|
Rating
|
Object |
Const. |
Type |
Size |
Mag
|
R.A.
|
Dec.
|
|
2
|
NGC 637 |
CAS |
OC |
3.5' |
8.2
|
01 43 04
|
64 02 12
|
|
|
13.1" (12/7/85):
rich cluster of two dozen stars arranged in an arc. There
are five bright stars including a mag 10/11.2 double star
at 9" separation. |
|
|
2
|
NGC 559 |
CAS |
OC |
4.4' |
9.5
|
01 29 30
|
63 18 00
|
|
|
17.5" (11/2/91):
about 50 stars mag 10-15 at 220x in a 6'x4' region. Fairly
compact and rich with an irregular outline. Includes a thin
isosceles triangle of three mag 10 stars with the base to
the S. The SE star in this base is a close unequal double.
A number of the stars are arranged in strings including four
mag 13-14 stars over haze trail from base to the N. Also four
mag 8/9 stars precede the cluster to the NW in a 10' string. |
|
|
4
|
Sh2-186 |
CAS |
BN |
1.0' |
|
01 08 51
|
63 07 37
|
|
|
2
|
NGC 654 |
CAS |
OC |
5.0' |
6.5
|
01 44 00
|
61 53 00
|
|
|
17.5" (11/6/93):
fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated SW-NE, weak
concentration. Nearby are a mag 15 star 50" NW and two mag
14 stars 1.8' WSW and 2' SSW. |
|
|
4
|
Sh2-187 |
CAS |
BN |
2.0' |
|
01 23 07
|
61 51 43
|
|
|
2
|
NGC 381 |
CAS |
OC |
6.0' |
9.3
|
01 08 18
|
61 35 00
|
|
|
17.5" (8/16/93):
40 stars mag 11-15 in loose 6' diameter, stands out best at
100x. The brightest mag 10.8 star is part of a triple along
the north side. Fairly uniform in mag 12/13 stars with a scattering
of faint stars, fairly even distribution with no rich regions.
Not recognizable as a cluster at 220x. |
|
|
2
|
NGC 663 |
CAS |
OC |
16.0' |
7.1
|
01 46 17
|
61 13 06
|
|
|
13.1" (10/20/84):
~75 stars, fairly large, rich, many doubles including ·153
= 9.7/10.9 at 8" and ·152 = 9.4/10.9 at 9" and ·151 = 10.7/11.2
at 7". |
|
|
2
|
NGC 659 |
CAS |
OC |
4.0' |
7.9
|
01 44 24
|
60 40 12
|
|
|
13.1" (10/20/84):
~20 stars in cluster, not impressive. Located 80' E of M103. |
|
|
1
|
M103 |
CAS |
OC |
6.0' |
7.4
|
01 33 22
|
60 39 30
|
|
|
13.1" (10/20/84):
50-60 stars in cluster, fairly rich. Includes several bright
stars in a distinctive triangular wedge shape (mag 7.3 SAO
11822, mag 8.9 SAO 11824, mag 8.3 SAO 11826 and mag 8.3 SAO
11829) with a bright orange star east of center. |
|
|
2
|
NGC 436 |
CAS |
OC |
5.0' |
8.8
|
01 15 58
|
58 49 00
|
|
|
17.5" (8/16/93):
40 stars mag 10-15 in 4' diameter. Includes a rich 1.5' region
with 15 stars with a nice triple star in a tight equilateral
triangle. Other brighter stars in this grouping form a pentagon
outline. Three equally spaced mag 9-10 stars oriented E-W
begin just off the S side. Several sprays of stars emanate
out in various directions from the central region. |
|
|
4
|
Sh2-188 |
CAS |
PN |
9.0' |
|
01 30 30
|
58 23 30
|
|
|
PK 128-4.1 This
huge filamentary complex was discovered at the Simiez observatory
in Russia in 1951 and was relisted in a survey by Sharpless
in 1959. Jay McNeil provided me with background information
on this interesting object. Both Simiez and Sharpless classified
this object as an emission object and at one point it was
considered both an HII region and a SNR based on its wispy
appearance (like a dim version of Pickering's Wedge in the
Veil). It wasn't until the 90's that Simeiz 22 first appeared
in PNe lists and it is now considered an ancient, crescent-shaped
planetary similar to the Medusa Nebula (Abell 21). The best
view of this phantom object was at 100x (20 Nagler) using
an OIII filter. With averted vision, a large, low surface
brightness glow was visible, elongated ~E-W and perhaps 8'
in length with a better defined southern edge. Several mag
