3
|
N4956 |
CVn |
GX |
1.5'x1.5'
|
13.3B
|
13 05 00
|
35 10 40
|
|
|
|
18" (3/30/05): moderately bright, small, round,
0.6' diameter. Sharply concentrated with a bright 15" core
and stellar nucleus. Located 38' SSW of 5.2-magnitude 14
Canum Venaticorum. |
|
|
3
|
Arp 266 |
CVn |
GX |
4.2'x1.5'
|
12.9B
|
12 59 02
|
34 51 46
|
|
|
|
NGC 4861 - 17.5" (1/23/93): faint, very elongated
SSW-NNE, even low surface brightness. Located between two
mag 12 stars at low power. This "star" is slightly nebulous
at 166x and a definite nonstellar knot is visible at 332x.
This HII region is identified as N4861 (and the galaxy as
IC 3961) in UGC and CGCG. This is one of the few extragalactic
HII regions which responds to OIII filtration. Observed
2/16/85, 4/12/86 and 1/23/93. |
|
|
4
|
Arp 193 |
CVn |
GX |
1.6'x0.6'
|
14.4P
|
13 20 36
|
34 08 10
|
|
|
|
IC 0883 - 22" f/4.1 reflector
@ 305, 377, 458 and 575x - 2:1 elongated high surface brightness
galaxy. The two
filaments are not visible at any magnification. PA = 135º
and 30” long. - Alvin Huey |
|
|
4
|
Arp 334 |
CVn |
GX |
2.7'x0.9'
|
13.6P
|
13 30 26
|
31 37 11
|
|
|
|
UGC 08498 22" f/4.1 reflector
@ 305, 377, 458 and 575x - considerably bright 3:1 elongated
patch with diffuse edges. Much brighter elongated nucleus.
There are 2 stars embedded; one just south of the nucleus
and the other just at the south edge. PA = 0º and 1.7’
long. |
|
|
4
|
Arp 36 |
CVn |
GX |
1.3'x0.6'
|
15
|
13 34 14
|
31 25 33
|
|
|
|
UGC 08548 22" f/4.1 reflector
@ 305 and 458x UGC 8548 (Arp 36) - Round even surface brightness
patch with no signs of a brighter nucleus. Very low surface
brightness. The integral sign arms were not detected. -
Alvin Huey |
|
|
4
|
Arp 183 |
CVn |
GX |
1.4'x1.2'
|
14.4P
|
13 34 55
|
31 23 36
|
|
|
|
UGC 08560 - 22" - UGC 8560
(Arp 183) - Low surface brightness face-on spiral. Even
surface brightness and no signs of a brighter nucleus. About
30” across. No companion detected. Alvin Huey |
|
|
3
|
N5056 |
Com |
GX |
2.2'x1.0'
|
13.7B
|
13 16 12
|
30 57 00
|
|
|
|
17.5" (5/27/00): fairly faint, fairly small,
elongated 3:2 N-S, broad concentration. The extensions appear
mottled with a hint of clumpiness. Two mag 14.5 star are
close following with the closer star 1.0' SE of center.
Located 3.3' N of mag 8.8 SAO 63436. Brightest in a group
including N5057 6' NE. |
|
|
4
|
AGC 1781 |
CVn |
GXCL |
33.6'
|
15.4
|
13 44 30
|
29 50 00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
M3 |
CVn |
GC |
18.0'
|
6.3
|
13 42 11
|
28 22 32
|
|
|
|
13.1" (5/26/84): stunning, several hundred
stars resolved at 220x including the dense core. |
|
|
4
|
AGC 1800 |
CVn |
GXCL |
15.7'
|
15.4
|
13 49 42
|
28 04 00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
AGC 1656 |
Com |
GXCL |
224'
|
13.5
|
12 59 48
|
27 58 00
|
|
|
|
If you dream of viewing wall-to-wall galaxies
comparable to the Hubble Deep Field, Abell 1656 is about
as close as you're going to get. After recording several
new galaxies around the eastern periphery, I realized while
entering my observing notes the next day that I had accumulated
a collection of over 100 members in Abell 1656. |
|
|
4
|
Arp 139 |
|
|
1.0'x0.4'
|
15.5
|
13 07 27
|
26 43 25
|
|
|
|
MCG+05-31-135 22" f/4.1 reflector
@ 305, 327 and 458x - Considerably bright, elongated, even
surface brightness patch. PA = 45º and 45” long.
Could not resolve the two clumps as suggested by the DSS
image. A 14th magnitude star lies just west of the SW tip.
- Alvin Huey |
|
|
4
|
AGC 1775 |
Com |
GXCL |
33.6'
|
15.7
|
13 41 54
|
26 21 00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
Arp 196 |
Com |
GX |
0.6'x0.3'
|
-
|
13 14 37
|
26 07 19
|
|
|
|
22" f/4.1 reflector @ 305,
327 and 458x PGC 46036 (Arp 196) - Considerably faint, 3:2
elongated patch with a faint stellar nucleus. PA = 20º
and about 15" long. The ejected material was not detected.
