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Rating
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Object |
Const. |
Type |
Size |
Mag
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R.A.
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Dec
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2
|
NGC 40 |
Cep |
PN |
70.0"x60.0" |
10.7P
|
00 13 00
|
72 31 19
|
|
|
17.5" (12/30/99): at 100x appeared (unfiltered)
as a slightly elongated, moderately bright disc surrounding
a bright mag 11.5 central star. A slightly fainter mag 12
star lies 1.0' SW. This is a low excitation PN with an OIII/H-beta
ratio of just 0.4 and at 100x there was a noticeable enhancement
using the H-beta filter while it dimmed with an OIII. At 220x,
a star was intermittently visible at the SW edge and the PN
was slightly elongated SSW-NNE. The best filter response with
this power was using the UHC. The surface brightness appeared
irregular -- darker around the central star and slightly brighter
along the west and east side of the rim. At 280x, the faint
star I had noted earlier was barely off the SW edge and the
PN was weakly annular with a brighter rim along the west and
east side and a darker center. The SW and NE ends of the halo
were clearly weaker, though. 380x provided a nice view with
subtle irregularities in the interior. |
|
|
4
|
Abell 86 |
Cep |
PN |
63.0" |
16.7P
|
00 01 30
|
70 42 30
|
|
|
PK 118+8.2 (Stathis Kafalis) 24" This is one
of my most chalenging observations. Many times before tried
without success even under very good conditions. -- This time
under eceptionel transparent skies (fog in the valleys blocked
residual light pollution) and wildly structured Milky Way
field found with Uranometria an fixed exact position with
DSS print. --- 24 mm WF (108x) + OIII: nothing - 15 mm Panoptic
(168x) + OIII: nothing - 14 mm Meade UltraWF (180x) + OIII:
3 times in half hour of trying an extremly faint circular
glow popped up with averted vision. -- The next night under
same conditions I saw it again and again, but could hold it
at 10% of time only. The observing fellow next to me confimed
sighting. -- One of the really difficult Abells! |
|
|
2
|
N7762 |
Cep |
OC |
11.0' |
10.0
|
23 49 54
|
68 01 00
|
|
|
17.5" (10/13/90): about 100 stars in a 20' field
including many mag 12-13 stars. Very large, fairly coarse
but there is a rich region near the center consisting of six
tight stars almost on a line oriented NNW-SSE with much haze
nearby including a partially resolved clump close north. A
mag 8 star is at the E edge. Located 15' NE of mag 5.0 SAO
20853. |
|
|
4
|
Sh2-171 |
Cep |
BN |
50.0' |
|
00 03 27
|
67 13 00
|
|
|
NGC 7782 17.5: very faint, very large nebulosity
best viewed in 16x80 finder which gives better contrast with
the surrounding sky. Appears elongated E-W and well at least
40' in size. At 82x, nebulosity clearly visible in region
of a triangle of three mag 8-9 stars including mag 7.9 SAO
20996 at 00 00 58 +08 27.5 (2000). Large portion of field
appears weakly nebulous, though not with certainty. |
|
|
4
|
Sh2-175 |
Cas |
BN |
2.0' |
|
00 27 16
|
64 42 23
|
|
|
4
|
Sh2-170 |
Cas |
BN |
17.0'x15.0' |
|
00 01 31
|
64 38 00
|
|
|
4
|
Sh2-173 |
Cas |
BN |
25.0'x25.0' |
|
00 21 51
|
61 44 17
|
|
|
3
|
NGC 136 |
Cas |
OC |
1.2' |
|
00 31 31
|
61 30 36
|
|
|
17.5" (8/31/86): fifth of six in the N51 group.
