Type | Galaxy |
---|---|
Magnitude | 12.9 |
Size | 1.7' x 1.3' @ 60° |
Right Ascension | 12h 35' 36.7" (2000) |
Declination | 39° 54' 33" S |
Constellation | Centaurus |
Description | pB, S, R, psmbM *16 |
Classification | SBab Ring |
Andrew Cooper
Apr 18, 2012 Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 175x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 7 Moon: 0%
Small, a 1' halo with a stellar core, no other structure noted
Andrew Cooper
Jun 11, 2010 Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 175x
Seeing: 8 Transparency: 7.5 Moon: 0%
Small, faint, round, stellar core, 5' southwest of a 6th mag star, part of the Centaurus cluster of galaxies
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