Type | Galaxy Cluster |
---|---|
Magnitude | 12.5 |
Size | 5' |
Right Ascension | 13h 49' 4" (2000) |
Declination | 7° 12' 19" S |
Constellation | Virgo |
Description | 4 members |
Andrew Cooper
Apr 3, 2011 Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 175x
Seeing: 8 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
A group of four galaxies with NGC5306 the easiest to find, MCG -01-35-015 is 1' north and PGC49036 found 1' south, both are quite faint requiring averted vision to see, the fourth member MCG -01-35-013 is found 3.5' northwest of NGC5306
88 Virginis | MCG -01-35-013 | MCG -01-35-015 |
NGC 5306 | PGC 49036 |
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