Fairly faint, small, almost round, bright core. Second of
three NGC galaxies and situated between NGC 48 and 51. |
|
|
4
|
Sh2-172 |
Cas |
BN |
1.0' |
|
00 15 32
|
61 15 21
|
|
|
1
|
NGC 129 |
Cas |
OC |
21.0' |
6.5
|
00 29 54
|
60 13 00
|
|
|
17.5" (8/29/92): 60 stars mag 10-15 in the 8'x6'
central region of the cluster formed by an isosceles triangle
with vertex at the south end. Each side of this triangle includes
a mag 10 star and most cluster members are contained within
triangle. No real boundaries and many mag 15 stars are at
the edges of this triangle. Mag 6.0 SAO 21457 lies 10' S. |
|
|
4
|
Abell 2 |
Cas |
PN |
36.0" |
16.3P
|
00 45 34
|
57 57 35
|
|
|
PK 122-4.1 Picked up easily at 175x using a
NPB filter. Appears as a fairly small, round disc ~30" in
diameter. Once identified I was able to view the planetary
unfiltered and noticed a faint star on the south edge of the
rim. Also viewed unfiltered at 225x and noticed a similar
20" companion to the SW of the superimposed star. With a NPB
filter, Abell 2 was sometimes slightly elongated N-S, ~33"x28".
Located 5' S of a 2' pair of mag 8.3 (HD 4253) and 10 stars.
|
|
|
4
|
Sh2-176 |
Cas |
PN |
12.0' |
|
00 31 53
|
57 22 33
|
|
|
PK 120-5.1 Jay McNeil's notes contain one description
- filaments. |
|
|
4
|
Abell 82 |
Cas |
PN |
94.0" |
15.2P
|
23 45 47
|
57 03 56
|
|
|
PK 114-4.1 13: not seen without filter at 79x.
Using an OIII filter appears fairly faint, moderately large,
round. A mag 11 star is 1.6' NW of center and a mag 13 star
is at the E edge. Also viewed at 166x with UHC filter although
appears best at low power. |
|
|
2
|
NGC 7789 |
Cas |
OC |
15.0' |
6.7
|
23 57 26
|
56 43 14
|
|
|
17.5" (10/12/85): a few hundred stars were resolved
in a 20' field. Remarkably rich and fairly uniform carpet
of stars mag 11 and fainter. |
|
|
4
|
Arp 112 |
Peg |
GX |
1.1'x0.8' |
14.2B
|
00 01 26
|
31 26 02
|
|
|
NGC 7805 17.5" (11/14/87): fairly faint, very
small, slightly elongated, bright core, stellar nucleus. A
mag 13.5 star is 1.0' W. Forms a close similar pair with N7806
30" off the NE edge and 54" between centers (the pair is Arp
112). |
|
|
4
|
Arp 113 |
And |
GX |
1.9'x1.2' |
14.2P
|
00 18 22
|
30 04 46
|
|
|
NGC 70 17.5" (8/27/87): very faint, very small,
round, small bright core. Located in the core of NGC 68 group
and nearly between two mag 13.5 stars 25" NE and 20" SSW.
In an interconnected trio with NGC 68 1.0' SW and NGC 71 1.0'
SSE. |
|
|
4
|
Arp 46 |
Peg |
GX |
1.1'x0.8' |
15.0
|
23 33 38
|
30 02 20
|
|
|
UGC 12665 (Alvin Huey) 22” f/4.1 reflector @
203, 293, 377 and 528x UGC 12665 is a very faint 2:1 elongated
patch. Even surface brightness across its 30” long smudge.
PA = 45º and 45” long. The companion, A*, was not detected.
Nearby galaxy, UGC 12667, is a considerably faint, low surface
brightness patch. 2:1 elongatedwith a PA of 145º. Size is
about 60” long and 30” wide. |
|
|
3
|
Arp 86 |
Peg |
GX |
3.3'x2.0' |
12.8P
|
23 47 04
|
29 29 02
|
|
|
NGC 7753 18" (7/14/07): moderately bright, moderately
large, slightly elongated, ~1.5'x1.3', broad concentration
with a relatively large, brighter core that is also elongated.