- Alvin Huey |
|
|
4
|
Arp 60 |
Com |
GX |
0.3'x0.1'
|
16
|
13 14 36
|
26 04 44
|
|
|
|
22" f/4.1 reflector @ 305,
327 and 458x Very faint, small, round even surface brightness.
About 10"
across. Both companions not detected. Nearby galaxies: MAC
1314+2605 - Very faint, small, round. Even surface brightness,
10" across. MAC 1314+2606B - Very faint, small, round.
Even surface brightness, 10"
across. Errata from Megastar - Megastar misplots Arp 60,
it should be just east of MAC 1314+2606A. NED confirms this.
Arp 196 is fine. - Alvin Huey |
|
|
3
|
Arp 159 |
Com |
GX |
3.7'x1.1'
|
13.0B
|
12 51 45
|
25 46 27
|
|
|
|
NGC 4747 - 13.1" (5/26/84): fairly faint,
moderately large, very elongated 3:1 SW-NE, 3'x1', diffuse,
low even surface brightness. Located 22' NE of N4725. |
|
|
3
|
N5012 |
Com |
GX |
2.9'x1.6'
|
12.9P
|
13 11 37
|
22 54 56
|
|
|
|
18" (7/1/03): moderately bright, fairly large,
elongated 5:3 SSW-NNE, 2.0'x1.2', fairly well concentrated
with a very small bright core., A mag 13-14 star is superimposed
on the N end. The surface brightness is uneven and the galaxy
appears slightly mottled. |
|
|
1
|
M53 |
Com |
GC |
13.0'
|
7.7
|
13 12 55
|
18 10 09
|
|
|
|
17.5" (5/27/00): at 220x this moderately bright
GC appears 6'-7' diameter with a very bright 2' core and
~50-60 stars resolved. At 380x, perhaps 75 stars are resolved,
mostly in the outer halo and an edges of the small, bright,
concentrated core. A brighter mag 12 star is just NE of
the core, but most of the resolved stars are mag 13.5-15.
The halo is fairly rich, but unevenly distributed with more
stars resolved on the north side. Towards the edges of the
halo the globular thins out and is straggly with a maximum
diameter 8'-9'. |
|
|
4
|
N5053 |
Com |
GC |
10.0'
|
13.8
|
13 16 26
|
17 41 52
|
|
|
|
17.5" (5/10/86): about two dozen faint stars
resolved at 286x over a faint background haze. Very weak
concentration with no core. Appears similar to a faint,
resolved open cluster. A mag 9.5 star is off the E side
6.5' from the center. |
|
|
4
|
Arp 57 |
Com |
GX |
0.9'x0.6'
|
14.8
|
14 25 40
|
14 25 40
|
|
|
|
MCG+03-34-012 22" f/4.1 reflector
@ 305, 327 and 458x - Considerably faint, 2:1 elongated
patch with a slightly brighter center. PA = 60º and
about 20" long. Companion was not detected. A north-south
pair of 14.4 and 15.0 magnitude stars lies to the east.
Nearby galaxy MCG+3-34-13 - extremely faint, small, even
surface brightness, round disk. About 10" across. Lies
1.3' SE of MCG+3-34-12. - Alvin Huey |
|
|
3
|
NGC4866 |
Vir |
GX |
9.2'x1.3'
|
12.1B
|
12 59 27
|
14 10 15
|
|
|
|
17.5" (3/20/93): fairly bright, large, edge-on
5:1 E-W, 5.0'x1.0', prominent core, stellar nucleus. A mag
13 star is embedded on the W side 0.8' WNW of center. The
core appears slightly offset towards the star or the extension
W of the core may appear less prominent due to the glare. |
|
|
3
|
N5129 |
Vir |
GX |
1.6'x1.3'
|
13.0B
|
13 24 10
|
13 58 35
|
|
|
|
17.5" (5/23/98): moderately bright, fairly
small, slightly elongated N-S, 1.0'x0.8'. Well defined core
with a stellar nucleus at 280x. Precedes a coarse pair of
mag 10.5 star oriented N-S (closer star is 1.8' E). Brightest
in a group with N5132 7' NE, N5136 18' SE, N5115 17' W. |
|
|
4
|
Arp 288 |
Vir |
GX |
2.9'x0.7'
|
13.8P
|
13 34 55
|
13 49 57
|
|
|
|
NGC 5221 - 17.5" (5/30/92): faint, fairly
small, very elongated 3:1 E-W, broad mild concentration,
very faint stellar nucleus. Forms a pair with N5222 5.4'
