00 02 57.0 +04 12 31
V = 14.6; Size 1.0'x0.7'; PA = 157°
24" (9/22/22): at 325x; faint, fairly low nearly even
surface brightness, slightly brighter center, ~40"x30" N-S. Two 11th mag stars are 2.7' NNW and
4.5' ENE.
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00 03 09.6 +21 57 37
V = 14.0; Size 0.8'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.2; PA = 117°
48" (11/4/21): at 610x; moderately bright, fairly small, ~25" diameter, slightly elongated central region that was sharply concentrated to a very small bright nucleus. A very low surface brightness spiral arm was visible attached near the S or SE edge. It rotated sharply counterclockwise on the east side, hooking towards a mag 15 star [39" ENE]. The arm increased the total diameter to 0.7'.
24" (9/14/12): at 324x, fairly faint, small, slightly
elongated, 25" diameter, sharply concentrated with very small bright
core. A mag 14.9 star lies
40" ENE.
UGC 6 = IV Zw 1 is considered an advanced merger Seyfert. The loop or tidal arm on the E side was not seen in the 24".
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UGC 11 = MCG +04-01-014 = PGC 227
00 03 21.5 +22 06 11
V = 14.4; Size 0.9'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 52°
24" (9/14/12): at 324x, faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, low surface brightness. A mag 14 star lies 0.9' W. Forms a pair with brighter UGC 6 = VV 806 1 9' SSW.
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00 03 35.0 +23 12 03
V = 12.8; Size 1.9'x1.0'; Surf Br = 13.3; PA = 30°
24" (8/30/16): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 SSW-NNE, stellar or quasi-stellar nucleus, oval halo 3:2 with averted vision, 0.75'x0.5'. A mag 14.3 star is at the northeast edge [24" from center].
24" (9/14/12): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, 0.7'x0.35', small brighter nucleus. I missed the low surface brightness arms that stretch NNE and SSW. A mag 14.3 star is superimposed just 20" NE of center. Picked up on the Megastar chart while observing the Taffy Galaxies located 32' NW.
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00 04 33.7 +28 18 06
V = 13.7; Size 1.2'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.7; PA = 174°
24" (9/30/16): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly
elongated N-S, ~35"x30", contains a small bright core that increases
to an occasional stellar nucleus.
A mag 10.6 star is 3.8' NNW.
Located 19' WNW of mag 6.6
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00 05 13.9 +06 46 20
V = 13.6; Size 1.3'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.2; PA = 18°
17.5" (9/15/90): very faint, small, slightly elongated,
gradual weak concentration. A mag
15 star is 52" SE. Forms a
pair with
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00 05 27.1 +05 10 36
V = 13.7; Size 1.1'x0.5'; Surf Br = 12.8; PA = 27°
17.5" (9/15/90): extremely faint, small, very low
surface brightness, no concentration.
A mag 13 star is 1.3' S of center.
Faintest in a trio with
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00 05 48.4 +27 26 58
V = 14.1; Size 1.1'x0.7'; PA = 97°
24" (10/17/20): at 375x; faint, small, round, 30"
diameter, low nearly even surface brightness. Located 25' SW of
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00 06 49.6 +08 37 42
V = 13.6; Size 1.8'x1.7'; Surf Br = 14.7
17.5" (11/6/93): faint, fairly small, round, low even
surface brightness. A mag 11 star
lies 2.2' NW. Member of the
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00 07 23.8 +47 02 27
Size 1.5'x1.3'; PA = 145°
24" (11/23/19): at 375x; between moderately bright and
fairly bright, moderately large, slightly elongated, 45" diameter, strong
concentration with a very bright core.
A pair of stars (~8" separation) is off the S end and the two stars
are collinear with the galaxy.
Forms a close pair with
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00 08 10.9 +27 31 41
V = 14.0; Size 1.2'x0.8'; PA = 44°
24" (10/12/20): at 375x; faint, fairly small, round,
low even surface brightness, ~36" diameter. Located 16' SE of NGC 1 in the same group (LGG 002), which
also includes
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00 09 28.7 +47 21 21
Size 1.2'x0.5'; PA = 88°
24" (11/23/19): at 375x; fairly faint, moderately large, elongated 3:2 E-W, low even surface brightness. A mag 14.7 star is at the south edge. Other faint stars are near. UGC 85 is probably part of the same group as UGC 61, V Zw 3 and CGCG 548-026, situated ~30' SW.
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00 10 26.4 +28 59 17
V = 14.9; Size 1.8'x0.15'; PA = 7°
24" (8/25/19): Superthin UGC 95 (ratio 12:1) forms a close pair with much brighter NGC 27, just 1.5' NE. At 225x and 324x it appeared as a moderately large, thin ghostly sliver, ~10:1 N-S, 1.0'x0.1'. Very low nearly even surface brightness with a slightly brighter core. I could often hold it continuously at 225x.
UGC 95 is probably a physical pair with
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00 11 14.2 +28 54 23
V = 13.7; Size 1.3'x1.2'; Surf Br = 14.0
17.5" (10/8/94): faint, small, round, weak concentration. Located just west of the line connecting a mag 11.5 star 1.2' SE and a mag 13 star 1.3' N. Forms a pair with brighter NGC 27 10' NW.
17.5": faint, small, almost round, very small bright core. Situated between a mag 12 star 1.2' SE and a mag 13 star 1.2' N. NGC 27 lies 10' NW.
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00 13 17.3 +17 01 48
V = 14.6; Size 2.2'x0.3'; Surf Br = 14.4; PA = 109°
24" (12/1/16): at 260x extremely faint, thin edge-on 5:1 WNW-ESE, ~40"x8". A mag 12 star just off the west side [~0.8' W of center] severely hinders the view. At 375x an extremely faint 16th mag star is superimposed on the WNW end.
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00 19 35.1 +47 14 28
Size 1.6'x0.7'; PA = 50°
24" (9/24/22): at 285x; relatively bright UGC galaxy,
fairly large, elongated 5:2 SW-NE, 1.0'x0.4', slightly brighter middle. Sits within a distinctive "V"
shaped asterism with an 11th mag star at the eastern tip. The galaxy nearly "points" to
this star. A 10th mag star
(brightest in the asterism) forms the southern vertex and the general field is
attractive. UGC 183 forms a pair
with
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00 20 05.2 +10 52 46
V = 13.4; Size 2.6'x2.1'; Surf Br = 14.0; PA = 150°
24" (10/9/21): at 260x; very faint, moderately large,
very low surface brightness irregular patch, seems slightly elongated ~N-S, up
to 1' diameter but the outline is ill-defined. A mag 14.6 star is at the S end. Three bright stars are near to the NE including mag 7.0 HD
1627 6.6' ENE.
17.5" (12/19/87): extremely faint, moderately large,
very low surface brightness, possibly elongated ~N-S, no definite edges. A mag 15 star is superimposed (on the
POSS this probably refers to a knot in the galaxy). Four faint stars collinear with the galaxy begin at the
south end a head towards the east.
Several bright stars are in the field to the north and NE including mag
9
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UGC 196 = MCG +08-01-040 = CGCG 549-036 = PGC 1315
00 20 34.2 +47 26 04
Size 1.1'x0.7'; PA = 148°
24" (9/24/22): at 285x; faint but easily visible, roundish, diffuse, low even surface brightness, 40" diameter. The outer halo shifts its shape with averted (due to dim spiral arms). UGC 196 sits just W of a distinctive rectangle of mag 10 to 12.7 stars with the brightest one just 1.6' E. Forms a pair (same redshift) with UGC 183 15' SW.
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00 22 23.0 -01 18 12
V = 14.1; Size 1.5'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.8; PA = 27°
24" (9/14/12): at 324x,
18" (12/22/11): at 285x, faint, small, 24"x18". Just a broad, weak concentration with a slightly brighter, rounder 15" central region. Bracketed by two mag 13.5-14 stars 2.8' E and 3.4' WNW. Double star HJ 1961 = 11.6/12.2 at 10" lies 15' ESE.
18" (12/17/11): at 285x, Arp 35 appeared faint or fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated E-W, 25"x20" (central section), broad weak concentration, very small slightly brighter core. In Arp's classification "Integral Sign" galaxies, though no hint of the arms were seen.
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00 23 37.7 -00 30 23
V = 14.5; Size 1.3'x0.7'; PA = 3°
24" (9/14/12): this double system (just 24"
between centers), consists of
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00 25 10.1 +06 29 27
Size 1.0'x0.5'; PA = 62°
28" (10/29/11): at 295x, appeared fairly faint, oval
3:2 WSW-ENE, 45"x30", contains a brighter elongated core. Forms a close pair with
18" (10/29/11): at 283x, appeared faint, fairly small, oval 3:2 WSW-ENE, 40"x25", low even surface brightness. Occasionally, there appeared to be a very small companion (PGC 212513) just off the ENE end but it was too intermittent and fleeting to confirm.
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00 26 56.6 +50 01 51
V = 14.2; Size 1.9'x0.3'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 174°
24" (10/13/12): at 375x appeared very faint, very elongated 3:1 N-S, 0.6'x0.2', low surface brightness. A mag 12 star is less than 1' SE of center. Located 3.7' NE of ∑30 = 6.9/8.9 at 14". Hu 507, a tight equilateral triple with sides 1.6", 1.6" and 1.2", lies 8' E.
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00 27 02.9 +11 35 02
V = 13.0; Size 2.5'x0.4'; Surf Br = 12.9; PA = 22°
24" (9/14/12): at 322x, this excellent flat galaxy (a/b
> 6) appeared faint, very elongated 7:1 SSW-NNE, 1.4'x0.2', brighter
core. Appears distorted on images,
possibly due to an interaction with
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00 27 16.2 +39 47 32
V = 14.1; Size 1.1'x0.6'; PA = 67°
24" (10/2/21): at 260x and 375x; fairly faint, small,
slightly elongated, 0.4' diameter, very small brighter nucleus. A mag 15.4 star is just 0.8' E. Occasionally it appeared double (the
companion is apparently a dim galaxy).
Located 8' ESE of mag 9.0
2MFGC 318 is 5' SE and
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00 27 58.6 +02 30 28
V = 14.0; Size 1.8'x0.9'; PA = 135°
24" (10/9/21): at 375x, faint, moderately large,
elongated 2:1 NW-SE, ~45"x20", low surface brightness, weak
concentration.
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UGC 281 = MCG +00-02-042 = KUG 0025+022 = LGG 006-006 = PGC 1748
00 28 22.2 +02 31 38
Size 1.2'x0.5'; PA = 21°
24" (10/9/21): at 260x and 375x; between extremely faint and very faint, very low surface brightness, difficult to determine outline as mainly glimpsed (repeatedly). Located 6' WNW of UGC 275 in the NGC 128 group (LGG 006).
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00 31 23.9 +08 28 01
V = 13.0; Size 1.5'x0.7'; Surf Br = 12.9; PA = 7°
48" (10/24/11): at 610x,
18" (10/8/05): faint, moderately large, elongated 2:1
N-S, 0.8'x0.4', low surface brightness.
This is the largest galaxy in
18" (11/6/04): fairly faint, moderately large,
elongated 2:1 SSW-NNE, 1.2'x0.6', broad concentration. Two strings of three stars lie west and
north including a mag 13.5 star off the north end (1.4' from center). Brightest of trio with HCG 2B 1.4' WNW
and
18" (11/22/03): faint, moderately large, elongated 2:1 ~N-S, 1.0'x0.5'. Has a low, fairly even surface brightness. Close to a group of 5 mag 12-14 stars including a collinear trio of mag 13-14 stars which is just west. Brightest of pair with HCG 2B 1.4' WNW.