13-14 stars are superimposed. It wasn't easy to identify this
planetary (definitely not your garden-variety type). |
|
|
1
|
NGC 457 |
CAS |
OC |
13.0' |
6.4
|
01 19 33
|
58 17 24
|
|
|
17.5" (9/19/87):
~150 stars in a beautiful cluster including mag 5 Phi 1 and
mag 7 Phi 2 Cassiopeiae. Includes many mag 14-15 stars. |
|
|
1
|
NGC 651 |
PER |
PN |
167.0" |
12.2P
|
01 42 19
|
51 34 35
|
|
|
17.5" (9/26/92):
moderately bright, fairly small, elongated 4:3 WSW-ENE, prominent
core, bright stellar nucleus. Bracketed by two mag 14 stars
75" SW and 75" NE. |
|
|
1
|
NGC 650 |
PER |
PN |
167.0" |
12.2P
|
01 42 19
|
51 34 35
|
|
|
18" (10/19/06):
superb view at 225x using a UHC filter. The main bi-polar
body was very bright, elongated ~SW-NE and dominated by two
large, irregular knots at either end. The SW knot is brighter
and the brightest portion is more elongated in the direction
of the minor axis. Both knots are somewhat irregular in shape
and brightness. A faint star is just off the SW end. The two
bright knots are attached with a fainter bridge of nebulosity.
Extending off the north end is a large "arm" that sweeps around
towards the west and a slightly less obvious counterpart is
attached at the south end and sweeps towards the east. The
overall effect mimics a photograph of a barred spiral galaxy
or perhaps a rotating sprinkler head with jets of water curving
away. |
|
|
1
|
NGC 752 |
AND |
OC |
49.0' |
5.7
|
01 57 48
|
37 51 00
|
|
|
17.5" (11/1/97):
easy naked-eye cluster, overfills the 100x field (20mm Nagler).
The brightest star is a yellowish mag 7 star just south of
center which has two equal mag companions to the south forming
an isosceles triangle. There are no dense regions and the
many brighter mag 9-10.5 stars are pretty evenly distributed
throughout the field. Many of the stars appear to be arrange
in long strings and arcs, though. There are perhaps 150 stars
in the field (difficult to count) with a few nice pair and
trios. Off the SW side just out of the field is a wide bright
pair of mag 5.7/5.9 stars at 3.6' (naked-eye). The western
of these two stars (56 Andromedae) has a striking orange-red
hue and a faint companion. |
|
|
3
|
AGC 262 |
AND |
GXCL |
100.8' |
13.3
|
01 52 48
|
36 08 00
|
|
|
NGC 708 Abell 262
is somewhat unusual in that most of the bright galaxies are
spirals rather than ellipticals or SO’s. Although the core
of the galaxy cluster includes a rich concentration of nine
NGC galaxies, the cluster has been classified as irregular--clumpy
but not dominated by any bright galaxies and only mildly concentrated
toward the center. Over 100 galaxies within Abell 262 (down
to magnitude 15.7 photographic) are catalogued in the Catalog
of Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxies (CGCG); this provided
my starting point. In addition, many of the spirals (those
with major diameters of at least one arcminute) are catalogued
in the Uppsala General Catalog of Galaxies (UGC), which provides
magnitudes, diameters, position angles, galaxy types and additional
notes of interest. |
|
|
2
|
NGC 404 |
AND |
GX |
3.4'x3.4' |
11.2B
|
01 09 28
|
35 42 08
|
|
|
17.5" (10/13/01):
bright, fairly large, round, at least 2' diameter. Contains
a bright 30" core which increases steadily to a bright stellar
nucleus. Located 7' NW of mag 2.1 Beta Andromedae (Mirach)
which detracts somewhat from viewing. |
|
|
3
|
HCG 10 |
AND |
GX4 |
3.6'x1.3' |
12.3V
|
01 26 21
|
34 42 23
|
|
|
NGC 536, NGC 531,
NGC 542, NGC 529 -Hickson 10 is one of the brighter Hickson
groups. Hickson 10A (NGC 536) is moderately bright, slightly
elongated WSW-ENE. A mag 13 star is involved at the N edge.