A mag 14 star is near the SW edge, less than 1' from center
and a mag 15 star is on the NW side. Brighter of a close pair
(Arp 86) with N7752 2' SSW. |
|
|
4
|
HCG 99 |
Peg |
GX5 |
1.1'x0.4' |
14.8B
|
00 00 37
|
28 23 04
|
|
|
UGC 12897 17.5: Hickson 99a is the second brightest
in a close trio. Appears very faint, very small, round - only
the core was initially viewed. Located very close N of a mag
12 star [24" to center] which detracts from viewing. At moments
very faint extensions are visible oriented N-S, ~20"x10",
possibly reaching to the nearby star. Hickson 99c = M+05-01-021
lies 1.7' NE and Hickson 99b = U12899 lies 2.2' NE |
|
|
3
|
N0023 |
Peg |
GX |
2.1'x1.3' |
12.9B
|
00 09 53
|
25 55 23
|
|
|
17.5" (11/14/87): fairly faint, fairly small,
elongated NNW-SSE, diffuse. Unusual appearance as two mag
13/14 stars are superimposed at the NW end and 26" SE of center. |
|
|
4
|
HCG 1 |
And |
GX4 |
1.7'x0.8' |
14.9B
|
00 26 07
|
25 43 30
|
|
|
UGC 248 The first entry in Hickson's list of
compact groups is a challenging introduction to this class
of objects. This group contains an interacting pair of galaxies
(HCG 1A and 1B) but at 220x I logged a single faint, fairly
small glow, ~40"x20". At 280x, though, the cores of "A" and
"B" were possibly resolved at moments. A distinctive asterism
of four stars is superimposed on the group. The "C" component
(V = 15.6) was barely visible 2.8' due west. |
|
|
4
|
Arp 249 |
Peg |
GX |
1.3'x0.5' |
15.0
|
00 00 19
|
22 59 26
|
|
|
UGC 12891 (Alvin Huey) 22" f/4.1 reflector @
305, 327 and 458x UGC 12891 - 5:2 elongated faint even surface
brightness halo with a double stellar nucleus. Halo has diffuse
edges and is about 1’ long with a position angle of 60º. The
double nuclei are about 15” apart and estimated to be between
15 and 16th magnitude. The northeast nucleus is apparently
a clump. Very nice! |
|
|
3
|
Arp 65 |
And |
GX |
3.0'x0.9' |
13.6V
|
00 21 57
|
22 24 01
|
|
|
NGC 91 (Bob Hill notes) Arp 65 - NGCs 91 & MAC
0021+2255 - NGC 91 m13.7 sb 13.8 SBc - MAC 0021+2255 m17 .3'x.2'
0h21.9m +22°24'. Arp Classification - Galaxy with small high
surface brightness companion on arm. This is a beautiful field
for galaxy hunters. In my 16" at 233x there were 11 galaxies
visible in the field of a 9mm Nagler. NGC 91 is a small oval
aligned EW about .8'x.4' in size. It has a bright core region
about .2' in diameter with faint spiral arms sweeping to the
east and west. The very faint extensions to the arms extending
to the north and south were not visible. 2.8' to the west
is the edge-on spiral NGC 93, a mag 13.3 oval 1.2'x.6' in
size aligned NE-SW. 5' to the N of 93 are the faint 15.5 glows
of MAC 0022+2228 and NGC 94, a pair of small galaxies separated
by about .6'. 4' to the N of 94 is NGC 96, a mag 14.9 lenticular
that showed a .4' diameter glow with a brighter core. 7' to
the WNW of NGC 91 is NGC 83, a 1' diameter mag 13.6 E type
galaxy. 5' to the SW of 83 is NGC 80, the largest galaxy in
the group at 1.5' diameter and mag 13.1. 5' to the N of 83
are the dim pair of NGC 85 and IC 1546, both small and in
the mid 15's for brightness. 2.8' N of 85 is mag 15 NGC 86,
another small feeble oval glow. And finally, 2.4' NE of 86
is NGC 84, a very faint barely held tiny glow. There were
a few other suspected tiny glows in the field, and the charts
do show several more very faint galaxies in this field, but
they will have to wait for good skies and larger aperture.
|
|
|
4
|
Arp 262 |
Peg |
GX |
1.6'x0.9' |
14.2
|
23 56 45
|
16 48 48
|
|
|
UGC 12856 (Alvin Huey) 22" f/4.1 reflector @
255, 305 and 327x UGC 12856 - Faint, 4:1 elongated very low
surface brightness patch. Central region is ever so slightly
brighter. No uneven surface brightness/clumps detected. PA
= 0º and about 1’ long. The companion, MCG+3-1-3, appears
as a slight brightening on the south tip. |
|
|
4
|
Arp 130 |
Peg |
GX |
0.6'x0.6' |
14.9
|
00 02 37
|
16 38 38
|
|
|
MCG +3-1-15 (Alvin Huey) 22” f/4.1 reflector
@ 203, 293, 377 and 528xMCG+3-1-15 – Considerably faint, round,
even surface brightness patch near a pair of a 14.3 and 14.6
magnitude stars. The companion, MCG+3-1-16, was not detected.
