NGC 2985
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 2985, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 2985
| Type | Galaxy |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 10.5 |
| Size | 4.6' x 4.3' @ 175° |
| Right Ascension | 9h 50' 22.3" (2000) |
| Declination | 72° 16' 43" N |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Description | vB, cL, R, psmbM, * inv f |
| Classification | Sb |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Dec 29, 2019 Kaʻohe, Mauna Kea, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 175x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
Bright, round, stellar core, brighter nucleus with an extended faint halo, a 13th magnitude star on the eastern margin
Andrew Cooper
Apr 29, 2006 TIMPA, Avra Valley, AZ (map)
46cm f/4.5 Deep Violet
Bright, large, bright stellar nucleus, round even halo with no detail, 13th mag. star on north edge of halo
Rev. T.W. Webb
May 19, 1885 Hardwick, Herefordshire, England (map)
bright. D'A., resolvable?― Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes, T. W. Webb, 1917
Other Data Sources for NGC 2985
Nearby objects for NGC 2985
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NGC 2985