17.5" (11/6/93): the brightest member of HCG 2 appeared
faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 N-S.
Nearly collinear with three mag 13-13.5 stars to the west including a
mag 13.5 star 1.4' NW. Also three
mag 12-13 stars are on a line to the north beginning with a mag 12.5 star 2.7'
N and extending to the NNW. Forms
a close pair with
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UGC 314 = HCG 2C = MCG +01-02-020 = CGCG 409-030 = PGC 1927
00 31 29.4 +08 24 02
V = 14.1; Size 1.1'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.7; PA = 174°
48" (10/24/11): fairly faint, moderately to fairly large, slightly elongated N-S, 1.0'x0.8', weak concentration to a slightly brighter core. A faint mag 16.9 star is just off the NW edge and a mag 15.4 star is 1' SSE. An 8" pair of mag 15 stars was easily resolved 2' N. HCG 2D lies 2.3' ESE. On the SDSS image, the core is very offset to the following side and the halo appears like a ring.
18" (10/8/05): extremely faint, very small, round, 0.2' diameter (only core seen?). Requires averted vision to glimpse. A very close (generally unresolved) pair of mag 15-15.5 stars lies 2' N. Located 4.3' SSE of HCG 2A and faintest of trio.
18" (11/6/04): extremely faint, fairly small, round, 0.8' diameter, very low even surface brightness and requires averted vision. Located 4' SSE of UGC 312 = HCG 2a (faintest of three seen).
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00 31 38.3 +08 23 26
Size 0.9'x0.9'
48" (10/24/11): fairly faint, fairly small, round, fairly low even surface brightness, 25"-30" diameter. A very faint mag 17.6 star lies 48" NE. Last of four in HCG 2. This galaxy has a redshift ~5 times greater than HCG 2A with a distance of ~930 million light years.
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00 33 41.9 +39 32 41
V = 13.7; Size 1.4'x0.5'; Surf Br = 13.3; PA = 140°
18" (12/8/07): faint, small, elongated 2:1 NW-SE, ~30"x15", broad weak concentration to a rounder 15" core with fainter extensions. This galaxy is located 11' WSW of the bright M31 globular G1 and is good reference point for the faint gc G2, situated just 2' SW.
17.5" (9/28/02): very faint, small, elongated 2:1 NW-SE, 0.5'x0.2', very small brighter core. A mag 14 star lies 1.3' SW and M31-G2 is 2' SW! Located in the field of M31-G1 11' WNW.
17.5" (10/17/98): very faint, small, slightly elongated
NW-SE, weak concentration (I probably only viewed the core). A couple of mag 14.5 stars are within
1.5' including one 1.3' SW and a star a similar distance to the north. Located 4' SSW of mag 8.8
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00 34 21.8 +39 36 05
Size 0.85'x0.2'; PA = 99°
18" (12/8/07): at 260x appears an extremely faint, small, razor thin edge-on oriented E-W, ~18"x4". Located 2.7' N of a mag 10.5 star and 3.7' WSW of a similar star near the field of M31-G1. M31-G4 lies 3.7' SE.
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00 34 51.0 +39 32 42
V = 14.6; Size 0.8'x0.5'
18" (12/8/07): extremely faint, marginal galaxy, just occasionally glimpsed at 262x, slightly elongated, 25"x20", very low even surface brightness. UGC 338 lies 6.6' NW and M31-G4 is 3' NW.
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00 35 39.5 +08 59 51
V = 14.9; Size 1.2'x0.4'; PA = 124°
24" (9/1/16): at 200x; faint to fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 NW-SE, 30"x15", low even surface brightness. Located 7.7' S of IC 34.
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00 37 05.5 +25 41 56
V = 13.9; Size 1.0'x1.0'; Surf Br = 14.0
24" (12/22/14): at 260x; fairly faint, small, round,
18", fairly high surface brightness.
A very low surface brightness halo was not seen. Situated 0.7' SE of a mag 10.5-11 star.
Brightest in a small trio with
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UGC 375 = MCG +04-02-038 = CGCG 479-047 = PGC 2250
00 37 43.9 +25 38 25
V = 14.1; Size 0.9'x0.8'
24" (12/22/14): at 260x; fairly faint, fairly small,
slightly elongated. 20"x16", weak even concentration to center. Forms a pair with
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00 37 58.6 +48 11 53
Size 1.0'x0.2'; PA = 65°
24" (10/17/20): at 260x; this dim galaxy has an extremely low surface brightness. It was only occasionally glimpsed - best described as "felt" two or three times as a vague glow and once, very briefly, as a distinct elongated glow. At 225x (10mm ZAO) and extremely averted it occasionally sharpened to a thin edge-on, but required effort.
Located 13' SW of the center of
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00 38 12.3 +30 53 27
V = 14.5; Size 0.8'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 5°
17.5" (10/5/02): very faint, small, slightly elongated 0.4'x0.3', very small slightly brighter nucleus. Two mag 12 stars lie 1.8' SW and 3.4' WSW. Located 15' W of mag 3.3 Delta Andromedae. Member of the Pisces-Perseus Supercluster.
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00 38 57.5 +25 38 19
V = 13.4; Size 1.1'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.3; PA = 15°
24" (12/22/14): at 260x; fairly faint, moderately
large, slightly elongated, 45"x40", fairly low even surface
brightness, only a weak concentration with no well defined zones.
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00 39 18.3 +29 39 29
V = 14.4; Size 0.7'x0.6'
18" (10/21/06): extremely faint and small, round, 0.2'
diameter. A trapezoid of 4 mag
12-13 stars lies ~3' W. Located
14' NE of
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UGC 411 = MCG +04-02-042 = CGCG 479-055 = WBL 014-003 = PGC 2377
00 39 29.6 +25 38 36
V = 13.2; Size 1.1'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.1; PA = 102°
24" (12/22/14): at 260x; fairly faint to moderately bright, slightly elongated, fairly small, 36"x30", well concentrated with a small bright core. UGC 398 lies 7' W.
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00 40 28.3 +29 33 21
Size 0.9'x0.6'; PA = 120°
18" (10/21/06): extremely faint, small, 0.4' diameter,
low even surface brightness.
Located 3.8' SSE of a mag 11 star and 7' SW of mag 8.8
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00 40 30.6 +06 55 03
V = 13.9; Size 1.4'x1.0'; Surf Br = 14.2; PA = 120°
18" (8/26/06): faint, fairly small, round, 40" diameter. A mag 10.5 star 3' NW detracts from viewing. It's surprising that Javelle missed this galaxy as it as bright as other members.
17.5" (12/11/99): At 280x, very faint, very small,
round. A mag 15 star is 1.2'
S. Located 3.0' SE of a mag 10.5
star in
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00 41 03.6 +31 43 58
Size 1.7'x0.3'; Surf Br = 13.0; PA = 74°
24" (10/13/12): faint, moderately large, thin edge-on
6:1 WSW-ENE, 0.9'x0.15'. Broad,
weak concentration with a slightly brighter center but no zones. Located 9' ESE of mag 9
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00 41 44.9 +36 21 26
V = 14.9; Size 0.8'x0.7'; Surf Br = 14.1
17.5" (9/26/92): extremely faint, small, round,
extremely low surface brightness.
Located near the north end of a 10' string of faint stars oriented
~N-S. Mag 8.9
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00 42 04.6 +36 48 17
V = 13.1; Size 1.0'x0.7'; Surf Br = 12.6; PA = 163°
17.5" (9/1/02): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 ~N-S, 0.9'x0.6'. Broad concentration except for a very small brighter core. A 4' chain of mag 11.5-14.5 stars to the NW leads to the galaxy. The closer two stars in the chain are a mag 13/14.5 pair at 23". Just off the following side of the galaxy is a mag 15 star.
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00 42 22.4 +29 41 55
V = 14.7; Size 1.0'x0.25'; PA = 51°
24" (12/12/17): at 375x; very faint, elongated 5:2
SW-NE, 36"x15", low even surface brightness. Located 3.5' N of
This galaxy is misidentified as
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00 43 50.8 +32 51 12
V = 14.0; Size 1.6'x0..4'; PA = 179°
24" (12/17/22): at 375x; moderately bright, elongated 5:2 N-S, 50"x20", well conctrated with a much brighter oval central region. An E-W pair of mag 15.3/15.4 stars is just off the E side and a mag 13.8 star is 1' SE. Member of a large Group (LGG 014 = NGC 266 group).
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00 46 13.1 +19 29 24
V = 14.5; Size 3.2'x0.6'; PA = 168°
24" (11/21/19): at 200x and 322x; very faint,
moderately large, very low surface brightness streak ~N-S with only a slightly
brighter core region, ~1.5'x0.3'.
Located 25' WSW of
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00 46 25.7 +30 14 18
V = 13.7; Size 1.4'x0.3'; PA = 116°
24" (11/30/21): at 260x; fairly faint, moderately
large, very elongated 5:1, 1.0'x0.2', slightly brighter central bulge. In a starry field with a mag 13.6 star
2' NW (on line with major axis).
Challenging
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00 46 55.9 +32 40 28
V = 13.1; Size 2.2'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.5; PA = 25°
17.5" (9/1/02): faint, moderately large, edge-on 5:1
SSW-NNE, 1.0'x0.2', low even surface brightness with no noticeable core. A mag 13.5 star is just off the
following side, 30" from the geometric center. Located on the SW side of a circular group of a dozen stars
including a mag 9.5 star on the east side. The group is detached and seems like a poor cluster. Forms a pair with
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UGC 485 = MCG +05-03-002 = CGCG 500-093 = CGCG 501-012 = FGC 89 = WBL 018-003 = PGC 2747
00 47 06.2 +30 20 27
V = 14.1; Size 2.2'x0.2'; Surf Br = 13.1; PA = 179°
24" (11/30/21): at 260x; very faint ghostly streak oriented N-S, ~1.5'x0.15', very low surface brightness. A mag 11.0 star is 2' SSW. Brighter edge-on UGC 478 lies 11' SW.
17.5" (12/11/99): not found at 220x and 280x.
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00 48 05.1 -01 33 57
V = 13.3; Size 1.2'x0.7'; Surf Br = 12.9; PA = 128°
24" (9/28/19): at 322x; fairly faint, fairly small,
elongated 2:1 NW-SE, 0.5'x0.25', sharply concentrated with a small bright core
and a bright stellar nucleus. A
mag 9.2 star (
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UGC 505 = MCG +00-03-008 = CGCG 384-009 = LGG 013-007 = PGC 2883
00 49 25.7 -01 46 15
Size 1.3'x0.9'; PA = 139°
24" (9/28/19): at 322x; fairly faint, moderately large, round?, challenging low surface brightness glow surrounding a relatively bright star (mag 13.2?). The star nearly masks the galaxy and initially it seemed as just scattered glow around the star. With careful viewing the glow was more evident west of the star. UGC 492 lies 24' NW.
The nucleus of the galaxy is only 5"-6" west of the star, and the online positions for the galaxy actually correspond with the star.
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00 52 58.3 +29 01 57
V = 13.7; Size 0.8'x0.5'; Surf Br = 12.5; PA = 136°
24" (11/24/14): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small,
roughly 3:2 NW-SE, but seems to change orientation slightly with averted
vision, fairly even surface brightness, ~27"x18". Located 2.7' SSE of mag 8.8
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UGC 542 = MCG +05-03-017 = CGCG 501-032 = FGC 102 = PGC 3133
00 53 26.6 +29 16 13
V = 13.2; Size 2.3'x0.3'; Surf Br = 12.9; PA = 159°
24" (11/24/14): at 375x; fairly faint, thin edge-on 4:1 NNW-SSE, 1.0'x0.25', contains a bright elongated core that bulges very slightly. UGC 540 is 15' SSW.