S. A mag 14.5 star 2.5' S is midway N5221 and N5222. Member
of the N5230 group. N5226 lies 5.7' NNE (not seen). |
|
4
|
Arp 288 |
Vir |
GX |
1.2'x0.7'
|
14.1
|
13 34 55
|
13 44 41
|
|
|
|
NGC 5222 - 17.5" (5/30/92): faint, fairly
small, elongated 4:3 SSW-NNE. A mag 15.5 star is at the
S edge. A brighter mag 14.5 star lies 3' N. This is the
slightly brighter galaxy of a pair with N5221 5.4' N. Located
9.7' WNW of N5230 in a group. A small companion just off
the NE edge was not seen. |
|
|
3
|
NGC5005 |
CVn |
GX |
6.5'x2.7'
|
10.6B
|
37 03 29
|
13 10 56
|
|
|
|
17.5": very bright, large, elongated 5:2 WSW-ENE,
4.8'x2.0'. Strong concentration with a small very bright
elongated core and stellar nucleus. N5002 lies 26' SSW. |
|
|
3
|
N5020 |
Vir |
GX |
3.4'x2.9'
|
12.5P
|
13 12 39
|
12 35 59
|
|
|
|
17.5" (5/19/01): this face-on barred spiral
appears as a fairly large, round 2' glow of fairly low surface
brightness. Embedded is sharply defined, bright 20" core
and a stellar nucleus. Located 15' SE of mag 8.4 SAO 100454. |
|
|
3
|
N4880 |
Vir |
GX |
3.1'x2.4'
|
12.4P
|
13 00 10
|
12 29 00
|
|
|
|
17.5" (4/4/92): moderately bright, fairly
large, elongated 3:2 NNW-SSE, 3.0'x2.0', broad weak concentration
with no core or nucleus, fairly low surface brightness. |
|
|
2
|
NGC4754 |
Vir |
GX |
5.4'x2.9'
|
11.5B
|
12 52 17
|
11 18 49
|
|
|
|
17.5" (4/13/91): bright, fairly small, slightly
elongated halo SSW-NNE, 3' diameter. Sharply concentrated
with a very bright small round core containing a substellar
nucleus. Located in the center of a group of six faint mag
14 stars. A brighter mag 11 star lies 3.1' SW of center.
Forms a pretty pair with N4762 11' SE. |
|
|
2
|
NGC4762 |
Vir |
GX |
8.8'x1.7'
|
10.2V
|
12 52 56
|
11 13 48
|
|
|
|
17.5" (4/13/91): very bright, fairly large,
beautiful edge-on 12:1 SW-NE, 6.0'x0.5', small intensely
bright core, stellar nucleus. The unusually thin arms taper
at the ends. The galaxy appears to have a sharper light
cut-off possibly due to a dust lane along the W side. Located
almost midway between two 9th magnitude stars (SAO 100313
3.9' WSW and a mag 9.5 star 2.8' E). Forms a pair with N4754
11' NW. |
|
|
2
|
NGC5248 |
Boo |
GX |
6.6'x5.3'
|
11.0B
|
13 37 31
|
08 53 08
|
|
|
|
17.5" (5/30/92): bright, large, slightly elongated
WNW-ESE, 4'x3', well-defined small very bright core, almost
stellar nucleus. A mag 13 star lies 1.7' SSW of center and
a mag 15 star or a very faint knot is embedded at the N
edge of the halo. Appears slightly mottled or dusty but
spiral arms not seen. |
|
|
4
|
Arp 326 |
Vir |
GX |
1.2'x0.4'
|
15.4P
|
13 37 18
|
06 29 08
|
|
|
|
22" f/4.1 reflector @ 305,
377, 458 and 575x Arp 326 - Chain of 5 galaxies with on
off-centered 6th galaxy.
From top to bottom MAC 1337+0632 - extremely faint, round
even surface brightness, <10” MCG+1-35-19 - considerably
faint, round ,even surface brightness, stellar core. 20”
across. UGC 8610 - faint, 3:1 elongated, slightly brighter
core. PA = 60º and 50” across. MAC 1337+0628 -
extremely faint, round even surface brightness, <10”
across. - Alvin Huey |
|
|
4
|
Arp 33 |
Vir |
GX |
1.4'x0.6'
|
15.0
|
13 37 23
|
06 26 11
|
|
|
|
UGC 08613 - 22" - UGC 8613
(Arp 33) - considerably bright, 3:1 elongated patch. Using
the5mm TMB Supermonocentric, some faint extensions could
be made out and only50% of the time. PA of core = 150º
and 30” long. The clump on the eastend was not detected.