It should be detectable with a 20 - 25” reflector under excellent
skies. |
|
|
2
|
NGC 7814 |
Peg |
GX |
6.3'x2.2' |
11.6B
|
00 03 15
|
16 08 45
|
|
|
17.5" (8/2/86): very bright, very bright large
core, fainter extensions NW-SE. Forms a pair with IC 5381
10' S. Narrow dust lane bisecting galaxy prominent on photos
not seen. |
|
|
3
|
Arp 235 |
Peg |
GX |
2.8'x2.0' |
12.7B
|
00 08 46
|
14 48 56
|
|
|
NGC 14 17.5" (12/19/87): fairly faint, fairly
small, oval SSW-NNE, broad concentration, faint extensions. |
|
|
4
|
HCG 100 |
Peg |
GX4 |
1.2'x0.7' |
14.1B
|
00 01 20
|
13 06 40
|
|
|
NGC 7803 HCG 100A = NGC 7803 was fairly faint,
fairly small, elongated 2:1 ~E-W, increases in size to ~0.8'x0.4'
with averted vision. Contains a small, brighter core that
is rounder. A faint pair of mag 14/15 stars lies 1' WNW. Precedes
a mag 11 star by 2'. Forms a close pair with HCG 100B.. HCG
100B was very faint, very small, elongated 3:2 NW-SE, 0.3'x0.2'.
Sandwiched between N7803 1.5' W and a mag 11 star less than
1' following. Fainter of two galaxies viewed in HCG 100, though
100C may be visible in darker skies. |
|
|
3
|
N7742 |
Peg |
GX |
1.7' |
12.4B
|
23 44 15
|
10 46 01
|
|
|
17.5" (10/28/89): moderately bright, moderately
large, round, bright core. A mag 12 star is 1.2' ESE. |
|
|
3
|
HCG 2 |
Psc |
GX4 |
1.7'x0.8' |
13.9B
|
00 31 23
|
08 28 01
|
|
|
UGC 312 Hickson 2A faint, moderately large,
elongated 2:1 N-S, 0.8'x0.4', low surface brightness. This
is the largest galaxy in HCG 2, but has a lower surface brightness
than 2b. Just over 2' SE is an extremely faint and close double
star that appears nebulous and initially I thought this was
another Hickson member. 2B fairly faint, small, slightly elongated,
20"x15". Compact with a fairly high surface brightness. Located
1' SW of a mag 13.5 star. This is the easiest galaxy of the
three visible in HCG 2. 2C extremely faint, very small, round,
0.2' diameter (only core seen?). Requires averted vision to
glimpse. A very close (generally unresolved) pair of mag 15-15.5
stars lies 2' N. Located 4.3' SSE of HCG 2A and faintest of
trio. |
|
|
4
|
Arp 246 |
Psc |
GX |
1.0'x0.3' |
15.3
|
00 06 54
|
08 21 02
|
|
|
NGC 7838 18" (10/21/06): very faint, small,
very elongated 2:1 E-W, 0.4'x0.2', low even surface brightness.