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00 53 34.9 +12 41 36
V = 13.9-14.5; Size 0.5'x0.5'; Surf Br = 12.3
17.5" (9/7/96): at 100x appears as a mag 13.5-14 "star" using a GSC finder chart to identify. At 220x, the completely stellar core is surrounded by a much fainter 15" halo with averted vision. The halo was easier to view at 415x.
This object is a very compact, luminous Seyfert galaxy and is classified by some criteria as a quasar with a redshift of z = .061, implying a distance of ~830 million l.y.
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00 55 19.5 +31 44 56
V = 13.8; Size 1.1'x0.4'; Surf Br = 12.9; PA = 62°
17.5" (11/25/87): faint, very small, round, small
bright core. A mag 14 star is 1'
NNW. Located 13' NNE of NGC
296. Brightest of three with UGC
566 1' S (not seen) and (R)
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00 55 09.0 -01 02 47
V = 14.5; Size 1.3'x0.9'; PA = 73°
18" (10/16/09): extremely faint, small, round, 20"
diameter, low surface brightness.
I viewed the core only as the outer envelope is extremely diffuse. Located on the NW side of
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00 55 54.4 -00 55 18 -00 55 18
V = 14.4; Size 1.1'x0.7'; PA = 10°
18" (10/16/09): faint, small, elongated 2:1 N-S, 25"x12", weak concentration. Located on the north side of AGC 119.
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00 56 16.1 -01 15 19
V = 13.2; Size 1.4'x1.1'; Surf Br = 13.9; PA = 40°
18" (10/16/09): at 285x, appeared fairly faint, fairly
small, slightly elongated, 30"x25", broad concentration with slightly
brighter nucleus but no defined zones.
This cD galaxy is the largest in the rich core of AGC 119 and the
brightest along with
18" (11/18/06): this cD galaxy is the brightest member of AGC 119. At 220x it appeared moderately bright, fairly small, round, 0.8' diameter, broad concentration with a slightly brighter core. In the core of the cluster is a nest of faint galaxies surrounding UGC 579 and UGC 583 (located 2.4' ESE). Located 50' E of 4.8-magnitude 20 Ceti.
17.5" (10/8/88): very faint, small, slightly elongated,
even surface brightness. Forms the
SW vertex of a trio of galaxies forming an isosceles triangle with UGC 583 2.4'
ESE and
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UGC 583 = MCG +00-03-034 = CGCG 384-038 = WBL 021-010 = PGC 3365
00 56 25.6 -01 15 45
V = 13.7; Size 0.9'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.2
18" (10/16/09): at 285x appeared fairly faint, small,
round, 22" diameter, brighter nucleus. Smaller, but higher surface brightness than UGC 579 2.4'
W. These two galaxies are the brightest
in the dense core of AGC 119. An
extremely faint companion,
18" (11/18/06): second brightest member of AGC 119
appeared fairly faint, small, round, 0.4' diameter, small bright core, fairly
high surface brightness. Located
2.4' ESE of UGC 579. Forms a
double system with
17.5" (10/8/88): brightest in the AGC 119 cluster along
with UGC 579 2.4' WNW. Located
3.5' NE of a mag 10.5 star. Very
faint, small, round. A mag 14 star
is 1.5' E.
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00 56 56.9 -01 12 43
V = 14.8; Size 0.7'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.5
18" (10/16/09): very faint, fairly small, round, low even surface brightness. A very faint star appears to be at the edge. Located 8' ENE of UGC 583 in the core of AGC 119.
18" (11/18/06): extremely faint, fairly small, round, 0.4' diameter, very low even surface brightness. Located 8' NE of UGC 583 at the east edge of the core AGC 119.
17.5" (10/8/88): extremely faint, small, round.
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00 57 02.0 -00 52 31
V = 13.8; Size 1.1'x1.0'; Surf Br = 13.8
18" (10/16/09): faint, fairly small, irregularly round slightly brighter core, 30" diameter. An extremely faint companion is superimposed on the south side and possibly this caused the irregular shape. Located on the north side of AGC 119.
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00 57 34.9 -01 23 28
V = 13.7; Size 1.0'x1.0'
18" (10/16/09): faint, fairly small, round, 0.4' diameter, fairly low even surface brightness. This is a well-studied FR 1 radio galaxy (3C 29) with jets, which is isolated on the SE side of AGC 119.
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00 59 36.2 +35 33 37
V = 13.9; Size 1.5'x0.9'; PA = 67°
24" (12/17/22): at 327x; faint to fairly faint, oval
~3:2 SW-NE, 0.6'x0.4', broad concentration but no distinct core or
nucleus. A number of stars are
nearby and in the field with mag 7.7
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01 00 28.1 +47 59 42
V = 13.5; Size 1.0'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.0; PA = 160°
17.5" (9/1/02): faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2
NNW-SSE, 0.6'x0.4'. Located 3' SE
of a mag 10.7 star and 5' ESE of mag 7.1
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01 01 11.4 +30 07 50
V = 13.8; Size 1.0'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.1; PA = 163°
17.5" (10/5/02): faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1
NNW-SSE, 0.8'x0.4'. A mag 12 star
is 1.0' NW. Forms a pair with MCG
+05-03-039 1.4' N. Brightest of
five in the field with
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01 07 32.8 +39 24 01
Size 2.2'x1.8'; PA = 97°
24" (11/30/21): at 260x; fairly faint, relatively
large, slightly elongated E-W, ~1.25'x1.0', diffuse. Nearly even surface
brightness with only a weak broad concentration but no distinct core or
zones. Situated between a mag 11
star 1.5' NE and a pair of fainter stars to the SW. Member of a triplet (USGC U044) with
Édouard Stephan discovered UGC 690 on 3 Nov 1877. His rough notebook position was 4' too far east, similar to his other offsets. He didn't publish an accurate position and this galaxy didn't receive an NGC designation.
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01 07 37.0 +32 56 16
V = 14.5; Size 1.0'x0.9'
24" (10/5/13): faint, fairly small, slightly elongated,
very low surface brightness.
Attached just north of a mag 13.3 star. Located 8' SSE of brighter
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01 07 32.1 +02 19 59
V = 14.6; Size 1.0'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.9; PA = 135°
18" (11/22/08): very faint, very small, round, 15"
diameter. A mag 15 star lies 1.4' SW.
Located on the west side of
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01 07 46.4 +01 03 49
V = 14.9; Size 0.8'x0.7'; PA = 150°
24" (11/21/19): at 322x; very faint, fairly small,
roundish, ~25". Appears as a
very low surface brightness patch with averted vision. Located 20' NE of
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01 08 11.6 +02 11 51
V = 14.6; Size 1.3'x1.0'; Surf Br = 14.7; PA = 156°
18" (11/22/08): extremely faint, small, very low
surface brightness, 20" diameter.
Located just 20" S of a mag 14 star and 12.5' NNE of mag 6.5 29
Ceti. This is a double system
(unresolved) in
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01 08 36.8 +01 38 30
V = 13.8; Size 3.6'x0.4'; Surf Br = 14.0; PA = 118°
48" (11/5/21): at 375x; excellent superthin! Fairly faint, very large, extremely thin ~12:1 NW-SE, slightly brighter flat core though the tips taper down. Extends 3.0'x15". A mag 9.8 star is close NE of the SE tip and a mag 14.6 star is 0.8' NE of center.
48" (10/29/19): at 375x and 610x; fairly faint, large, very elongated superthin, roughly 12:1 NW-SE, 2.7' x 0.2'. The central region (core) was slightly brighter, but there was no bulge or nucleus. A mag 9.7 star is 1.9' E of center, but close off the SE flank.
A distant quasar, LBQS 0106+0119 = LEDA 2818340 at z = 2.10, lies 3.5' S. At 610x, it was barely glimpsed (V = 18.4) in poor seeing and wind. A 17th mag star, ~40" W, helped to pinpoint the position.
18" (11/6/04): extremely faint, thin edge-on NW-SE, ~1.2'x0.15'. In fairly poor seeing, only glimpsed intermittently as the seeing sharpened at 160x. Situated close west of a mag 9.7 star. Position and orientation verified on photos. UGC 711 is an extreme case of a "Superthin galaxy".
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01 09 14.0 +32 09 05
V = 13.8; Size 1.1'x0.8'; PA = 11°
24" (12/17/22): at 327x; faint, diffuse, slightly
elongated, 0.6'x0.5', low surface brightness, broad weak concentration.
Probably a member of the Pisces Group (
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01 09 22.0 +14 20 32
V = 13.6; Size 1.5'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.5; PA = 162°
24" (10/5/13): UGC 717 = Arp 11 (category "Spiral Galaxies: split arm") is the brightest in a small triplet. At 375x it appeared fairly faint, fairly small, round, 35", even surface brightness. This description appears to apply to the core region and the low surface brightness arms were not noticed.
Forms a close pair (
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UGC 719 = VV 348a = MCG +02-04-005 = CGCG 436-006 = PGC 4124
01 09 28.8 +14 21 47
V = 14.5; Size 0.7'x0.6'
24" (10/5/13): second brightest in a small trio
containing
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01 09 18.5 +02 12 03
PA = 163°
18" (11/22/08): faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, 25"x20". A faint companion (forming a double system) on the SE edge was not seen. Located on the east side of AGC 147, 4.5' SE of a mag 9.2 star.
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01 09 59.4 +32 22 06
V = 13.1; Size 2.0'x1.6'; PA = 27°
24" (12/17/22): at 327x; relatively bright, moderately large, elongated 4:3 NW-SE, 0.8'x0.6', weak concentration, no distinct core or nucleus but good surface brightness. Member of the Pisces Group (NGC 383 group).
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01 09 57.6 -01 44 59
V = 14.0; Size 1.6'x0.9'; Surf Br = 14.2; PA = 144°
24" (9/22/17): at 375x; faint, moderately large,
elongated NW-SE but irregular, low surface brightness, weakly brighter
center. A mag 9.6 star is 5'
WSW. This galaxy was picked up
while observing
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01 11 18.4 +31 53 21
V = 13.7; Size 1.3'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 8°
17.5" (10/5/02): faint, small, elongated N-S, 0.8'x0.3'. A mag 13 star is attached at the NW end and the galaxy appears to dangle from this star which interferes a bit with viewing.
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01 11 43.6 +35 16 33
Size 2.1'x0.6'; PA = 79°
17.5" (10/13/01): extremely faint, small, elongated 3:2 WSW-ENE, low even surface brightness. Just visible with concentration. Located 32' SE of mag 2.1 Beta Andromedae (Mirach).
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01 14 38.6 +01 49 46
V = 14.4; Size 1.0'x0.8'; PA = 130°
24" (1/1/19): at 375x; faint, fairly small, slightly
elongated, low nearly even surface brightness, halo increases in size with
averted vision, ~25" diameter.
Located 6' SW of
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01 14 48.1 +04 11 22
V = 14.5; Size 1.2'x0.2'; Surf Br = 12.8; PA = 6°
17.5" (12/23/92): very faint, small, elongated 2:1
SSW-NNE, small bright core. A mag
13 star is 45" NE.