MAC 1337+0624 - very faint, round even surface brightness
patch, <10” - Alvin Huey |
|
|
4
|
Arp 277 |
Vir |
GX |
1.6'x0.7'
|
14.4P
|
12 54 51
|
02 39 12
|
|
|
|
NGC 4809 - 18" (3/30/05): very faint, very
small, slightly elongated. This galaxy is nearly attached
to the north side of N4810. Although smaller (must have
viewed only a portion as the size is larger on the DSS),
it may have a higher surface brightness. |
|
4
|
Arp 277 |
Vir |
GX |
0.8'x0.5'
|
14.4P
|
12 54 51
|
02 38 24
|
|
|
|
NGC 4810 - 18" (3/30/05): very faint, fairly
small, elongated 2:1 ~N-S, 0.8'x0.4'. Forms a double system
with N4809 which is nearly attached at the N end. LocaTED
10' E OF MAG 8.4 HD 112130. There is disagreement in catalogues
regarding the identifications of these galaxies as the NGC
gave only one position for both galaxies. |
|
|
2
|
NGC4900 |
Vir |
GX |
2.2'x2.2'
|
11.9B
|
13 00 39
|
02 30 02
|
|
|
|
17.5" (5/22/93): fairly bright, moderately
large, round, 1.5' diameter. A mag 10.5 star is attached
at the SE edge 41" from center. Even surface brightness
except for a faint slightly elongated "knot" just NW of
center which may be the central bar or an offset nucleus. |
|
|
4
|
AGC 1773 |
Vir |
GXCL |
15.7'
|
15.6
|
13 42 06
|
02 14 00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
N4999 |
Vir |
GX |
2.4'x1.9'
|
12.6P
|
13 09 33
|
01 40 23
|
|
|
|
17.5" (5/19/01): fairly faint, moderately
large, round, 2.0' diameter. Contains a very small brighter
core surrounded by a low surface brightness halo. A mag
14 star is barely off the E edge 1.1' from center. Located
8' E of a mag 10 star. |
|
|
3
|
NGC4845 |
Vir |
GX |
5.0'x1.3'
|
12.1B
|
12 58 01
|
01 34 31
|
|
|
|
17.5" (2/28/87): very bright, very large,
very elongated 3:1 E-W, bright core, mottled and dusty appearance
(due to equatorial dust lane). A mag 11.5 star is N of the
E edge 2.0' from center and a mag 13 star is 1.3' SSE of
center. Located 12' NE of mag 7.0 SAO 11968. |
|
|
3
|
Arp 240 |
Vir |
GX |
1.8'x0.9'
|
12.9V
|
13 39 52
|
00 50 24
|
|
|
|
NGC 5257 - 17.5" (4/28/90): fairly faint,
fairly small, oval 3:2 WSW-ENE, weak concentration. A mag
14 star is off the W side 1.7' from the center. Forms a
close, interacting pair (Arp 240) with N5258 1.3' SE. |
|
3
|
Arp 240 |
Vir |
GX |
2.4'x1.8'
|
12.9V
|
13 39 57
|
00 49 55
|
|
|
|
NGC 5258 - 17.5" (4/28/90): fairly faint,
fairly small, elongated 5:2 SSW-NNE, brighter along the
major axis. Located 4.2' NW of mag 9.5 SAO 120058. Has a
slightly higher surface brightness than close companion
N5257 1.5' WNW. |
|
|
3
|
N4904 |
Vir |
GX |
2.2'x1.4'
|
12.0
|
13 00 58
|
-00 01 39
|
|
|
|
17.5" (5/22/93): moderately bright, elongated
3:2 NW-SE, 1.5'x1.0', brighter bar along major axis, very
small brighter core, slightly mottled. A mag 12 star is
1.8' NNW and a mag 14 star 2.2' WSW. On the POSS a very
faint outer halo is elongated roughly N-S. |
|
|
2
|
NGC4753 |
Vir |
GX |
6.2'x2.8'
|
10.9B
|
12 52 21
|
-01 11 58
|
|
|
|
18" (5/28/06): very bright, very large, the
halo increases to a large bright core. The halo appears
irregular in shape with averted vision with a strong impression
of a low surface brightness extension on the southeast side
and a less-defined extension to the northwest. |
|
|
4
|
AGC 1750 |
Vir |
GXCL |
26.9'
|
15.9
|
13 30 54
|
-01 50 00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
HGC064B |
Vir |
GX2 |
0.4'x0.2'
|
16.3
|
13 25 39
|
-03 48 53
|
|
|
|
PGC46977 - 18" - 4 galaxies 2 seen - 64 a
and b PGC 36975 is mag 14.7 and PGC 46972 is mag 15.8. Maybe
I only saw 64a - both are edge-ons. 64C is actually quite
a bit north - is identified with a "?" in the AL Hickson
booklet, but shown as PGC 46977 in SkyTools and also in
Sky Map Pro v9. It is located right next to a star almost
the same mag. - Jane Houston Jones |
|
4
|
HGC064A |
Vir |
GX2 |
1.1'x0.4'
|
15.4
|
13 25 45
|
-03 51 50
|
|
|
|
PGC46975 - 18" - 4 galaxies 2 seen - 64 a
and b PGC 36975 is mag 14.7 and PGC 46972 is mag 15.8. Maybe
I only saw 64a - both are edge-ons. 64C is actually quite
a bit north - is identified with a "?" in the AL Hickson