Hickson 10B (NGC 529) located 8.5' W is also moderately bright,
fairly small, with a bright core. Hickson 10C (NGC 531) is
faint, fairly small, oval SW-NE, fairly small. A mag 12 star
is just off the NE end 1.0' from center. Forms a 3' pair with
Hickson 10D (N542) which is also faint, diffuse, slightly
elongated. |
|
|
3
|
N0513 |
AND |
GX |
0.9'x0.6' |
13.9P
|
01 24 26
|
33 47 59
|
|
|
13.1" (8/8/86): fairly
faint, small, elongated WSW-ENE, weak concentration. Located
at the NE end of a line of four mag 12-13 stars which extend
to SW; the closest mag 13.5 star is 0.9' SW and is followed
by a second parallel line of stars. N512 lies 9' NW. Incorrect
RA by 0.6 minutes W in the RNGC and plotted incorrectly on
the U2000. |
|
|
2
|
N0499 |
PSC |
GX |
1.8'x1.2' |
12.1V
|
01 23 11
|
33 27 36
|
|
|
13.1" (8/8/86): moderately
bright, moderately large, very bright core with a much fainter
halo! Third of three with N495 3.3' WNW and N496 4.2' N. |
|
|
3
|
N0410 |
PSC |
GX |
2.4'x1.7' |
12.5B
|
01 10 58
|
33 09 06
|
|
|
17.5" (12/23/89):
moderately bright, moderately large, slightly elongated, broadly
concentrated halo, stellar nucleus. In a trio with N407 5'
WSW and N414 5' SE. |
|
|
2
|
N0604 |
TRI |
BN |
1.5' |
|
01 34 32
|
30 47 02
|
|
|
18" (12/10/07):
bright, large HII knot in M33 at the end of the spiral arm
that trails to the east on the north side of the core. A mag
10.5-11 star is located 1.5' SE and N604 is elongated 3:2
in the direction of this star. The outline is oval, though
a bit irregular, particularly on the east side. It appears
brighter and mottled on the NW side and with direct vision
a slightly brighter stellaring is embedded near the NW end. |
|
|
1
|
M33 |
TRI |
GX |
65.6'x38.0' |
6.3B
|
01 33 50
|
30 39 37
|
|
|
17.5" (11/1/86):
bright, very large, elongated 3:2 SSW-NNE, weakly concentrated
irregular halo, rises suddenly to a small bright core. Two
prominent spiral arms form an "S-pattern" with an irregular
surface brightness. At least a dozen HII regions or clusters
are resolved (see the numerous IC listings). Overall, the
entire galaxy is very mottled and the outer extent is difficult
to define. Naked-eye threshold 25% of time in very dark skies. |
|
|
4
|
Shk-177 |
TRI |
GX10 |
1.1' |
16.27
|
01 54 42
|
29 26 00
|
|
|
2
|
N0672 |
TRI |
GX |
7.5'x2.3' |
11.5B
|
01 47 54
|
27 25 59
|
|
|
13.1" (11/5/83):
fairly bright, elongated 5:2 WSW-ENE, even surface brightness.
