Type | Galaxy |
---|---|
Magnitude | 11.3 |
Size | 3.1' x 3' @ 85° |
Right Ascension | 12h 36' 32.6" (2000) |
Declination | 11° 15' 29" N |
Constellation | Virgo |
Description | vF, L, np of Dneb |
Classification | Sbc |
Andrew Cooper
May 24, 2006 Gila, NM (map)
46cm f/4.5 Deep Violet
A great pair of matched galaxies side by side, easy to see where the name came from, bright, no distinct core, no structure visible in the halo, elongated 2:1 E-W with the east end in contact with NGC4568, the bright galaxy NGC4564 visible 10' north
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