Type | Galaxy |
---|---|
Magnitude | 10.8 |
Size | 2.7' x 2.3' @ 130° |
Right Ascension | 11h 18' 25.2" (2000) |
Declination | 58° 47' 11" N |
Constellation | Ursa Major |
Description | vB, pS, lE 90° ±, vsvmbMSN |
Classification | Elliptical |
Andrew Cooper
Mar 2, 2011 Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 175x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%
Small, 2' across, round, bright stellar core
Andrew Cooper
Apr 29, 2006 TIMPA, Avra Valley, AZ (map)
46cm f/4.5 Deep Violet
Small, bright, elongated 2:1 NW-SE, distinct stellar nucleus, no other detail noted, sparse field
Rev. T.W. Webb
May 19, 1885 Hardwick, Herefordshire, England (map)
Bright, not large. D'A., haze round star like nucleus― Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes, T. W. Webb, 1917
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