Forms a double system with N7837 at the west edge. The galaxies
are only resolved part of the time, otherwise the single glow
appears elongated ~3:1 E-W. Located 6.4' NW of NG |
|
|
3
|
N7785 |
Psc |
GX |
2.4'x1.3' |
12.6B
|
23 55 19
|
05 54 57
|
|
|
17.5" (8/29/92): fairly bright, fairly small,
elongated 3:2 NW-SE, striking bright core. A mag 14 star is
1.0' N of center. Three bright stars are near and the galaxy
forms a near equilateral triangle with two mag 9 stars 3.0'
SE and 3.3' SSE. Located 4.4' ESE of mag 8.2 SAO 128465. |
|
|
3
|
Arp 68 |
Psc |
GX |
2.4'x1.7' |
13.1B
|
23 48 45
|
04 10 16
|
|
|
NGC 7757 13.1" (11/29/86): faint, small, round,
diffuse, even surface brightness. Collinear with two mag 12
and 13 stars 1.3' N and 2.5' N, respectively. Located 13'
E of mag 7.7 SAO 128385. Identified as N7756 in the CGCG. |
|
|
3
|
N0125 |
Psc |
GX |
1.6'x1.4' |
13.1B
|
00 28 50
|
02 50 19
|
|
|
18" (12/3/05): fairly faint, fairly small, round,
0.7' diameter. Sharply concentrated with a very small bright
core ~15" diameter surrounded by a faint halo. A 20" pair
of mag 12 stars is less than 1' S of center. |
|
|
4
|
Shkh-21 |
Psc |
GX12 |
2.6' |
16.0
|
23 46 45
|
01 45 00
|
|
|
4
|
Arp 323 |
Psc |
GX |
1.1'x0.5' |
14.0B
|
23 54 10
|
00 22 59
|
|
|
NGC 7783 18" (9/3/05): the brightest member
of HCG 98 appeared moderately bright, fairly small, elongated
5:2 WNW-ESE, 1.0'x0.4'. Forms a near contact double system
with HCG 98B nearly attached to the SE end. View hampered
by mag 9.4 HD 223975 just 1.8' N. |
|
|
3
|
HCG 98 |
Psc |
GX4 |
1.1'x0.5' |
14.0B
|
23 54 10
|
00 22 59
|
|
|
NGC 7783 18" (9/3/05): the brightest member
of HCG 98 appeared moderately bright, fairly small, elongated
5:2 WNW-ESE, 1.0'x0.4'. Forms a near contact double system
with HCG 98B nearly attached to the SE end. View hampered
by mag 9.4 HD 223975 just 1.8' N. |
|
|
4
|
Arp 201 |
Psc |
GX |
0.5'x0.3' |
15.4
|
00 23 37
|
-00 30 35
|
|
|
UGC 224 (Alvin Huey) 22” f/4.1 reflector @305,
327, 458 and 575x The galaxy with material ejected, UGC 224,
is a very faint round, small, even surface brightness. It
is less than 10” across. No ejected material was detected
at any magnification. The neighboring galaxy, MCG+0-2-19,
is a faint, small round patch with a faint stellar nucleus
at the center. It is about 15” across. An obnoxious 8.5 magnitude
star lies just 2’ SSE. I’ve kept it just off the field when
observing this small pair. |
|
|
4
|
Arp 35 |
Psc |
GX |
1.5'x0.7' |
14.7
|
00 22 23
|
-01 18 11
|
|
|
UGC 212 (Alvin Huey) 22” f/4.1 reflector
@305, 327, 458 and 575x UGC 212 is a considerably faint slightly
curved, even surface brightness patch. The crescent shape
is pointed north. About 40” long. The integral sign arms were
not detected. |
|
|
3
|
HCG 97 |
Psc |
GX5 |
1.4'x0.7' |
14.0B
|
23 47 22
|
-02 18 03
|
|
|
IC 5357 This faint quartet was discovered by
E.E. Barnard and is probably the brightest of the Shakhbazian
groups! Hickson 97A (IC 5357) appears faint, small, elongated
3:2 NW-SE, 0.7'x0.4'. The halo gradually brightens to a small
bright core and an almost stellar nucleus. Just 1.3' southwest
lies Hickson 97D (IC 5351) which is an extremely faint knot
attached on the north side of a mag 11 star which makes viewing
even more difficult. Hickson 97C is on the south side of this
compact group and is bracketed by two mag 14 stars off the
SW and NE ends. This faint galaxy is only weakly concentrated
and slightly elongated. Finally, Hickson 97B is the faintest
in the group and required averted vision to glimpse an elongated
streak oriented NW-SE. It's located less than 2' ENE of a
mag 10 star which also detracts from getting a decent view.