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01 15 35.0 -00 50 52
Size 1.1'x0.5'; PA = 37°
48" (10/22/11): fainter "companion" to NGC
450 on the NE edge of the halo, 1.4' between centers. At 610x it appeared fairly faint, fairly small, elongated
5:2 SW-NE, 0.7'x0.3', even surface brightness except for a very small brighter
nucleus. This galaxy has a
redshift of z = .038, which is 6.5x greater than
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01 16 16.5 +46 44 25
V = 13.9; Size 1.2'x0.5'; PA = 110°
48" (11/1/13): moderately bright and large, elongated
~5:2 WNW-ESE, ~0.6'x0.25', contains a small brighter core. At 610x and 697x, the galaxy appears
asymmetric, with the arm on the WNW side dimming to a low surface brightness
but extending noticeably further than the ESE arm and increasing the major axis
to 0.8' or 0.9'. A mag 16 star is
superimposed near the ESE end.
First in an interacting "Taffy" pair with
24" (8/30/16): at 375x; faint to fairly faint, fairly small, very elongated ~3:1 WNW-ESE, 0.55'x0.2'. A mag 16 star is superimposed at the ESE end. Forms the western component of the "Taffy 2" galaxies with UGC 816 45" NE.
24" (10/13/12): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated
5:2 WNW-ESE, 0.5'x0.2', brighter nucleus.
This galaxy is the western member of an interacting "Taffy"
pair with UGC 816 just 50" NE.
Slightly fainter
Like the original "Taffy" galaxies
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UGC 816 = MCG +08-03-013 = CGCG 551-013 = VV 769 NED 2 = KTG 4C = PGC 4600
01 16 20.5 +46 44 53
V = 13.3; Size 1.7'x0.8'; PA = 170°
48" (11/1/13): At 610x and 697x appeared moderately to fairly bright, moderately large, very elongated 5:2 or 3:1 roughly N-S. Well concentrated with a small bright core that increases to a quasi-stellar nucleus. Extending from the central "bar" are the beginning of spiral arms; the northern arm fades rapidly as it curves sharply clockwise to the west towards UGC 813, its interacting companion. The southern counterpart is fainter, but bends eastward with the total length to the ends of the arms ~1.0'. A number of mag 10-15 stars litter the field.
24" (8/30/16): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 N-S, 0.6'x0.4', slightly brighter core. The beginning of the northern spiral arm was just visible bending to the west. Slightly brighter of a pair with UGC 813 ("Taffy 2 pair") 45" SW.
24" (10/13/12): At 375x appeared fairly faint to
moderately bright, elongated 5:2 ~N-S, ~0.6'x0.25', brighter core. Slightly brighter and larger of a
"Taffy" pair with UGC 813 just 50" SW. CGCG 551-011 lies 3' SW forming a triplet (
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01 17 28.7 +14 42 12
24" (12/1/16): at 260x and 375x; very faint glow, elongated ~WNW-ESE, ~25"x15". I was unable to hold the glow continuously, but occasionally it "resolved" into two clumps, either connected or within a common halo. The 15" eastern clump was brighter and the 10" western component was extremely faint. A 12" pair of mag 14/14.5 stars is 2.7' S and a mag 13.7 star is 2.4' NE.
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01 19 24.2 +12 26 49
V = 14.1; Size 1.2'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 126°
24" (10/5/13): at 375x; fairly faint, small, slightly
elongated ~E-W, ~25"x20" (central region only seen). This disturbed galaxy (part of
On the SDSS image, UGC 849 is strongly disturbed with an unusual asymmetry. It features an offset nucleus on the north side, a spike or filament extending north towards CGCG 436-023 and numerous blue, thin knotty "sprays" or arcs with extensive star formation.
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01 20 13.1 +33 30 23
V = 13.9; Size 0.7'x0.7'
24" (12/8/20): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small,
slightly elongated, 30"x25", small brighter nucleus. At the NW end of
the
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01 20 12.1 +14 33 41
V = 14.2; Size 1.0'x0.7'; PA = 22°
24" (12/28/16): at 375x; faint to fairly faint, small,
irregularly round, 15" diameter, occasional faint stellar nucleus. A mag 11.8 star is 0.9' NNE.
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01 21 16.6 -00 32 40
V = 13.2; Size 1.6'x1.4'; Surf Br = 14.0; PA = 125°
48" (11/2/13): at 488x appeared moderately bright to
fairly bright, moderately large, roundish, ~1.0' diameter. A brighter narrow bar was distinctly
visible oriented SW-NE, running through the center which contained a small
bright nucleus. A mag 11.2 star lies
1.6' W. At 610x,
18" (12/22/11): at 285x, faint, small, round, 0.4'
diameter, low even surface brightness (possibly observed through thin
clouds).
18" (12/17/11): at 285x,
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01 22 15.1 +34 40 09
V = 14.4; Size 0.5'x0.3'; PA = 54°
24" (12/8/20): at 260x-375x; between faint and fairly
faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 SW-NE, 28"x21", weak
concentration. Located 3.6' NE of
mag 9.6
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01 23 28.3 +30 47 04
V = 14.3; Size 1.7'x0.6'; PA = 120°
24" (12/1/16): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small,
elongated 5:3 NW-SE, ~30"x18", broad concentration to center, no
distinct nucleus. Forms a
close pair with
Although Arp classified this system as a "Spiral with a small high surface brightness companion on arm", the stretched (tidal) northern arm of UGC 934, which hooks south towards VV 341b does not appear to reach the small galaxy.
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01 23 37.5 +32 37 48
V = 14.5; Size 0.7'x0.55'; PA = 52°
24" (12/1/13): fairly faint, fairly small, round,
35" diameter, broad weak concentration. First in a trio with
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01 24 21.8 +32 13 27
V = 14.3; Size 1.0'x0.25'; Surf Br = 12.8; PA = 71°
24" (1/12/13): faint to fairly faint, very elongated
3:1 or 7:2 WSW-ENE, a low surface brightness slash, ~24"x8". First in the
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UGC 959 = MCG +05-04-053 = CGCG 502-078 = Mrk 991 = KTG 7B =
01 24 45.0 +32 09 57
V = 13.5; Size 0.7'x0.5'; Surf Br = 12.2; PA = 70°
24" (1/12/13): fairly faint to moderately bright,
fairly small, elongated 3:2 WSW-ENE, sharply concentrated with a high surface
brightness core. Brightest in the
KTG 7 triplet with CGCG 502-080 4.2' N and UGC 950 6' NW.
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01 24 43.6 +08 46 35
V = 15.0; Size 0.75'x0.6'; PA = 67°
48" (11/8/15): fairly faint, fairly small, round, 20"
diameter, small brighter nucleus.
A mag 12 star is 2.2' SSE.
Located 7.5' NW of
18" (10/8/05): extremely faint, small, round, 15"-20" diameter, required averted to barely glimpse. Located 2' NNW of a mag 11.5 star and 7.5' NW of IC 1695 in AGC 193 = Shkh 40.
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01 24 53.7 -01 30 03
V = 14.2; Size 0.9'x0.3'; Surf Br = 12.3; PA = 160°
17.5" (9/19/87): very faint, very small, oval
~N-S. Located 6.0' NNE of
13.1" (9/22/84): extremely faint, very small, elongated NNW-SSE. Located 6' NNE of NGC 530.
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01 25 13.3 +14 52 21
V = 14.5; Size 0.9'x0.75'; PA = 84°
24" (12/1/13): faint, small, slightly elongated ~E-W,
weak concentration, overall low surface brightness (Sc face-on). Faintest in a trio with
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01 25 17.8 -01 31 03
V = 14.0; Size 1.2'x0.4'; Surf Br = 12.9; PA = 130°
17.5" (9/19/87): faint, very small, slightly elongated,
weak concentration. Located 2.8'
NW of
13.1" (9/24/84): faint, very small, almost round.
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UGC 987 = MCG +05-04-058 = CGCG 502-082 = Mrk 993 = PGC 5284
01 25 31.5 +32 08 11
V = 13.5; Size 2.1'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.5; PA = 32°
24" (1/12/13): moderately large edge-on oriented 5:1 SW-NE, 1.2'x0.25', faint extensions, bright elongated core that increases to a faint stellar nucleus. A mag 15.5 star are off the NE end, aligned with the major axis and a mag 16.2 star was noted 1.2' SE of center. The KTG 7 trio, consisting of UGC 950, UGC 959 and CGCG 502-080, lies ~12' NW, although this galaxy shares the same redhisft as UGC 950. UGC 959 and CGCG 502-080 have twice as high redshifts.
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UGC 996 = CGCG 385-123 = PGC 5289
01 25 32.0 -01 30 10
V = 14.0; Size 0.9'x0.2'; Surf Br = 11.9; PA = 89°
17.5" (9/19/87): very faint, extremely small, slightly
elongated ~E-W, weak concentration.
A pair of mag 13.5 stars are 40" SE and 1.1' E of center. Located 8.1' SSW of
13.1" (9/22/84): very faint, very small, round. A pair of stars are close following.
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01 25 44.3 -01 27 24
V = 14.1; Size 1.0'x0.3'; Surf Br = 12.5; PA = 124°
17.5" (9/19/87): very faint, extremely small, small
bright core. Located 4.7' S of NGC
541, 4.1' NE of UGC 996 and 4.4' SE of
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01 32 44.2 +85 00 51
V = 14.2; Size 1.4'x0.5'; Surf Br = 13.7; PA = 101°
18" (8/31/11): faint, small, elongated 2:1 WNW-ESE,
0.4'x0.2'. A mag 14 star is just
off the north edge and a mag 12.5 star is 1.1' south.
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01 28 36.8 -01 43 54
V = 14.0; Size 1.2'x0.4'; PA = 157°
24" (9/23/17): at 375x; faint, fairly small, elongated 5:2 NNW-SSE, 35"x15", low even surface brightness. A mag 13.8 star is less than 1' W. Two bright stars are 2' SSW with the southeastern star a close, unequal double roughly mag 12/14 (surprisingly not in the WDS). Located 15' NE of NGC 564 in AGC 194.
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01 29 11.1 +11 08 26
V = 14.4; Size 1.2'x0.7'; Surf Br = 14.1; PA = 11°
24" (10/1/16): at 375x; extremely faint glow near my
threshold at this power. Just a
momentary hazy spot (no structure) in the same position was occasionally seen
1.1' NE of
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01 29 47.0 +45 35 57
V = 13.3; Size 1.7'x1.0'; PA = 30°
24" (9/24/22): at 285x; bright for a UGC galaxy, oval
4:3 SW-NE, ~1.2'x0.9'. A mag 15.6
star is at the S edge, a 13th mag star is 40" E of center, and a line of
three stars extending N is close NE.
Forms a pair with
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01 32 13.4 +32 06 09
V = 15.4; Size 1.1'x0.5'; PA = 102°
24" (12/1/13): This is the eastern component of
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01 32 29.3 +04 35 54
V = 13.7; Size 1.3'x1.1'; PA = 15°
24" (12/22/14): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, round, low surface brightness, weak concentration.
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01 33 34.5 -01 05 26
V = 14.9; Size 0.8'x0.2'; PA = 117°
24" (12/22/14): faint, small, oval 3:2,
15"x10" (core only).
