Type | Galaxy |
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Magnitude | 11.2 |
Size | 3.3' x 3.1' @ 330° |
Right Ascension | 16h 32' 39.1" (2000) |
Declination | 78° 11' 54" N |
Constellation | Ursa Minor |
Description | B, cL, lE, slBM |
Classification | SBbc Ring |
Andrew Cooper
Aug 19, 2017 Oregon Star Party, OR (map)
14.5" f/4.5 Starmaster @ 103x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
A modest galaxy near the bowl of Ursa Minor, elongated 2:1 north-south, a bright stellar core with a dim halo
Andrew Cooper
May 3, 2003 Kartchner Caverns State Park, AZ (map)
46cm f/4.5 Deep Violet
reasonably large, bright core, elongated north-south, a faint star adjacent to the core, sparse field
HD 149681 |
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