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 |
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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