booklet, but shown as PGC 46977 in SkyTools and also in
Sky Map Pro v9. It is located right next to a star almost
the same mag. - Jane Houston Jones |
|
|
3
|
N4915 |
Vir |
GX |
1.6'x1.3'
|
13.0B
|
13 01 28
|
-04 32 48
|
|
|
|
18" (6/4/05): fairly bright, moderately large,
round. Contains a sharply concentrated 0.6' core which increases
to a bright, stellar nucleus. With caref viewing, the core
appears to be surrounded by a 1.2' very low surface brightness
halo, doubling the initial estimate of size. N4918 lies
6.2' NE (see observation). |
|
|
2
|
N4941 |
Vir |
GX |
3.6'x1.9'
|
11.9B
|
13 04 13
|
-05 33 06
|
|
|
|
17.5" (5/17/90): moderately bright, moderately
large, oval 2:1 SW-NE. Dominated by a small bright core
with a stellar nucleus, moderately large halo. A mag 11.5
star lies 2.6' S of center. |
|
|
3
|
N4981 |
Vir |
GX |
2.7'x2.0'
|
12.1P
|
13 08 48
|
-06 46 44
|
|
|
|
17.5" (5/17/90): moderately bright, moderately
large, oval 3:2 NNW-SSE, 2.2'x1.5', sharp stellar nucleus,
almost smooth halo. A mag 10 star is in contact at the SSE
edge 1.1' from center. |
|
|
4
|
HGC067B |
Vir |
GX5 |
2.8'x0.5'
|
15.1B
|
13 48 59
|
-07 11 47
|
|
|
|
MCG -01-35-013 PGC49017 - 17.5" (5/11/96):
moderately bright, fairly small, round, 1.0' diameter, well
concentrated with a 20" bright core. A mag 13 star is 0.8'
NW of center. Brightest member of HCG 67 with extremely
faint MCG -01-35-013 = 67B 3.4' NW. A couple of times HCG
67D was highly suspected off the S edge (35" from center). |
|
4
|
HGC067C |
Vir |
GX5 |
0.8'x0.4'
|
15.7B
|
13 49 12
|
-07 12 34
|
|
|
|
MCG -01-35-015 PGC49040 - 17.5" (5/11/96):
moderately bright, fairly small, round, 1.0' diameter, well
concentrated with a 20" bright core. A mag 13 star is 0.8'
NW of center. Brightest member of HCG 67 with extremely
faint MCG -01-35-013 = 67B 3.4' NW. A couple of times HCG
67D was highly suspected off the S edge (35" from center). |
|
3
|
HGC067A |
Vir |
GX5 |
1.4'x1.0'
|
13.1B
|
13 49 11
|
-07 13 28
|
|
|
|
NGC 5306 - 17.5" (5/11/96): moderately bright,
fairly small, round, 1.0' diameter, well concentrated with
a 20" bright core. A mag 13 star is 0.8' NW of center. Brightest
member of HCG 67 with extremely faint MCG -01-35-013 = 67B
3.4' NW. A couple of times HCG 67D was highly suspected
off the S edge (35" from center). |
|
4
|
HGC067D |
Vir |
GX5 |
0.3'x0.2'
|
15.8B
|
13 49 09
|
-07 13 54
|
|
|
|
PGC49036 - 17.5" (5/11/96): moderately bright,
fairly small, round, 1.0' diameter, well concentrated with
a 20" bright core. A mag 13 star is 0.8' NW of center. Brightest
member of HCG 67 with extremely faint MCG -01-35-013 = 67B
3.4' NW. A couple of times HCG 67D was highly suspected
off the S edge (35" from center). |
|
|
2
|
NGC4995 |
Vir |
GX |
2.4'x1.5'
|
12.0B
|
13 09 40
|
-07 50 00
|
|
|
|
17.5" (5/17/90): fairly bright, moderately
large, oval 3:2 E-W, weak concentration, faint stellar nucleus.
Located 3.4' SSE of mag 8.3 SAO 139185 and 10.8' S of mag
7.3 SAO 139187. |
|
|
2
|
NGC4958 |
Vir |
GX |
4.1'x1.2'
|
11.6B
|
13 05 49
|
-08 01 13
|
|
|
|
17.5" (5/17/90): bright, moderately large,
edge-on 4:1 SSW-NNE, dominated by a small very bright core.
A mag 13.5 star is off the west edge 1.4' WSW of center. |
|
|
3
|
N4928 |
Vir |
GX |
1.2'x0.8'
|
13.3P
|
13 03 00
|
-08 05 06
|
|
|
|
17.5" (5/22/93): moderately bright, fairly
small, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, 1.0'x0.7', broad mild concentration.
On a line with two mag 12-13 stars 1.5' ESE and 3' ESE. |
|
|
4
|
HGC062C |
Vir |
GX4 |
0.9'x0.4'
|
14.8B
|
12 53 09
|
-09 11 53
|
|
|
|
NGC 4761 - 18" (6/17/06): faint, small, this
small spindle in HCG 62 is elongated 3:1 N-S, 30"x10". Contains
a faint stellar nucleus with direct vision. Located just
1' following the double system N4759. |
|
4
|
HGC062B |
Vir |
GX4 |
1.2'x1.2'
|
14.0B
|
12 53 04
|
-09 12 01
|
|
|
|
NGC 4759 - 18" (6/17/06): striking double
system and brightest two members of HCG 62. The SE component
is slightly larger and brighter of the duo and appears fairly
faint, fairly small, round, 0.8' diameter. Contains a small
bright core surrounded by a lower surface brightness halo.