Faintest of three in a trio of edge-ons (WBL 049) with
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UGC 1120 = MCG +00-05-009 = CGCG 386-010 = WBL 049-002 = PGC 5830
01 34 02.4 -01 04 33
V = 13.8; Size 1.9'x0.5'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 139°
24" (12/22/14): fairly faint, moderately large, very
elongated 3:1 NW-SE, 0.9'x0.3', brighter core. Second brightest in trio of edge-ons with
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UGC 1123 = MCG +00-05-010 = CGCG 386-011 = WBL 049-003 = PGC 5838
01 34 08.0 -01 01 56
V = 13.6; Size 1.3'x0.4'; Surf Br = 12.6; PA = 71°
24" (12/22/14): moderately bright, fairly small, elongated 2:1 WSW-ENE, 30"x15", bright core. Brightest in trio (WBL 049) of edge-ons with UGC 1120 3' SSW and UGC 1116 9' SW.
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01 38 34.8 +34 59 32
Size 1.4'x0.35'; PA = 69°
24" (2/5/21): at 260x; fairly faint, fairly small,
elongated 5:2 WSW-ENE, ~45"x18", small brighter core Two mag 13.7 and 14.3 stars less than
2' N are collinear with the galaxy.
Located 23' S of
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01 40 28.0 +34 37 31
V = 14.0; Size 2.0'x0.3'; Surf Br = 13.2; PA = 55°
24" (12/1/13): at 260x, this flat galaxy appeared as a very faint thin glow with a low even surface brightness, 0.8'x0.15'. Nearly hidden within a group of stars that detracts from viewing. A mag 12.7 is superimposed near the southwest tip and the galaxy mostly extends to the northeast of this star. A mag 13 star is just north of the northeast end.
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01 42 06.4 +07 39 46
V = 14.4; Size 0.7'x0.7'
24" (12/1/13):
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UGC 1198 = MCG +14-02-006 = CGCG 360-007 = CGCG 361-004 =
01 49 17.7 +85 15 38
V = 13.8; Size 0.8'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.1; PA = 85°
18" (8/31/11): faint to fairly faint, small, round,
20". This small elliptical
has a reasonably high surface brightness with a sharp edge, so appeared like a
small knot. Situated on the west
side of a group of stars including mag 8
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01 43 57.8 +02 21 00
V = 14.0; Size 1.2'x1.1'
24" (11/15/22): at 260x and 327x; moderately bright, fairly small, round, 25", high surface brightness, faint stellar nucleus.
This is a well-studied Seyfert galaxy (514 references in SIMBAD) and both a radio and x-ray source.
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01 44 20.6 +17 28 39
V = 12.7; Size 1.3'x0.6'; Surf Br = 12.1; PA = 102°
17.5" (10/13/01): fairly faint, elongated 2:1 WSW-ENE,
1.0'x0.5'. A mag 10 star lies 7'
SW. This is a fairly prominent UGC
galaxy. The collisional ring
system
17.5" (12/28/00): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated
5:2 ~E-W, 1.0'x0.4', slightly brighter core. A mag 10 star lies 7' SW. The collisional ring galaxy,
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01 48 52.4 +10 35 24
V = 14.6; Size 0.9'x0.2'; PA = 46°
24" (12/28/13): at 375x; very faint, elongated 5:2 SW-NE, low even surface brightness, 30"x12". A mag 12 star just 24" NE detracts from viewing. Located 4' N of IC 162 = Arp 228.
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01 49 05.8 +34 58 59
Size 0.9'x0.6'; PA = 103°
24" (11/21/19): at 375x; faint, oval 3:2 ~E-W, low
nearly even surface brightness, 30"x20". A mag 13.4 star is 1.5' SE. A pair of CGCGs, 522-011 and 522-013 are 2.7' and 4'
ESE. Mag 8.3
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01 49 15.7 +35 04 23
Size 1.1'x0.6'; PA = 23°
24" (11/21/19): at 375x; between fairly faint and
moderately bright, oval 3:2 SSW-NNE, low nearly even surface brightness,
30"x20". Located 2.9' E
of a mag 10 star. UGC 1269 lies
5.8' SSW, along two small CGCGs (522-11 and 522-13). Probably an outlying member of
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01 49 25.8 +35 27 09
V = 13.2; Size 1.7'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.5; PA = 75°
17.5" (10/17/87): fairly faint, fairly small, oval
WSW-ENE, weak concentration.
Located 2.1' ENE of mag 7.8
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01 49 24.8 +13 22 08
V = 14.7; Size 0.9'x0.3'; PA = 149°
24" (12/12/17): at 375x; faint, fairly small, elongated
5:3 NW-SE, ~30"x18", low surface brightness. Picked up 11' NE of UGC
1271, which is now identified as likely
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01 49 31.4 +32 35 20
V = 12.3; Size 3.9'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.0; PA = 38°
17.5" (10/5/02): very faint, fairly small, very
elongated 7:2 SW-NE, 0.7'x0.2'.
Very low surface brightness streak except for a very small brighter
core.
17.5" (12/4/93): faint, fairly large, edge-on 5:1 SW-NE, 2.5'x0.5', very low irregular surface brightness. Forms a very close pair with compact CGCG 503-027 close following 0.8' SE of center. Located in a rich star field.
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01 59 01.3 +86 40 25
V = 13.5; Size 1.1'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 179°
18" (8/31/11): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated
3:2 N-S, ~30"x20". A mag
14.5 star is at the south end.
Situated nearly between 10th magnitude
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01 50 33.0 +35 21 29
V = 14.9; Size 1.0'x0.6'; Surf Br = 14.1; PA = 85°
17.5" (10/17/87): extremely faint, very small, possibly
elongated ~N-S. Located 5.0' NNW
of
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UGC 1306 = MCG +05-05-017 = CGCG 503-034 = PGC 6802
01 50 46.8 +32 32 48
V = 13.6; Size 1.2'x1.1'; Surf Br = 13.8; PA = 67°
17.5" (10/5/02): faint, fairly small, round, 0.6'
diameter, low surface brightness.
Situated at the southeast side of a group of ~10 stars elongated
N-S. UGC 1281 lies 16' WNW. Located 28' ESE of naked-eye mag 5.8
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01 50 51.3 +36 16 33
V = 12.8; Size 2.3'x2.3'; Surf Br = 14.6
17.5" (10/17/87): faint, very small, round. A mag 13 star is involved at the west
end just 12" from the center.
This member of AGC 262 is located 1.9' NW of a mag 10 star and 6.8' SE
of
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01 51 17.6 +34 50 55
Size 0.9'x0.4'; PA = 173°
24" (11/21/19): at 375x; extremely faint, small, no
details. Only occasionally pops
and no details. Located 1.5' S of
brighter
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01 51 23.6 +33 01 52
V = 14.0; Size 1.0'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 144°
24" (9/15/12): fairly faint, small, slightly elongated,
0.5'x0.4', weak concentration.
Located 9' SE of
17.5" (10/5/02): faint, elongated 4:3 NNW-SSE, 0.8'x0.6'. Weak, even concentration to a faint, stellar nucleus. This galaxy is the second brightest in AGC 260.
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01 51 29.2 +36 03 57
V = 13.9; Size 0.9'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.1; PA = 155°
17.5" (12/19/87): faint or fairly faint, small, slightly elongated N-S, weak concentration.
17.5" (10/17/87): faint, small, slightly elongated
N-S. A mag 13 star is 1.1' N. Located 9' E of a mag 7.8
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01 52 12.7 +36 05 51
V = 14.4; Size 1.2'x0.3'; Surf Br = 13.2; PA = 10°
24" (12/8/20): at 260x; very faint, small,round, 18", low surface brightness (core region) with extremely low surface brightness extensions N-S. A mag 15.4 star is off the N end [38" from center] and a mag 14.5 star (with mag 15.5-16 companion) is off the S end [48" from center].
17.5" (12/19/87): extremely faint, very small, irregularly round. Several faint stars near including two mag 14 stars 0.8' SSW and 0.9' SW and a mag 13.5 star 1.6' WSW
This galaxy is identified as NGC 700 in RNGC, UGC, PGC and
DSFG, although possibly a better candidate is
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01 52 21.8 +35 47 47
V = 14.2; Size 0.9'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.5; PA = 75°
17.5" (12/19/87): extremely faint, very small, almost
round. An 8" mag 14 double
star is 0.9' W. Forms a pair with
17.5" (10/17/87): extremely faint and small, round. A close mag 14/15 double lies ~1' W.
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UGC 1339 = MCG +06-05-026 = CGCG 522-032 = PGC 6938
01 52 24.8 +35 51 23
V = 13.7; Size 1.1'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.6
17.5" (10/17/87): faint, small, round. A mag 15 star is at the ENE edge 15" from the center. Forms a pair with UGC 1338 3.6' SSW within AGC 262. The superimposed star is Ho 48b.
13.1" (10/20/84): faint, small, slightly elongated SW-NE.
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01 52 34.7 +36 30 03
V = 12.7; Size 1.6'x0.8'; Surf Br = 12.8; PA = 22°
17.5" (10/24/87): faint, extremely small. Located just 25" N of a mag 10.5
star which lies just off the south edge!
Forms a trio with
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UGC 1347 = MCG +06-05-032 = CGCG 522-038 = A0149+36 = PGC 6961
01 52 45.8 +36 37 07
V = 12.9; Size 1.3'x1.1'; Surf Br = 13.1
17.5" (10/24/87): fairly faint, fairly small, round. Located just NW of a mag 12 star (39" to center). An extremely faint mag 15.5 star is at the west edge. This member of AGC 262 is situated 7.4' NNE of UGC 1344 in a trio with UGC 1350 which lies 6.7' S.
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UGC 1350 = MCG +06-05-034 = CGCG 522-042 = PGC 6977
01 52 57.5 +36 30 46
V = 13.2; Size 1.7'x1.2'; Surf Br = 13.9; PA = 55°
17.5" (10/24/87): very faint, fairly small, elongated SSW-NNE, even surface brightness. Last of three with UGC 1344 4.7' W and UGC 1347 6.7' NNW in AGC 262.
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01 53 23.0 +36 57 18
V = 13.1; Size 1.2'x1.0'; Surf Br = 13.2; PA = 110°
17.5" (10/24/87): fairly faint, very small, round,
small bright core. Forms the east
vertex of a parallelogram with three mag 12 stars to the west and NW, with the
closest two stars 2.6' W and 2.7' NW.
Located 8.7' NNE of
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01 53 42.3 +29 56 00
V = 13.4; Size 0.9'x0.8'; Surf Br = 12.9
17.5" (9/1/02): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, 0.7'x0.6', weak concentration to a brighter core.
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01 54 19.7 +36 37 47
V = 13.9; Size 1.7'x0.45'; Surf Br = 13.3; PA = 140°
17.5" (10/24/87): very faint, small, edge-on NW-SE. Forms a pair with CGCG 522-053 4.6' W within AGC 262.
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01 54 41.0 -00 08 36
V = 13.7; Size 1.0'x0.75'; PA = 47°
24" (12/21/16): at 282x; fairly faint or moderately
bright, fairly small, elongated 4:3 SW-NE, 25"x18", very small bright
core, occasional stellar nucleus.
Forms a pair (similar distance) with
In 2016 it was announced UGC 1382, which was believed to be a passive elliptical galaxy, is actually a giant low surface brightness galaxy (GLSB) which rivals the archetypical GLSB Malin 1 in size. It has two components: a high surface brightness disk galaxy surrounded by an extended low surface brightness (LSB) disk. The main body of the galaxy is embedded in a massive low-density HI disk with a radius of 110 kpc, making this one of the largest isolated disk galaxies known.
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01 54 53.8 +36 55 05
V = 13.3; Size 0.7'x0.6'; Surf Br = 12.3; PA = 170°
17.5" (12/19/87): fairly faint, very small, slightly
elongated E-W, small bright core.
