Type | Galaxy |
---|---|
Magnitude | 8.3 |
Size | 8.7' x 3.5' @ 87° |
Right Ascension | 12h 39' 59.5" (2000) |
Declination | 11° 37' 23" S |
Constellation | Virgo |
Description | !vB, vL, eE92, vsmbMN |
Classification | SA(s)a |
Andrew Cooper
May 21, 2022 Waikoloa, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 76x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 6.5 Moon: 0%
Big, bright, a very bright core surrounded by an oval halo about 5' x 3' extended east to west, seen in the 40mm finder 20' west of Sombrero's Arrow, about 11° due west of Spica
Andrew Cooper
Apr 18, 2022 Waikoloa, HI (map)
15cm f/4 Newtonian, Makaʻiki mk2 @ 27x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 6.5 Moon: 0%
Small in the RFT, bright and obvious, a bright center region within a clearly elongated shape 10' x 5' running east to west, Sombrero's Arrow and The Stargate visible in the low power field
Andrew Cooper
Apr 18, 2022 Waikoloa, HI (map)
15cm f/4 Newtonian, Makaʻiki Mk2 @ 27x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 6.5 Moon: 0%
Quite small in an RFT, bright and obvious, a bright center region and a clearly elongated shape 10' x 5' running east to west, Sombrero's Arrow and The Stargate visible in the field
Andrew Cooper
Jun 17, 2020 Waikoloa, HI (map)
28cm f/10 SCT, NexStar 11" GyPSy @ 127x
Seeing: 5 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%
Big, bright, an edge-on galaxy elongated east-west, a stellar core sits on the north side of an obvious dust lane bisecting the disk from east to west
Andrew Cooper
May 12, 2018 Kaʻohe, Mauna Kea, HI (map)
20cm f/6 Newtonian, Cave Astrola @ 102x
Seeing: 8 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
Large, bright, a beautiful edge-on galaxy with a conspicuous dust lane, a stellar core just to the north side of the dust lane, elongated 5:1 east to west
Andrew Cooper
May 29, 2017 Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 175x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 6 Moon: 24%
A beautiful edge-on spiral, a distinct dust lane bisects the disk with a nearly stellar nucleus to the north side of the dust lane, 6'x3' in size running east-west, bright, easy to find north of Corvus
Andrew Cooper
Apr 17, 2010 Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 175x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
Beautiful, a wonderful edge-on spiral, large, bright, a bold dust lane cuts across the disk, bright core to the north of the dust lane
Andrew Cooper
May 6, 2005 Caballo Loco Ranch, Pima Co., AZ (map)
28cm f/10 SCT Nexstar 11
Very nice!! Sombrero! bright! good dust lane and a condensed core, elongated 6:1 east-west
Andrew Cooper
Apr 18, 1999 Organ Pipe National Monument, AZ (map)
20cm f/10 SCT
Finally a more interesting fuzzy! dust lane clearly visible in the elongated direction, elongation on the PA 90 degrees
Rev. T.W. Webb
May 19, 1885 Hardwick, Herefordshire, England (map)
Long, h., 5'x30", nucl. and dark cleft. Beautiful low powered field: fine and singular 7 mg. group np.― Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes, T. W. Webb, 1917
Pierre Méchain
May 6, 1783
On May 11, 1781, I discovered a nebula above Corvus which did not appear to contain a single star. It emits a weak light and is difficult to find if the micrometer wires are illuminated. This does not appear in the Connaissance des Temps."― Messier's correspondence to Bernoulli
BD-11 3330 | BD-11 3331 | BD-11 3332 |
HD 109272 | HD 109545 | HD 109584 |
NGC 4524 | NGC 4658 | NGC 4663 |
NGC 4680 | NGC 4682 | PPM 717043 |
Sombrero's Arrow | The Stargate |
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