Located 1.5' N of a mag 9.5 star that detracts somewhat.
Nearly tangent to the NW edge is slightly fainter HCG 62B,
which appeared fairly faint but very small, round, 20"-24"
diameter. Fainter N4761 = HCG 62c lies just 1.3' following. |
|
4
|
HGC062A |
Vir |
GX4 |
1.8'x1.8'
|
13.5B
|
12 53 05
|
-09 12 15
|
|
|
|
NGC 4778 - 18" (6/17/06): this is the SE member
of a striking double system and brightest in HCG 62. See
observatin notes for N4759. |
|
2
|
HGC062D |
Vir |
GX4 |
0.5'x0.3'
|
16.0B
|
12 53 06
|
-09 15 29
|
|
|
|
NGC 4764 - 18" (6/17/06): extremely faint
and small, round, 10"' diameter. Located 1.9' SSE of mag
9.5 HD 111960 that hampers the view and 3.4' SSE of the
double system N4759. Requires averted to view. |
|
|
2
|
N4939 |
Vir |
GX |
5.8'x3.7'
|
11.9B
|
13 04 14
|
-10 20 24
|
|
|
|
17.5" (5/17/90): moderately bright, fairly
large, large low surface brightness oval halo 2:1 SSW-NNE,
increases to a brighter core. A mag 15 star is 1.4' NW of
center. |
|
|
3
|
N4742 |
Vir |
GX |
2.6'x1.7'
|
12.1B
|
12 51 48
|
-10 27 17
|
|
|
|
17.5" (3/23/85): moderately bright, small,
bright stellar nucleus. A mag 12 star lies 1.3' SE of center.
Located 9' SE of a bright unequal double star ·1682 = 6.4/9.7
at 30". In a group with N4760 20' E and N4781 38' E. |
|
|
2
|
NGC4781 |
Vir |
GX |
3.4'x1.5'
|
11.7P
|
12 54 22
|
-10 32 08
|
|
|
|
17.5" (3/23/85): bright, large, very elongated
~E-W, high surface brightness but weak concentration. A
mag 12.5 star is embedded in the preceding side 1.0' W of
center and two comparable stars lie 2.0' W and 3.6' ESE
of center. Forms a pair with N4784 5.7' SSE. N4790 lies
18' NNE and N4760 20' W. |
|
|
3
|
Arp 176 |
Vir |
GX |
1.8'x1.1'
|
12.7P
|
13 03 54
|
-11 30 21
|
|
|
|
NGC 4933A - 17.5" (5/17/90): moderately bright,
moderately large, dominated by a bright core, faint extensions
2:1 SW-NE. Forms a contact pair with N4933B at the west
edge in a common halo (Arp 176). Located 7.1' NE of mag
7.5 SAO 157687. |
|
4
|
Arp 176 |
Vir |
GX |
1.4'x0.7'
|
13.4
|
13 03 56
|
-11 30 21
|
|
|
|
NGC 4933B - 17.5" (5/17/90): very faint, extremely
small, round. This is the fainter southwestern component
of a double system with N4933 in a common halo. |
|
|
2
|
N5077 |
Vir |
GX |
2.8'x2.3'
|
11.3V
|
13 19 31
|
-12 39 24
|
|
|
|
17.5" (6/11/88): second of three and brightest
in the N5077 group with N5079 3.0' SSE and N5076 5.0' S.
Fairly bright, fairly small, oval ~N-S, bright core, stellar
nucleus. A mag 13 star is 1.0' ESE and an extremely faint
mag 15 star is at the SE end. The mag 15 "star" mentioned
above is actually a very faint companion in contact. |
|
|
2
|
NGC5054 |
Vir |
GX |
6.6'x3.3'
|
10.8V
|
-16 38 07
|
-13 16 58
|
|
|
|
8" (5/26/84): fairly faint, contains a brighter
middle with a diffuse outer halo of low surface brightness;
the edge of the halo is difficult to define. One or two
faint stars are involved. N5017, N5037 and N5044 all lie
to the W. |
|
|
2
|
N4902 |
Vir |
GX |
3.0'x2.6'
|
11.6B
|
13 00 59
|
-14 30 48
|
|
|
|
17.5" (5/17/90): moderately bright and large,
round, weak even concentration to a bright core. Forms the
eastern vertex of an equilateral triangle with two mag 10
stars 2.0' NW and 2.2' WSW of center. N4887 is at the edge
of the 220x field 10.4' SSW. |
|
|
2
|
NGC4856 |
Vir |
GX |
4.2'x1.1'
|
11.5B
|
12 59 21
|
-15 02 32
|
|
|
|
17.5" (5/17/90): bright, fairly large, dominated
by a very bright core, fairly large faint halo elongated
3:1 SSW-NNE. A mag 13 star is superimposed on the halo just
E of the core 0.4' from center. |
|
|
4
|
AGC 1631 |
Crv |
GXCL |
33.6'
|
15.4
|
12 52 48
|
-15 26 00
|
|
|
|
18" - 600 million LY distant. NGC 4756 (a
foreground object), PGC 43730 and PGC 43777 seen easily
by the visitors to the eyepiece. I checked off 11 galaxies
on my finder chart. - Jane Houston Jones |
|
|
3
|
N4984 |
Vir |
GX |
4.2'x2.6'
|
12.3B
|
13 08 57
|
-15 30 59
|
|
|
|
17.5" (5/22/93): bright, moderately large,
round, very bright prominent core 30" diameter, embedded
within large faint halo of 2.0' diameter. A mag 15 star
is at the W edge. A pair of mag 12/13 stars are 2.5' NE. |
|
|
2
|
N5044 |
Vir |
GX |
2.9'x2.9'
|
