NGC 7173
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 7173, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right
Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 7173
h 3909, GC 4730, MCG -05-52-008, UA 422, ESO 466-G039, ESO 466-39, PGC 67878, HCG 90C
| Type | Galaxy |
|---|---|
| Magnitude | 12 |
| Size | 1.2' x 0.9' @ 125° |
| Right Ascension | 22h 2' 3.1" (2000) |
| Declination | 31° 58' 25" S |
| Constellation | Piscis Austrinus |
| Description | cB, cS, R, sbM*, 2nd of 4 |
| Classification | Elliptical |
Observing Notes
Andrew Cooper
Aug 28, 2011 Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 175x
Seeing: 7 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
Round, small, 1' diameter, faint, modest core, northernmost of a tight trio of faint galaxies (NGC7173, NGC7174 and NGC7176), NGC7172 is found 6' north
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NGC 7173