Bracketed by a mag 13.5 star 2.2' WNW and a mag 13 star 3.2'
E. Brightest in a group with IC 1727 8' SW. |
|
|
2
|
NGC 772 |
ARI |
GX |
7.2'x4.2' |
11.1B
|
01 59 19
|
19 00 13
|
|
|
18" (12/3/05): bright,
very large, elongated 4:3 WNW-ESE, roughly 4'x3'. The halo
is nonsymmetric and more extensive on the NW side with a very
strong impression of a spiral arm attached on the north side
and sweeping to the west (confirmed on image). Forms a pair
with much fainter N770 3.5' SSW. |
|
|
1
|
M74 |
PSC |
GX |
10.5'x9.5' |
10.0B
|
01 36 41
|
15 47 00
|
|
|
17.5" (8/31/86):
bright, large, round, very bright core. A spiral arm is attached
at the east side of core winding towards the west along the
south side. A dark gap is visible between the arm and the
main central portion. Several stars are superimposed in the
halo. |
|
|
3
|
N0660 |
PSC |
GX |
8.3'x3.1' |
12.0B
|
01 43 02
|
13 38 39
|
|
|
17.5" (12/18/89):
fairly bright, large, oval SW-NE, broadly concentrated halo,
mottled. A mag 14 double star is 1.8' ESE of center. Located
10' SE of mag 8.1 SAO 92589. UGC 1195 lies 22' NNW. |
|
|
3
|
N0514 |
PSC |
GX |
4.2'x2.7' |
12.2B
|
01 24 04
|
12 54 59
|
|
|
17.5" (1/1/92):
fairly faint, fairly large, 2.5'x2.0', elongated ~E-W, broad
weak concentration, edges fade into background, low surface
brightness but granular or mottled texture. Located 3.1' WNW
of a mag 9.5 star. A mag 13.5 star is 3.4' SW. Several faint
stars are very close including a mag 14 star at the NE edge
and a mag 15 star at the S edge 1.5' from center. |
|
|
3
|
N0665 |
PSC |
GX |
2.4'x1.6' |
13.2B
|
01 44 56
|
10 25 23
|
|
|
17.5" (12/18/89):
fairly faint, fairly small, oval WNW-ESE, prominent core,
bright nucleus. Brightest in a group of four with IC 154 14'
NNE, IC 156 11NE and CGCG 437-020 6' SE. |
|
|
4
|
Shk-39 |
PSC |
GX13 |
3.3' |
16.8
|
01 15 12
|
09 38 00
|
|
|
2
|
NGC 524 |
PSC |
GX |
2.7' |
11.3B
|
01 24 47
|
09 32 19
|
|
|
18" (12/3/05): very
bright, large, round, well concentrated with a bright core
increasing to a very bright small nucleus. The halo extends
to 2.0' or 2.5'. A mag 11 star lies 2.3' S of center. Brightest
in a large group of 8 NGC galaxies and a few IC galaxies. |
|
|
4
|
Shk-43 |
PSC |
GX8 |
3.5' |
16.5
|
01 35 48
|
08 16 00
|
|
|
4
|
Shk-34 |
PSC |
GX9 |
1.6' |
16.7
|
01 02 00
|
06 23 00
|
|
|
3
|
N0706 |
PSC |
GX |
1.8'x1.3' |
13.2B
|
01 51 50
|
06 17 44
|
|
|
17.5" (12/18/89):
fairly faint, fairly small, almost round, almost even surface
brightness but faint stellar nucleus seen at moments. A mag
13 star is 1.0' N of center. N693 lies 22' SW. |
|
|
3
|
N0741 |
PSC |
GX |
2.9'x2.8' |
12.2B
|
01 56 21
|
05 37 44
|
|
|
17.5" (11/6/93):
moderately bright, round, prominent core, faint stellar nucleus
at moments, larger halo with averted. A mag 11 star is 2.4'
NW. In a common halo with N742 attached at the east end 0.8'
separation in pa 100¡. Also forms a close triple with MCG
+01-06-006 1.5' NNW. Brightest in a group. |
|
|
2
|
NGC 488 |
PSC |
GX |
6.6'x5.3' |
10.2V
|
01 21 46
|
05 15 26
|
|
|
17.5" (11/1/86):
bright, large, very bright core, oval 4:3 ~N-S. A mag 11 star
is at the south edge just 1.6' SSE of center and a mag 10
star lies 3' SW. Located 9' W of mag 8.3 SAO 109832. In a
group with N490 8' NE, N488 5.5' N and N500 18' NE. |
|
|
3
|
N0718 |
PSC |
GX |
2.3'x2.0' |
12.6B
|
01 53 13
|
04 11 46
|
|
|
17.5" (11/6/93):
moderately bright, fairly small, round, increases to very
small prominent core, stellar nucleus, very faint larger halo
1.5' diameter. |
|
|
4
|
Shk-44 |
CET |
GX9 |
2.8' |
16.5
|
01 38 18
|
02 36 00
|
|
|
3
|
N0428 |
CET |
GX |
4.1'x3.1' |
11.9B
|
01 12 55
|
00 58 53
|
|
|
13.1" (9/3/86):
fairly bright, moderately large, oval ~N-S, weak concentration.