11.8P
|
13 15 24
|
-16 23 06
|
|
|
|
17.5" (5/17/90): fairly bright, round, 2.0'
diameter, moderate concentration. Brightest in a group and
third of six in a 20' circle with N5049 8' E, N5046 7' NE,
N5047 10' SE, N5035 10' SW and N5037 14' SSW. |
|
|
3
|
N5037 |
Vir |
GX |
3.2'x0.7'
|
12.2V
|
13 14 59
|
-16 35 27
|
|
|
|
17.5" (5/17/90): moderately bright, fairly
small, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, bright core. A mag 13.5 star
is perched at the NE tip. Second of six in the N5044 group
with N5035 6.2' NNW. |
|
|
4
|
AGC 1644 |
Vir |
GXCL |
30.2'
|
15.7
|
12 57 12
|
-17 22 00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
N5018 |
Vir |
GX |
3.3'x.2.4'
|
11.7B
|
13 13 01
|
-19 31 05
|
|
|
|
17.5" (4/13/96): fairly bright, moderately
large, slightly elongated WNW-ESE, roughly 2.5'x2.0'. Very
bright core dominates much fainter halo. Located 6' SE of
mag 9.3 SAO 157792. Forms a pair with N5022 7.2' ESE. |
|
|
3
|
Abell 36 |
Vir |
PN |
6.0'x5.0'
|
13.0P
|
13 40 41
|
-19 52 57
|
|
|
|
PK 318+4.1 - 17.5" - Abell 36 is a huge ancient
planetary in Virgo discovered on the Palomar Sky Survey.
The photographic appearance is really strange with multiple
shells. The surface brightness is quite low so I used 100x
(20mm Nagler) in combination with an OIII filter. A very
large, irregular, weak glow was immediately noticed surrounding
a bright mag 11 star central star. With averted vision the
PN could be held steadily and appear roughly circular and
4'-5' in diameter (ill-defined edges). |
|
|
3
|
N5087 |
Vir |
GX |
2.3'x1.6'
|
12.4B
|
13 20 24
|
-20 36 40
|
|
|
|
17.5" (4/4/92): fairly bright, fairly small,
elongated 3:2 SSW-NNE, prominent bright core, stellar nucleus.
Five fairly bright mag 9.5-11 stars are at the W edge of
the 220x field including a pair 9' due W. |
|
|
2
|
N5068 |
Vir |
GX |
7.3'x6.5'
|
10.7B
|
13 18 54
|
-21 02 20
|
|
|
|
13.1" (7/5/83): fairly large, diffuse, no
definite edges, almost round. N5087 lies 32' NE. |
|
|
3
|
N5134 |
Vir |
GX |
2.9'x1.7'
|
12.1B
|
13 25 18
|
-21 08 04
|
|
|
|
17.5" (5/19/01): fairly large oval 3:2 NNW-SSE,
2.0'x1.3'. Contains a very small bright core and a stellar
nucleus with direct vision. The halo has a mottled texture
with some stellaring similar to the surface of an unresolved
globular. Brightest in a group (LGG 345) with IC 4237 11'
W at the edge of the 220x field. ESO 576-055 is situated
13' ENE and ESO 576-60 21' ENE. |
|
|
1
|
M64 |
Com |
GX |
10.1'x5.4'
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9.4B
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12 56 44
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21 41 05
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13.1" (4/29/84): very bright, large, oval
2:1 WNW-ESE, 6'x3', small bright core, almost stellar nucleus.
The famous curved dark patch = "Blackeye" located NE of
the core is quite prominent and visible with direct vision.
Located 55' NE of the tight double star 35 Comae. |
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N5084 |
Vir |
GX |
10.2'x1.7'
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11.6B
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13 20 16
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-21 49 39
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13.1" (7/5/83): fairly bright, very elongated
4:1 E-W, fairly large, small bright nucleus with thin faint
extensions. |
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3
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Abell 35 |
Hya |
PN |
12.8'
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12.0P
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12 53 32
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-22 52 22
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PK 303+40.1 - 17.5" - With listed dimensions
938"x636", Abell 35 is a huge, low surface brightness ancient
PN. On this night it was immediately seen at 100x using
an OIII filter surrounding the mag 9.6 central star (a white-dwarf
companion is actually the ionizing star). It appeared roughly
6'x4' extended SW-NE with the mag 9.6 offset NE of center.
