Type | Galaxy |
---|---|
Magnitude | 8.6 |
Size | 12.6' x 7.2' @ 105° |
Right Ascension | 13h 15' 49.4" (2000) |
Declination | 42° 1' 45" N |
Constellation | Canes Venatici |
Description | vB, L, pmE 120° ±, vsmbMBN |
Classification | Sbc |
Andrew Cooper
Mar 2, 2011 Hale Pohaku, HI (map)
46cm f/4.5 Newtonian, Deep Violet @ 175x
Seeing: 6 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%
Large! bright, a 10'x5' halo surrounding a stellar core
Andrew Cooper
Jun 13, 1999 Pinal Peak, AZ (map)
20cm f/10 SCT
Good sized, reasonably bright, obvious core
Rev. T.W. Webb
May 19, 1885 Hardwick, Herefordshire, England (map)
Oval; not bright. H. saw it 9' or 10' long, and near 4' broad, with a very brilliant nucleus. An 8 mg. star p, a minute triplet f. Lick photo spiral, with many knots. Huggins spect. continuous.― Celestial Objects for Common Telescopes, T. W. Webb, 1917
Charles Messier
Jun 14, 1779
Nebula discovered by M. Méchain in Canes Venatici. M. Messier searched for it; it is faint, it has nearly the same light as the nebula reported under no. 59 [M59]: it contains no star, & the slightest illumination of the micrometer wires makes it disappear: it is close to a star of 8th magnitude, which precedes the nebula on the hour wire. M. Messier has reported its position on the Chart of the track of the Comet of 1779.― Connaissance des Temps, 1781
18 Canum Venaticorum | 19 Canum Venaticorum | 20 Canum Venaticorum |
23 Canum Venaticorum | HD 115004 | IC 4203 |
NGC 4985 | NGC 5003 | NGC 5093 |
NGC 5103 | NGC 5123 | UGC 8313 |
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