Type | Galaxy |
---|---|
Magnitude | 10.12 |
Size | 8.51' x 1.91' @ 50° |
Right Ascension | 0h 30' 21.9" (2000) |
Declination | 33° 14' 43" S |
Constellation | Sculptor |
Description | vB, L, vmE 47 degrees, psbM, f of 2, *10 np 45" |
Classification | Sbc |
Andrew Cooper
Oct 16, 2020 Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 76x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%
Large, faint, very elongated 5' x 2' northeast-southwest, brighter to the center, a curious pattern of five 9-12 magnitude stars arranged like the five on a dice 4' across at the southeastern end of the galaxy halo
Eta Sculptoris | IC 1554 | |
NGC 131 |
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