The brightest part of the nebulosity is near this star and
in the vicinity just SW. The nebulosity doesn't quite reach
a mag 10.5 star situated 5.5' SW of the central star but
it seems to extend to a mag 11.5 star [2.7' following the
central star]. Although the surface brightness is very low
it is clearly irregular and leaves you wishing for larger
aperture. |
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2
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N5061 |
Hya |
GX |
3.5'x2.9'
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11.3B
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13 18 04
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-26 50 11
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17.5" (4/6/91): fairly bright, fairly small,
round, small very bright core. A mag 13 star is embedded
in the NE portion of the halo. Located 2.5' WNW of mag 8.5
SAO 181534. |
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4
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AGC 1736 |
Hya |
GXCL |
39.2'
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14.8
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13 26 54
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-27 06 00
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4
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N5078 |
Hya |
GX |
1.7'x0.8'
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13.9P
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13 19 50
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-27 24 28
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13.1" (3/17/86): moderately bright, very elongated
3:1 NNW-SSE, bright core, pretty system. This pretty system
is located 10' W of mag 7.7 SAO 181564. N5101 lies 27' E.
Forms a close pair with IC 879 2.5' WSW (not seen). |
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HGC065C |
Hya |
GX5 |
0.5'x0.4'
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15.5B
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13 29 53
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-29 29 31
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PGC47403 |
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4
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HGC065E |
Hya |
GX5 |
0.3'x0.2'
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15.4B
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13 29 55
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-29 29 31
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PGC47407 - 18" - Easiest to see of the group.
Faint, stellar object with no halo at all. - Randy Muller |
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HGC065B |
Hya |
GX5 |
0.6'x0.3'
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15.3B
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13 29 54
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-29 29 50
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PGC47406 - 18" - Extremely faint, visible
intermittently. Diffuse, oval. Verified IDs of "B" and "E"
by their orientation with respect to two nearby stars, mag
11 and mag 13 1.5 arcminutes NE. - Randy Muller |
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HGC065D |
Hya |
GX5 |
0.3'
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15.6B
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13 29 52
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-29 30 47
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PGC47401 |
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4
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HGC065A |
Hya |
GX5 |
1.4'x0.8'
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14.4B
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13 29 51
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-29 30 53
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ESO 444-055 PGC47397 - 18" - Large, oval,
diffuse. Very faint, but held steadily. - Randy Muller |
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M83 |
Hya |
GX |
12.8'x11.4'
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8.2B
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13 37 00
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-29 53 04
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24" (4/11/08 - Magellan Observatory, Australia):
M83 had a photographic appearance in the 24" at 200x. The
bright "bar" was elongated SW-NE and roughly 3'x1' in size
with a well-defined bright, round core, 1' in diameter.
The first prominent arm is attached at the NE end of the
bar and sweeps south (counter-clockwise) on the east side
of the core, wrapping around the southwest side and spreading
out a bit as it terminates to the south of the core (~3'
from the center). This arm has a high contrast along its
outer edge and a couple of faint stars are superimposed
near where it attached to the bar. On the southwest end
of the bar a second prominent inner arm emerges and abruptly
wraps counter-clockwise around the galaxy on the west side
as it heads north. This arm continues to wrap around the
north side before spreading out on the NE side and merging
into the outer halo ~3.5' from center on the NE edge of
the halo. A more ill-defined third arm also emerges from
the core on the south but sweeps more gently to the west
(instead of heading north) on the outside of the second
arm. It spreads out and fades into the general glow about
3.5' SW of center near a mag 13-13.5 star. Offshoots of
the main arms are difficult to trace and contribute to the
general background glow of the halo. |
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HGC063A |
Hya |
GX3 |
1.3'x0.4'
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14.9B
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13 02 17
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-32 45 37
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17.5": the "A"
component of HCG 63 was visible intermittently as an elongated
haze oriented N-S, 0.5'x0.25'. Forms a pair with HCG 63B
2.6' SW. |
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HGC063C |
Hya |
GX3 |
0.7'x0.5'
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15.5B
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13 02 13
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-32 46 02
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PGC44979 - 18" - Extremely faint, visible
intermittently. Larger and fatter than "A", oval, diffuse.
- Randy Muller |
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HGC063B |
Hya |
GX3 |
1.3'x1.2'
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14.3B
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13 02 07
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-32 47 13
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17.5": the "B"
component of HCG 63 was visible with averted only as a very
low surface brightness oval glow, ~40" diameter. Located
2' S of a mag 12.5 star. HCG 63A lies 2.6' NE. |
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Arp 153 |
Cen |
GX |
25.8'x20.0
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7.8B
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13 25 27
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-43 01 00
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NGC 5128 - 24" (4/11/08 - Magellan
Observatory, Australia): I didn't take detailed notes with
the 24", but the appearance was mesmerizing at 200x. The
equatorial dust lane was more contrasty and exhibited finer
texture and scalloped detail at the edges than I've observed
previously in smaller scopes from Australia. |
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