A pretty double star mag 10.5/11.5 at 21" separation lies 3.5'
W. Brightest of three with CGCG
522-061 3' SSE and
17.5" (10/24/87): moderately bright, very small, slightly elongated, faint stellar nucleus.
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01 55 21.3 +36 18 23
Size 1.0'x0.22'; PA = 45°
17.5" (10/24/87): faint, very small, round. A pair of mag 13 stars oriented SW-NE
are between 1.5'-2' SE. Located 4.7'
WSW of a mag mag 8.5
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01 55 58.5 +37 07 46
V = 13.9; Size 1.2'x1.1'; Surf Br = 14.0
17.5" (12/19/87): extremely faint, very small, round. A line of four stars oriented NW-SE is just east including a mag 13.5 star off the NE edge 24" from center and similar star 38" E. Located 7.7' SSW of 56 Andromedae (V = 5.7) within AGC 262.
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01 56 04.4 +36 07 53
V = 13.0; Size 2.3'x0.3'; Surf Br = 12.4; PA = 156°
17.5" (10/24/87): very faint, very elongated NNW-SSE,
very diffuse. A mag 9.5 star is
superimposed on the NW end. This
member of AGC 262 is also located 2.7' S of mag 8.6
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01 56 43.9 +36 23 05
V = 13.7; Size 1.1'x0.3'; Surf Br = 12.2; PA = 1°
17.5" (11/14/87): faint, small, elongated ~N-S, weak concentration. Member of AGC 262.
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01 56 57.0 +40 20 29
Size 1.5'x1.0'; PA = 50°
24" (2/15/23): at 327x; fairly faint (relatively bright for a UGC), elongated 3:2 SW-NE, ~40-45" length, bright and slightly bulging core increases to a small bright nucleus. Seems brighter occasionally along the spine of the major axis, very diffuse halo with averted. Situated in a busy star field 48' SE of 5.4-magnitude 55 And. A 10th mag star is 2' E and two 12th mag stars 3' and 4' SE are collinear with the galaxy.
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01 56 52.1 +05 46 29
V = 14.0; Size 1.0'x0.5'; PA = 175°
24" (12/21/16): at 375x; fairly faint to moderately bright, small, roundish, 18" diameter, high surface brightness (core only), occasional sharp stellar nucleus. Increases a bit in size with averted (very low surface brightness halo). Located 11.7' NE of NGC 741, the brightest in a group (WBL 061).
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01 57 26.8 +17 13 14
V = 13.8; Size 0.9'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.1; PA = 70°
24" (12/1/16): at 375x; faint, fairly small, roundish,
~25" diameter, low surface brightness patch with only a weak concentration
and no distinct core or zones in fairly poor seeing. The surface brightness appeared irregular, though. The extremely faint companion (
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01 57 39.0 +36 15 19
V = 14.2; Size 1.3'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.3; PA = 164°
17.5" (11/14/87): very faint, very small, slightly
elongated roughly N-S. A mag 14
star is 1.0' SE. Located 5.8' NNE
of
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01 57 21.7 +05 36 36
V = 14.6; Size 0.9'x0.5'; PA = 38°
24" (12/21/16): at 375x; faint, fairly small, oval 3:2
SW-NE, 30"x20", very low surface brightness patch, no core or
zones. Collinear with two 14th
magnitude stars 2' and 3' E. Located
15' E of
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01 58 02.9 +03 22 11
V = 14.7; Size 1.3'x0.4'; PA = 52°
48" (11/5/21): at 610x; moderately bright, fairly
large, very elongated ~5:1 SW-NE, ~1.2'x0.25', broad weak concentration but no
distinct core or nucleus. A mag 12 star is 1.3' E.
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01 58 06.7 +03 05 15
V = 14.2; Size 0.8'x0.5'; PA = 166°
48" (11/5/21):
24" (1/31/14): faint, small, slightly elongated N-S, ~15"x12" diameter. Increases in size with averted to 0.4'x0.3'.
In Arp's category of elliptical galaxies close to and perturbing spirals. The SDSS shows this is a disrupted Magellanic-type system with a tidal plume to the NW.
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01 58 30.0 +25 21 36
V = 13.5; Size 1.4'x0.6'; PA = 130°
24" (9/28/19): at 322x; fairly faint, moderately large,
elongated but irregular, 0.8'x0.5', broad concentration, appears to be a
spiral. Situated between a mag
13.5 star 1.5' W and a mag 10.6/12.5 pair (POU 154) at 11".
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UGC 1462 = MCG +04-05-026 = CGCG 482-034 = LGG 041-011 = PGC 7506
01 59 09.4 +25 23 09
V = 14.9; Size 1.5'x1.0'; PA = 65°
24" (9/28/19): at 322x; very faint, fairly small, very
low surface brightness glow, seemed elongated SW-NE, no structure. A mag 13.5 star at the SW edge
interferes with the view. Brighter
UGC 1451 lies 9' WSW. Located 10'
SE of mag 9.8
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02 00 54.9 +38 12 39
V = 13.1; Size 1.8'x0.7'; PA = 86°
24" (11/24/14): at 375x; fairly faint to moderately
bright, moderately large, very elongated 3:1 E-W, 0.8'x0.3', fades at
tips. Seems to have a sharper
light cut off on the north side. A string of four mag 13-14.5 stars is close
NE. Picked up 14' NE of
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02 01 19.8 +33 19 46
V = 13.4; Size 0.8'x0.7'; Surf Br = 12.8; PA = 75°
17.5" (10/5/02): fairly faint, fairly small, nearly
round, 0.6'x0.5', symmetrical appearance with just a weak concentration. Located 2.3' WNW of a mag 8.7 star with
a mag 10 star just 1.2' ENE. This
galaxy follows the
17.5" (9/1/02): faint, small, slightly elongated SW-NE,
0.5'x0.35', weak concentration.
Located 2.4' NW of mag 8.7
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02 02 34.2 +23 38 25
V = 14.8; Size 1.3'x0.5'; PA = 10°
24" (12/12/17): at 375x; faint, fairly small, elongated
~4:3 N-S, 20"x15", low surface brightness. I probably only viewed the brighter central region.
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02 02 48.1 +26 34 53
V = 14.4; Size 0.9'x0.8'; Surf Br = 14.0
24" (12/22/14): very faint, fairly small, slightly
elongated 24"x20", low even surface brightness. Located 18' ENE of
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02 06 04.0 +29 47 35
V = 12.8; Size 1.5'x1.2'; PA = 130°
24" (2/15/23): at 375x; moderately bright, slightly elongated NW-SE, ~40" diameter. Strong and sharp concentration with a small bright core that increases to a quasi-stellar nucleus. The halo is faint and fades out without a definite edge, but might spread to ~1' diameter.
In a trio (USGC U100) at z = .016 with
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UGC 1591 = MCG +05-06-005 = CGCG 504-009 = LGG 043-004 = PGC 8019
02 06 12.4 +29 57 59
V = 13.7; Size 1.5'x0.3'; PA = 153°
24" (2/15/23): at 375x; fairly faint, thin edge-on NNW-SSE, 45"x10", contains a very bright core with fainter "wings". A mag 13.8 star is off the south end. In a trio (USGC U100) with UGC 1596 4' NE and UGC 1590 11' SSW.
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UGC 1596 = MCG +05-06-006 = CGCG 504-011 = PGC 8040
02 06 30.3 +29 59 35
V = 13.5; Size 1.2'x0.7'; PA = 125°
24" (2/15/23): at 375x; relatively bright, fairly small, slightly elongated, small bright core, 30" diameter. A mag 13.8 is off the SE end. In a trio with UGC 1591 4' SW and UGC 1590 13' SSW.
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02 06 16.0 -00 17 29
V = 13.9; Size 1.0'x0.5'; PA = 0°
24" (12/28/16): at 432x; fairly faint, fairly small,
slightly elongated N-S, 25"x20". Two 13th magnitude stars are 50" NW and 1.0' W and a
mag 14.5 star is 1.0' ESE.
In the 1980s, prominent broad lines appeared in the optical
spectrum of a black-hole system called
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02 07 34.1 +02 06 54
V = 14.0; Size 0.8'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.2
48" (10/25/11): fairly bright, fairly small, roundish,
40"x35", contains a very small bright core.
17.5" (10/25/97): faint, small, round, 30"
diameter, weak even concentration to a faint, nearly stellar nucleus. This is the second brightest of five
galaxies in
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02 07 37.5 +02 10 50
V = 14.3; Size 0.9'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.7; PA = 52°
48" (10/25/11): fairly bright, round, 35"
diameter, very small bright core.
A mag 15 star is 25" NW.
Forms a close pair with
17.5" (10/25/97): extremely faint, very small, round,
20" diameter. Located close
SE [25"] of a mag 14.5-15 star.
This is the faintest of five viewed in HCG 15 and located 1.9' NNW of
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UGC 1620 = HCG 15C = MCG +00-06-040 = PGC 8117
02 07 39.7 +02 08 59
V = 13.6; Size 0.8'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.0
48" (10/25/11): fairly bright, moderately large, round, 40" diameter, contains a very small bright core. UGC 1617 = HCG 15B lies 2.5' SW and UGC 1618 = HCG 15 D lies 1.9' NNW
17.5" (10/25/97): faint, fairly small, round, 40" diameter. This galaxy is probably the brightest of five viewed in HCG 15 and appeared slightly brighter than HCG 15A = UGC 1624 3.5' ENE.
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02 07 53.1 +02 10 03
V = 13.7; Size 1.1'x0.5'; Surf Br = 13.0; PA = 130°
48" (10/25/11): bright, moderately large, elongated 2:1
NW-SE, 0.8'x0.4'. Sharply
concentrated with a small bright core and stellar nucleus. Last of six in HCG 15. Two mag 13.5 stars lie 1.2' S and 1.8'
SSW.
17.5" (10/25/97): faint, small, elongated 3:2 NW-SE,
35"x25", weak concentration.
Forms the northern vertex of a triangle with two mag 13 stars 1.2' S and
1.8' SSW. This is the
"A" component of HCG 15 including
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02 08 21.4 +41 28 46
V = 13.4; Size 1.4'x1.2'
24" (2/8/18): at 282x; faint, fairly small, roundish, very low surface brightness, irregular appearance to the halo, perhaps 50"-60" diameter.
Occasionally an extremely faint, very small spot, ~10" diameter, was fleetingly glimpsed at the same spot on the south edge of the galaxy [40" from center]. Arp placed this system in his class for spirals with high surface brightness companions on their arm and the companion is identified as Arp 74B in NED.
24" (12/21/16): at 282x; faint, moderately large, roundish but sometimes a slightly brighter elongated outline is seen, 0.8' to 1.0' diameter, very low but slightly irregular surface brightness (face-on barred spiral), slightly brighter nucleus. Forms a close pair with Arp 74B at the south edge, but the companion was not seen with confidence. Located 1.2° SE of Gamma And (Almach).
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02 09 38.5 +35 47 51
Size 1.1'x0.9'; PA = 94°
24" (12/12/17): at 375x; fairly faint, moderately
large, roundish, well concentrated with a small bright core, very diffuse halo
fades into background, at least 45" diameter. An extremely faint companion (
E.E. Barnard probably discovered UGC 1651 on 5 Sep 1890 with the 12-inch refractor at Lick Observatory. He noted "small, faint, 2 stars follow. A 3rd mag star 45' south." He later added the note "Beta Triang?" and used his offset to compute a position just 3.6' south of UGC 1651.