A mag 13 star is at the NW edge 1.8' from center. Forms the
vertex of an isosceles triangle with two mag 8.5 stars SAO
109728 and SAO 109733 6.0' W and 6.0' NNE, respectively. |
|
|
4
|
Arp 67 |
CET |
GX |
1.8'x1.4' |
14.0P
|
01 21 16
|
-00 32 43
|
|
|
UGC 892 Arp Classification
- Spiral galaxy with small high surface brightness companion
on arm. In the 20" at 282x UGC 92 is a small faint oval 1'x1.2'
in size aligned E-W. It has a brighter almost stellar core
with a faint bar aligned NE-SW about .7' in length. Occasionally
I would detect an extremely faint outer haze surrounding the
oval, this is brighter on the E and W ends. There are two
brighter spots in this outer envelope about 1' to the S and
SE of the nucleus at the location of the companion galaxies
in the Arp photo. There are two other dim galaxies in the
field, MCG+0-4-92 about 3' to the WNW, and MCG+0-4-94 about
3' to the S. Both of these are small and faint. |
|
|
4
|
Shk-35 |
CET |
GX6 |
0.8' |
16
|
01 03 12
|
-01 01 00
|
|
|
3
|
Arp 133 |
CET |
GX |
1.8'x1.8' |
13.0B
|
01 25 44
|
-01 22 42
|
|
|
NGC 0541 17.5" (9/19/87):
fairly faint, fairly small, bright core, oval SSW-NNE. Slightly
fainter than N545/N547 4.4' NE in the core of Abell Galaxy
Cluster 194. Also at midpoint with N545/547 and N535 3.7'
SW. A bridge of stars and gas connects N541 and the interacting
pair N545/547. Embedded in the bridge just NE of N541 is "Minkowski's
Object" (not seen) which has a very unusual optical spectrum. |
|
|
3
|
AGC 194 |
CET |
GXCL |
56.0' |
13.9
|
01 29 36
|
-01 30 00
|
|
|
NGC 541 - 175" to
photographic mag 15.5 - 21 galaxies observed by Jeff Medkeff. |
|
|
4
|
HCG 12 |
CET |
GX5 |
0.8'x0.6' |
15.1B
|
01 27 33
|
-04 40 58
|
|
|
M-01-04-052 = Hickson
12a. very faint, small, slightly elongated, ~20" diameter,
very small brighter core. Nearly collinear with two mag 11/13
stars 6' SW and 3' SW, respectively. This galaxy is the brightest
and only one picked up in Hickson 12. Best viewed at 280x.
While searching for this galaxy I picked up M-01-04-040 and
its two very faint companions |
|
|
2
|
NGC 779 |
CET |
GX |
4.0'x1.1' |
12.0B
|
01 59 42
|
-05 57 52
|
|
|
17.5" (11/27/92):
bright, fairly large, very elongated 3:1 NNW-SSE in PA 160¡,
3.0'x1.0', brighter core, substellar nucleus. A mag 11 star
is 4.6' SSW of center. |
|
|
2
|
N0357 |
CET |
GX |
2.4'x1.7' |
12.0V
|
01 03 21
|
-06 20 23
|
|
|
13.1" (9/3/86):
moderately bright, small, compact, very bright core. A faint
mag 14 star is at the ENE edge. N355 4' WNW not seen in 13.1"
but glimpsed in 17.5". |
|
|
2
|
NGC 584 |
CET |
GX |
4.1'x2.2' |
11.4B
|
01 31 20
|
-06 52 07
|
|
|
17.5" (8/2/86): very
bright, moderately large, oval WSW-ENE, very bright large
core. Forms a pair with N586 4.5' SE. |
|
|
2
|
NGC 596 |
CET |
GX |
3.2'x2.0' |
11.8B
|
01 32 52
|
-07 01 52
|
|
|
17.5" (8/2/86): fairly
bright, fairly small, very bright core, surrounded by a small
faint halo. Located 12' W of mag 5.8 SAO 129371. |
|
|
4
|
HCG 14 |
CET |
GX4 |
1.7'x0.8' |
15.5B
|
01 59 49
|
-07 03 32
|
|
|
M-01-06-020 = Hickson
14a. the brightest of two galaxies viewed in Hickson 14 appears
faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 NNW-SSE, 0.7'x0.5', weak
concentration. Easy to located as situated between two mag
8.5/9.5 stars 2.9' NNE and 3.6' S. Forms a pair with M-01-06-022
= Hickson 14b 1.7' SSE. IC 184 lies 13' N. M-01-06-022 = Hickson