Same as Shahkbazian 30. |
|
|
4
|
Arp 295 |
Aqr |
GX |
1.8'x0.3' |
14.5B
|
23 41 47
|
-03 40 06
|
|
|
MCG -1-60-21 17.5" (10/25/97): very faint, fairly
small, very elongated 4:1 SW-NE, 1.2'x0.3', low even surface
brightness. Three stars close SE of the galaxy [from 1' to
6' SE] are collinear with the geometric center. Forms a trio
with MCG -01-60-022 4.5' NE and IC 1505 6.6' NNW. MCG -01-60-022
17.5" (10/25/97): very faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2
WNW-ESE, 45"x30", no concentration. A mag 15 star is 1.0'
following. Located 3' WSW of a mag 9.5 star. Forms an unusual
interacting pair (long streamer) with MCG -01-60-021 = A2339-03A
4.5' SW. IC 1505 lies 6.7' NW (brightest of the trio) |
|
|
3
|
Arp 19 |
Cet |
GX |
1.9'x1.5' |
13.2B
|
00 31 45
|
-05 09 14
|
|
|
NGC 145 17.5" (9/17/88): fairly faint, moderately
large, oval ~E-W, small bright core. Located 6' WNW of mag
8.7 SAO 128813. This star is situated within a string oriented
SW-NE with a mag 10 star 7' SSE of NGC 145 forming the SW
end of this string. The NE end of the string intersects a
shorter line of four mag 11-12 stars. |
|
|
4
|
Arp 146 |
Cet |
GX |
0.7'x0.5' |
16.3
|
00 06 43
|
-06 38 09
|
|
|
PGC 510 (Alvin Huey) 22" f/4.1 reflector @ 305,
327 and 458x PGC 510 – Very faint 3:2 elongated even surface
brightness patch. PA = 45º and about 30” across. Could not
detect any structure.PGC 509 – very faint, small round even
surface brightness patch on the SE edge of PGC 510. Less than
10” across. |
|
|
4
|
HCG 3 |
Cet |
GX4 |
0.8'x0.3' |
15.5B
|
00 34 13
|
-07 33 54
|
|
|
PGC 2045 17.5" (10/17/98): this galaxy was the
only member of HCG 3 which was viewed. Appeared very faint,
very small, round, 25" diameter. A mag 13 star lies 2.0' ENE.
I had a very difficult identifying the field due the lack
of field stars and picked up MCG -01-02-034 first. Also, I
initially assumed my observation referred to HCG 3A, but the
nearby mag 13 star pins down the correct object. |
|
|
2
|
NGC 157 |
Cet |
GX |
4.2'x2.7' |
11.0B
|
00 34 46
|
-08 24 03
|
|
|
17.5" (9/17/88): bright, large, oval 3:2 SW-NE,
broad concentration, small bright core, mottled appearance,
sharp edge along the E side. Two mag 13.5 and 15 stars are
near the NE edge. Located between mag 9.5 SAO 128835 5.5'
S and mag 8.6 SAO 12833 6' NNW. |
|
|
3
|
N0151 |
Cet |
GX |
3.7'x1.6' |
12.3B
|
00 34 02
|
-09 42 19
|
|
|
17.5" (9/17/88): moderately bright, moderately
large, oval 5:3 WSW-ENE, 2.5'x1.5', bright nucleus. A mag
13 star is at the ENE edge 1.7' from the center. |
|
|
3
|
Arp 256 |
Cet |
GX |
1.4'x0.9' |
13.6V
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00 18 50
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-10 21 44
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MCG -2-1-52 V = 14.3; Size 1.1x0.6; Surf Br
= 13.8; PA = 73d 17.5" (8/16/93): faint, small, round, 20"
diameter, weak concentration. A wide double star mag 13.5
lies 1.5' N with separation 30" N-S. Forms a very close pair
with fainter MCG -02-01-52 1' N. The companion appeared extremely
faint and small, round, very low surface brightness. A mag
13 star lies just 30" NNW. |
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4
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Arp 100 |
Cet |
GX |
1.1'x0.6' |
15.4B
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00 28 35
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-11 35 12
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IC 18 (Alvin Huey) 22" f/4.1 reflector @ 305,
327, 458, 575 and 639x IC 18 – 3:1 elongated patch with a
bright nearly stellar round core. Halo is even surface brightness
with well defined edges. PA = 45º and about 40” long. Cranking
the magnification to 639x, the companion pops in on the east
edge near the center. It appears as a very faint nearly stellar
object. The filament was not detected. |
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3
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Arp 222 |
Aqr |
GX |
4.7'x3.5' |
11.5B
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23 39 53
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-12 17 38
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NGC 7727 17.5" (9/15/90): moderately bright,
moderately large, oval 3:2 SW-NE, very small bright core,
large diffuse halo. N7727 lies 40' NNE. Located 20' ENE of
mag 5.7 SAO 165804. |
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2