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02 12 13.5 +39 14 08
V = 13.2; Size 1.8'x1.0'; Surf Br = 13.7; PA = 48°
24" (12/12/17): fairly faint to moderately bright, well
defined small bright core, slightly elongated 5:4, ~30 diameter. Situated in a fairly rich star field 3'
SSW of a mag 10.6 star and 24' ENE of
17.5" (10/5/02): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 ~E-W, well concentrated to a bright core. Located 2.9' SSW of a mag 10.5 star and 20' NE of 59 Andromedae (6.1/6.8 at 17"). NGC 828 lies 24' WSW. Member of the Pisces-Perseus Supercluster.
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02 13 45.1 +04 06 08
V = 14.1; Size 0.5'x0.35'; PA = 0°
24" (11/21/19): at 375x; fairly faint, very small, fairly bright stellar nucleus surrounded by a very small halo (Zwicky compact), 10" or less diameter! Relatively high surface brightness. A mag 13 star is 0.6' N and a group of 5 mag 13-14 stars is ~3' N.
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02 15 38.3 +35 31 25
Size 1.3'x1.1'; PA = 40°
24" (2/15/23): at 327x; fairly faint, roudish, 40" diameter, broad concentration to a small brighter core. A 14th mag star is off the south side [0.8' from center], another 14th mag stars is 1.5' NNE, and a 10th mag star is 5' SSW.
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02 17 23.1 +38 24 50
Size 0.9'x0.3'; PA = 86°
24" (9/24/22): at 325x and 375x; fairly faint (relatively bright for a UGC), quite elongated 5:2 E-W, ~45"x18". Contains a small bright mottled core. Collinear with a very wide mag 10/10.8 pair 3' to the west.
UGC 1757 is part of a galaxy triplet (LGG 054) with
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02 17 59.8 +35 45 48
Size 1.1'x0.7'; PA = 47°
24" (2/15/23): at 327x; very faint, fairly small,
~30" diameter, diffuse with a nearly even low even surface brightness
(slightly brighter core). Forms a
pair with
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UGC 1767 = MCG +06-06-009 = CGCG 523-012 = WBL 067-002 = LGG 054-002 = PGC 8782
02 18 05.1 +38 04 36
Size 1.0'x1.0'
24" (2/15/23): at 327x; faint, moderately large, very
diffuse patch, ~40" diameter but irregular. Just 2' W is TUC 1, a 3.3" pair of mag 9.2/11 stars
that was resolved at 225x, though it interferes with viewing. Forms a pair with
24" (9/24/22): at 285x; faint, fairly large, slightly elongated, diffuse, at least 1.0' diameter. Weak concentration with slightly brighter "core" offset to the N end. Situated just 2' E of a bright star, which was resolved as a 3.3" double (Tucker 1) with mag 9.2/11.0 components. Unfortunately, it could not be easily moved off the field. UGC 1772 lies 5' SE.
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02 18 11.0 +37 05 46
Size 1.0'x0.6'; PA = 125°
24" (9/24/22): at 285x; fairly faint, elongated 3:2
NW-SE, diffuse with only a weak central brightening, 45"x30". A mag 14.5 star is off the W side
[40" WSW of center]. Located
5' NW of mag 7.8
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UGC 1772 = CGCG 523-014 = WBL 067-003 = LGG 054-003 = PGC 8804
02 18 27.2 +38 01 24
Size 0.8'x0.4'; PA = 142°
24" (2/15/23): at 327x; fairly faint, slightly elongated NW-SE but changes orientation occasionally as fainter halo appears, ~35" diameter, irregular surface brightness or patchy. A mag 14.8 star easily visible at the east edge and a similar star further out on the west side. Forms a pair with UGC 1767 5.4' NW.
24" (9/24/22): at 285x; moderately bright (bright for a UGC), oval 5:4 NW-SE, 0.6' major axis. A mag 14.8 star is at the E edge and a similar one is less than 1' W. UGC 1767 is 5' NW.
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02 18 26.4 +05 39 14
V = 12.8; Size 1.5'x1.5'; Surf Br = 13.5
48" (10/29/16): at 488x; the Ring galaxy
48" (10/23/11): this collisional ring galaxy was viewed at 488x. It appeared sharply concentrated with a very bright, round core 0.3' diameter. The core is offset to the SE side of a much fainter and the halo is slightly elongated NW-SE, 0.9'x0.7'. A 90° bright arc (part of the ring!) was easily visible on the northwest edge of the halo. A 1993 study in AJ, 414, 154 by Charmandaris, Appleton and Marston showed this arc consists of a number of HII knots and strong star formation. A mag 14.8 star lies 1.3' W and a mag 13.5 star is 2' SW.
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02 18 42.9 +35 27 46
Size 1.3'x1.0'; PA = 32°
24" (2/15/23): at 327x; faint, fairly small, irregularly round, ~30" diameter, fairly low surface brightness. A faint mag 15.4 star is 1' W. Member of a physical triple with UGC 1765 and CGCG 523-9 ~20' NNW.
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02 19 30.8 +37 06 42
Size 1.0'x0.5'; PA = 9°
24" (9/24/22): at 285x; faint (but readily seen),
fairly small, low uniform surface brightness, slightly elongated N-S with
dimensions 30"x20". UGC
1769 is 16' W and
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02 19 38.4 +37 56 09
V = 14.1; Size 1.3'x0.4'; PA = 116°
24" (2/15/23): at 327x; extremely faint, thin streak, ~45"x8", low even surface brightness. A mag 9.9 star is 3.3' ESE.
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02 19 58.7 +01 55 49
V = 14.1; Size 1.0'x0.5'; Surf Br = 13.1; PA = 135°
24" (11/21/19): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small,
elongated 5:2 or 3:1 NW-SE, 35"x15", slightly brighter core, bulges
very slightly towards the center.
A very low surface brightness companion 1' NW was not noticed. Located 30' ENE of mag 5.6
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02 20 29.3 +06 48 39
Size 2.4'x0.3'; PA = 56°
24" (12/20/17): at 225x; extremely to very faint, very thin streak SW-NE, very low even surface brightness, no core, ~45"x12". A mag 13 star is 2' NE of center.
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02 20 59.1 +32 50 23
Size 1.0'x0.3'; PA = 164°
24" (12/17/22): at 327x; relatively bright with a high surface brightness core, elongated 2:1 or 5:2 NNW-SSE, 45"x20". A small group of 5 fairly similar stars is ~4' E or NE.
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02 20 53.4 +00 33 24
V = 14.0; Size 1.0'x0.7'; PA = 63°
24" (12/28/16): at 375x; faint to fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated SW-NE, 25"x20", brighter nucleus. A mag 13.2 star is close east [35" from center].
UM 420, a blue compact galaxy hosting intense star-formation activity, is at the east edge of the halo but apparently in the background at a redshift-based light travel time of 788 million years. It was possibly glimpsed at 375x and 500x as an extremely faint "star", but I wasn't confident of the observation to log it as seen.
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02 21 28.7 +39 22 32
V = 12.6; Size 1.9'x1.3'; Surf Br = 13.5; PA = 50°
48" (10/29/16): at 488x; the unusual spiral structure
in UGC 1810 = Hubble's "Rose" was easily visible. A long thin tidal arm can be traced
attached to the north side of the bright core. It unfurls sharply counterclockwise to the east and passes
through a mag 14 star. The arm
shoots due south of this star on the east end of the galaxy and continues to
curl southwest. It terminates due
south (or a bit west) of the core, ~1' from center. A second low surface brightness arm is attached on the south
side of the core and swings to the west, south of a superimposed mag 13.5
star. STF 251, an excellent
9.0/9.6 pair at 2.1" is 2.9' E.
Forms a striking interacting pair (
48" (2/18/12): larger and brighter component of Arp 273 along with UGC 1813, a thin edge-on 1.3' SE. At 488x the galaxy has an interesting chaotic appearance. It contains a very small bright core, ~15" diameter, with a bright nucleus. A mag 13.5 star is superimposed at the west edge of the core. A spiral arm emerges at the north side of the core and bends counterclockwise east towards a mag 14 star 40" NE of center and then fades out. The arm then reappears heading due south of the star for ~30", so the two sections seem detached at the star and unrelated. To the southwest of the core is a low surface brightness halo, increasing the overall size to 1.5'x1.0'.
18" (11/23/05): brighter and larger of an interacting pair with UGC 1813 1.3' SE. At 225x appeared faint, moderately large, elongated 5:3 SW-NE, 1.0'x0.6'. The view is confused by a mag 13.5 star at the west edge and a mag 14 star at the ENE edge. Broad, weak concentration with a very small, brighter core following the star on the west side. Located 3' W of the striking double star STF 251= 8/9 at 2.2" and 1.8' SW of a mag 10.4 star.
17.5" (10/5/02): faint, small, elongated 4:3 SW-NE, 0.8'x0.6'. The main diffuse glow of the galaxy extends between a mag 13 just off the west side of the core and a mag 13.5 star at the east end of the halo. The surface brightness is fairly low except for a very small brighter core just following the mag 13 star. Located 1.8' SW of a mag 10 star and 3' W of double star STF 251, a mag 8/9 2.5" pair that is a striking double at 263x. An edge-on companion UGC 1813 (forming Arp 273) close SE was not seen (transparency off).
17.5" (8/6/02): very faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2
SW-NE, 0.9'x0.6'. Spans between
two mag 13.5 stars on the NE end 40" from the core and superimposed on the
west side just 19" from the core.
The core of the galaxy is just a slightly brighter knot just following
the preceding star. Two bright
stars follow including mag 8.3
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UGC 1813 = Arp 273 NED2 = Arp 273:C1 = VV 323b = MCG +06-06-024 = CGCG 523-029 = PGC 8970
02 21 32.6 +39 21 25
V = 14.2; Size 1.5'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.5; PA = 93°
48" (2/18/12): at 488x, the fainter member of Arp 273 appeared as a fairly faint, thin edge-on 4:1 E-W, 0.6'x0.15', slightly brighter core. The curving tips were not seen.
18" (11/23/05): extremely faint, very small, 15" diameter, very low surface brightness. A mag 14 star lies 30" NNE. This is the fainter member of the double system Arp 273 with UGC 1810 just 1.3' NW. Two bright stars are near including a striking double ∑251= 8/9 at 2.2".
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02 21 23.7 +16 34 00
Size 2.5'x1.2'; PA = 158°
24" (11/15/22): at 260x and 327x; very large,
moderately low surface brightness, elongated ~2:1 NNW-SSE, no distinct core.
Increases in size with averted vision (low surface brightness outer halo), over
1.5' in diameter along major axis.
Located 25' SW of mag 6.8
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02 21 31.0 +14 11 56
Size 2.4'x0.2'; PA = 163°
24" (2/13/18): at 282x; this superthin galaxy appears
as a very faint, ghostly sliver, ~10:1 NNW-SSE, ~1.2'x0.1', slightly brighter
central region but overall very low surface brightness, fades out at the
tips. Although often visible, I
couldn't hold this galaxy continuously as it popped in an out of
visibility. Situated 3' NE of a mag
10.3 star. A mag 12.5 star is 1.6'
NE.