14b. very faint, small, elongated 5:2 N-S, 0.6'x0.25'. Located
2' NNE of a mag 10 star which detracts from viewing. |
|
|
2
|
NGC 615 |
CET |
GX |
3.6'x1.4' |
12.5B
|
01 35 05
|
-07 20 19
|
|
|
17.5" (1/1/92):
moderately bright, moderately large, elongated 5:2 NNW-SSE,
2'x1', evenly concentrated halo, very small bright core, bright
stellar nucleus. Located 5.4' ENE of mag 8.5 SAO 129385 but
otherwise the immediate field is almost devoid of stars. |
|
|
3
|
N0636 |
CET |
GX |
2.8'x2.1' |
12.4B
|
01 39 06
|
-07 30 47
|
|
|
17.5" (9/26/92):
fairly bright, fairly small, round, bright well-defined circular
core, very small nucleus. The faint halo increases diameter
to almost 2'. A mag 12 star is 3' ENE. |
|
|
4
|
HCG 13 |
CET |
GX5 |
1.1'x0.5' |
15.6B
|
01 32 20
|
-07 51 34
|
|
|
M-01-05-002 = Hickson
13a. the brightest member of Hickson 13 was not seen with
confidence at 220x (exact position examined). At 280x, this
object momentarily popped into view 1.0' SSE of a mag 15.5
star (not in GSC) and 2' NW of a mag 12.5 star. Appeared too
faint to note any details or elongation but the detection
was repeated several times. |
|
|
4
|
Arp 4 |
CET |
GX |
1.8'x1.8' |
14.5
|
01 32 58
|
-12 11 27
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MCG-2-5-50 m13.7
sb 15.1 2.8'x2.4' Irr 1h48.5m -12°22'. Arp Classification
- Low surface brightness spiral galaxy. In the 20" at 317x
this galaxy has a very faint core surrounded by a 2' diameter
barely detectable brightening of the sky background. At the
E edge of this is MCG-2-5-50A, a brighter small galaxy with
a stellar core. 50A is actually a distant background object
with a redshift over 10 times as much as 50. |
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NGC 720 |
CET |
GX |
4.6'x2.3' |
11.2B
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01 53 00
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-13 44 21
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17.5" (9/26/92):
bright, moderately large, elongated 2:1 NW-SE, 2.0'x1.0',
well-defined very bright core with dimensions 40"x20". A very
faint halo extends the major axis to almost 2' length. |
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4
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HCG 11 |
CET |
GX4 |
1.7'x1.5' |
13.4B
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01 26 34
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-23 13 34
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PGC 5362 The brightest
member of Hickson 11 was easily picked up at 220x. Appeared
faint, moderately large, elongated 4:3 ~N-S, 1.2'x0.9', broad
concentration with no well-defined core. Located at the midpoint
of a mag 12.5 star 1.4' N and mag 13.5 star 1.3' S. No other
members of Hickson 11 were seen. |
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NGC 613 |
SCL |
GX |
5.5'x4.1' |
10.7B
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01 34 17
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-29 24 58
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17.5" (12/4/93):
fairly bright, very elongated 3:1 WNW-ESE, 4.0'x1.3', prominent
elongated core, almost stellar nucleus with direct vision,
broader halo with averted. Southeast of the core there appears
to be a very faint extension or large knot (photo shows this
to be the bright spiral arm extending from the central bar).
Located 2.4' SW of mag 9 SAO 167149. |