Type | Galaxy |
---|---|
Magnitude | 10 |
Size | 5.8' x 5.2' @ 120° |
Right Ascension | 1h 34' 18.2" (2000) |
Declination | 29° 25' 6" S |
Constellation | Sculptor |
Description | vB, vL, vmE118, sbM, * nf |
Classification | SBbc |
Andrew Cooper
Oct 15, 2020 Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 76x
Seeing: 8 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%
A modest galaxy in the 8", round, 3' in diameter, generally brighter to the center
Andrew Cooper
Dec 11, 2004 Sentinel, AZ (map)
46cm f/4.5 Deep Violet
Nice inclined spiral, bright stellar core, elongated 8:1 east-west
Rev. T.W. Webb
May 19, 1885 Hardwick, Herefordshire, England (map)
Bright large neb.― Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes, T. W. Webb, 1917
HD 9377 | IC 1720 | NGC 639 |
NGC 642 | Tau Sculptoris |
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