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NGC 7723 |
Aqr |
GX |
3.5'x2.3' |
11.9B
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23 38 56
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-12 57 38
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17.5" (9/15/90): moderately bright, moderately
large, oval 3:2 SW-NE, very small bright core, large diffuse
halo. N7727 lies 40' NNE. Located 20' ENE of mag 5.7 SAO 165804. |
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4
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Arp 144 |
Cet |
GX |
1.0'x0.7' |
14.4B
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00 06 26
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-13 24 48
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NGC 7828 17.5" (9/15/90): faint, fairly small,
elongated 2:1 NW-SE, even surface brightness. Forms a double
system with an extremely compact galaxy = N7829 off the SE
end. |
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4
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Arp 51 |
Cet |
GX |
0.8'x0.5' |
14.6B
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00 06 29
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-13 25 15
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NGC 7829 17.5" (9/15/90): faint, round, extremely
small, barely non-stellar. Appears at first glance to be as
a mag 14 star just off the SE end of N7828! |
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4
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Arp 251 |
Cet |
GX |
0.8'x0.3' |
15.5
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00 53 48
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-13 51 14
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MCG -2-3-37 (Bob Hill) MCG-2-3-37 m15.3 .8'x.4'
multi-galaxy system 0h54m -13°51'. Arp Classification - Galaxies
with adjacent loops and the appearance of fission. This is
one of the more challenging Arp groups that I have observed
to date. First, there is a magnitude 7.5 star, TYC 5272-1192-1,
located 4' SSW of the group. You need to keep this star outside
of the field of view to have a chance of detecting these galaxies.
In the 20" at 363x there is a very small faint bit of fuzz
nestled between a pair of very faint field stars. At moments
this faint glow would break up into two objects extending
NS about 20" apart. At even rarer moments there would be a
third object about 15" to the E of the southern galaxy.
With a redshift of 22575 kps for this group they are between
1.1 and 1.4 billion light years away. With all of this I feel
good having detected this group at all. |
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3
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N0175 |
Cet |
GX |
2.1'x1.8' |
12.9B
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00 37 21
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-19 56 03
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17.5" (12/3/88): fairly faint, moderately large,
slightly elongated, oval small bright core, diffuse halo.
Forms a right angle with two mag 11 stars 4' SSE and 5' ENE. |
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3
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HCG 4 |
Cet |
GX5 |
1.4'x1.0' |
13.7B
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00 34 13
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-21 26 18
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ESO 540-1 17.5" (11/1/97): the brightest member
of HCG 4 appears faint, fairly small, round, 35" diameter.
Increases to a small, bright core and stellar nucleus with
direct vision. On a couple of moments an extremely faint spot
(HCG 4c) was suspected 1.3' NNE. HGC 4C 17.5" (11/1/97): the
second brightest member of HCG 4 was only suspected at 220x
1.3' NNE of much brighter ESO 540-001 = HCG 4A. Sighting verified
at 280x, although still required averted vision to glimpse
for moments. Appeared extremely faint and small, round, 10"
diameter. |
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3
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N0024 |
Scl |
GX |
6.7'x1.6' |
12.2B
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00 09 56
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-24 57 43
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17.5" (8/2/86): moderately bright, pretty edge-on
5:1 SW-NE, 4.0'x0.8', large bright core. A mag 12 star is
just E of the NE edge. This is a little-known striking spiral. |