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02 22 31.1 +43 03 55
V = 14.3; Size 1.2'x0.7'; Surf Br = 14.0; PA = 155°
18" (11/13/07): very faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1
NW-SE, 0.6'x0.3'. The major axis
closely parallels a 1.4' string of mag 12-13 stars that is just west of the
galaxy. Located 6' NW of
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UGC 1837 = MCG +07-06-001 = CGCG 538-055 = CGCG 539-001 =
02 22 58.5 +43 00 43
V = 13.8; Size 0.8'x0.6'; Surf Br = 12.9; PA = 39°
18" (11/13/07): faint, small, slightly elongated SW-NE,
24"x18", weak concentration with a slightly brighter core. Located just 2.4' W of mag 8.5
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02 23 08.4 +41 22 20
V = 13.6; Size 1.5'x1.3'; Surf Br = 14.1
48" (10/25/11): at 488x and 610x, this interesting ring
galaxy (
The third component was a very faint, extremely small
"knot", perhaps 4" diameter (barely nonstellar), that was
superimposed south of center. It
formed the north vertex of a small equilateral triangle (sides
15"-20") with the pair of stars. This "knot" is classified as the ring nucleus (Arp
145:RN) in Madore's 2009 "Atlas of Collisional Ring Galaxies". Arp 145 is located just 3.7' SE of mag
5.8
Arp 145 is located 42' SW of the center of AGC 347 and it has a matching redshift, so is an outlying member of the cluster.
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UGC 1841 = MCG +07-06-003 = CGCG 538-057 = CGCG 539-003 =
02 23 11.4 +42 59 30
V = 14.0; Size 3.3'x2.3'; Surf Br = 16.2; PA = 126°
18" (11/13/07): UGC 1841 is the brightest of three UGC
galaxies in the field had a very strange appearance at 225x. The galaxy is
dominated by a sharply concentrated 25"x20" core that appears to be
elongated NW-SE. Surrounding the
core is a much larger, low surface brightness halo at least 2' in diameter. The galaxy appears odd with the
contrast between the dim halo and bright core and it happens to be sandwiched
between mag 8.4
Then I noticed the core was closely bracketed by two faint
"stars -- one just off the SE edge and a second star jammed up against the
NW end. This probably contributed
to the impression of elongation. I
had a suspicion these might not be stars due to their locations and checking
NED the "star" at the SE end is a virtually stellar galaxy,
Two additional UGC galaxies lie to the NW, UGC 1837 is just 2.7' NW, just beyond a mag 11 star close NW of UGC 1841 and UGC 1832 is 8.5' NW. The blazar, 3C 66A (V = 13.8-15.6) lies 6.4' NW. This entire remarkable field is at the northern outskirts of AGC 347 (similar redshift), just 40' N of NGC 891!
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02 24 31.6 +31 36 55
V = 14.2; Size 2.1'x0.3'; Surf Br = 13.5; PA = 121°
24" (2/5/13): at 375x this superthin galaxy appeared
very faint, extremely thin edge-on NW-SE, ~50"x8", very low even
surface brightness. Extends
between two mag 10.5 stars, reaching the NW star but stopping just south of the
SE star. The stars detract a bit
from viewing this phantom streak.
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02 24 47.3 +41 40 52
Size 1.0'x0.8'; PA = 165°
24" (11/23/19): at 375x; between faint and fairly
faint, fairly small, oval 3:2 NNW-SSE, fairly low surface brightness, broad
weak concentration. A mag 12.7 star is 1' N. This member of AGC 347 is 11' SW of
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02 24 24.8 -02 09 44
V = 13.3; Size 1.5'x1.0'; PA = 7°
24" (11/15/22): at 260x and 327x; fairly faint,
relatively large, slightly elongated, at least 1.0' diameter, nearly even
surface brightness. The double
star STF 266 (9.1/9.2 at 8") is 8' NE. Member of the
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02 25 07.4 +41 51 04
V = 13.9; Size 1.0'x0.5'; Surf Br = 13.0; PA = 30°
24" (11/23/19): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 SSW-NNE, ~30"x20", weak concentration. A mag 15.3 star is at the NE edge. Two stars, aligned N-S, are close NNW and collinear with the galaxy. Located 4' WNW of NGC 910 and 2.7' NE of a mag 9.6 star.
13.1" (10/20/84): very faint, very small, elongated, small brighter core. A faint star is involved at the NE tip. Located 4' NW of NGC 910 in AGC 347.
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02 25 50.6 +27 24 46
Size 0.9'x0.8'; PA = 130°
24" (11/21/19): at 375x; between very faint and faint,
fairly small, round, 25" diameter, low surface brightness. In a group with
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02 26 00.5 +39 28 15
V = 11.9; Size 3.7'x2.0'; Surf Br = 14.0; PA = 35°
17.5" (8/5/02): at 280x easily visible as a faint, moderately large glow, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, ~1.0'x0.6'. Fairly even concentration to a small brighter core. The outer extent of the faint halo increases in size with averted. The galaxy is situated midway between two mag 11.8 stars just outside the halo 1.1' NW and 1.3' SE of center. A mag 10.8 star lies 3' NE. Member of the Perseus-Pisces Supercluster.
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02 27 51.9 +45 56 49
V = 13.9; Size 1.5'x1.1'; Surf Br = 14.3; PA = 10°
17.5" (8/5/97): extremely faint, moderately large,
~1.5' diameter, very low surface brightness, required averted vision to
glimpse. This roundish
unconcentrated glow is situated within a group of stars including a mag 11 star
1.6' WSW and mag 13 stars 1' NW and 1' SE. I would not have noticed this object without averted vision
and knowing the exact location using a printed finder chart. Located 9.5' W of much brighter
This galaxy is assumed to be
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02 28 12.4 -01 20 56
V = 13.8; Size 1.7'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 10°
24" (11/21/19): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly large, very elongated 5:2 or 3:1 SSW-NNE, ~60"x20", low but uneven surface brightness. A mag 14.4 is 1.3' NNE of center. Located 14' SE of NGC 936.
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02 31 26.2 +01 20 47
V = 14.3; Size 1.5'x0.8'; PA = 61°
24" (12/20/17): at 225x; fairly faint, fairly small,
oval ~2:1 WSW-ENE, ~40"x20", slightly brighter along the major axis
but no defined core region.
Located 6' NE of
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02 31 52.6 +19 09 11
V = 13.9; Size 3.1'x0.5'; Surf Br = 14.1; PA = 96°
17.5" (11/17/01): extremely faint, moderately large ghostly streak, elongated ~2.0'x0.4' ~E-W. Requires averted to glimpse.
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02 32 22.7 +42 11 56
V = 13.4; Size 1.4'x1.0'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 35°
17.5" (11/27/92): very faint, small, slightly
elongated. A mag 14.5 star is just
off SE edge 1.1' from center. A
small group of 8 mag 13-14 stars is following. This galaxy was picked up while searching for
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UGC 2005 = MCG +00-07-035 = CGCG 388-043 = WBL 074-004 = PGC 9642
02 31 57.8 +01 14 47
V = 13.6; Size 1.2'x0.9'; PA = 111°
24" (12/20/17): at 225x; fairly faint or moderately bright, fairly small, round, 0.6' diameter. Contains a very small bright core that increases to a stellar nucleus. A mag 13.3 star is off the east side [1.2' from center]. In a group (WBL 074) with IC 232 11.5' W and UGC 1995 10' NW.
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02 33 17.1 +32 44 48
Size 0.7'x0.7'
18" (1/26/11): faint, small, round, 22" diameter,
slightly brighter core. Located
16' SW of
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02 33 24.5 +20 16 23
V = 14.1; Size 1.2'x0.8'; PA = 9°
24" (11/15/22): at 260x; faint, moderately large,
slightly elongated N-S, ~50" major axis, low surface brightness.
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02 33 42.9 +40 31 41
V = 13.2; Size 2.5'x1.9'; Surf Br = 14.8; PA = 170°
24" (2/5/13): at 282x appeared faint, very low surface
brightness oval patch among a group of stars which interfere a bit with
viewing. Roughly 0.7'x0.5', though
the surface brightness is too low to determine an edge to the halo. A mag 12.5 star is at the east
edge. Located 3.8' WNW of a mag
9.5 star. This dwarf irregular is
a member of the
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UGC 2038 = MCG +07-06-035 = PGC 9783 = PGC 9784
02 34 08.3 +40 30 47
Size 0.6'x0.25'; PA = 105°
24" (2/5/13): at 282x appeared extremely faint, very small, round, 12" (core of an extremely faint edge-on). Located 5' ESE of UGC 2038 (a low surface brightness dwarf) and 1.5' NE of a mag 9.5 star. UGC lists the magnitude as ~17! Member of the NGC 1023 group, along with UGC 2038.
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02 34 05.0 +01 21 06
V = 13.8; Size 1.2'x1.1'
24" (1/1/22): at 375x; UGC 2051 is an unusual S0 galaxy
with a fairly faint/moderately bright core, ~20" diameter, containing a
sharp stellar nucleus. The halo
was very difficult to confirm. Two
stars mag 13-14 at 20" separation and oriented N-S are off the SW
side. Much fainter
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UGC 2062 = MCG +00-07-046 = CGCG 388-055 = PGC 9813
02 34 35.8 +01 20 52
V = 14.7; Size 0.9'x0.5'
24" (1/1/22): at 375x; very faint, ill-defined, seems elongated ~E-W, ~0.5'x0.4'. Two 13th mag stars are 1.3' S and 0.7' SE. Pair with UGC 2051 7.7' W. Part of a group of 13 galaxies (USGC U130) at z ~ 0.022.
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02 35 10.1 +20 51 05
Size 2.0'x1.3'; PA = 170°
24" (1/23/22): at 260x; faint and large with a very low
surface brightness, elongated ~3:1 N-S, ~1.2'x0.4', seems brighter along the
spine [long bar oriented N-S].
Located 18' SE of
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02 35 22.5 +37 29 09
V = 14.0; Size 0.9'x0.8'; PA = 155°
24" (12/28/16): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small,
round, 25" diameter, broad weak concentration. A mag 15 star is 0.7' N. First and southermost in a trio (WBL 078) with
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UGC 2067 = MCG +06-06-061 = KUG 0232+373 = CGCG 523-067 = Holm 61C = WBL 078-002 = LGG 065-002 = PGC 9841
02 35 29.4 +37 31 08
V = 13.8; Size 2.3'x0.4'; PA = 158°
24" (12/28/16): at 375x; fairly faint, very elongated 5:1 NNW-SSE, 1.0'x0.2', slighty brighter nucleus. Second in a string of 3 UGC galaxies with UGC 2065 2.4' SW and UGC 2069 7.5' N.
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02 35 37.3 +37 38 21
V = 12.4; Size 2.3'x1.4'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 67°
24" (12/28/16): at 375x; fairly faint, large, low surface brightness, roughly oval 3:2 WSW-ENE, 1.4'x1.0', weak concentration. A star is superimposed northeast of center. Last and furthest north of 3 UGC galaxies (WBL 078) with UGC 2067 7.5' S and UGC 2065 9.7' SSW.
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02 36 04.5 +42 25 16
Size 1.4'x1.0'; PA = 86°
24" (2/15/23): at 375x; relatively bright for a UGC
galaxy, fairly small, slightly elongated SSW-NNE, 30" diameter, good
surface brightness (viewed mainly the core region). A 10th mag star is 3' WNW and mag 6.8
UGC 2073 has a similar redshift as the galaxy cluster AGC 347, which is centered 2° WSW, and it's part of the Pisces-Perseus supercluster.
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UGC 2074 = CGCG 539-058 = PGC 9870
02 36 02.5 +42 36 51
Size 0.8'x0.6'; PA = 127°
24" (2/15/23): at 375x; fairly faint but relatively easy for a UGC, good surface brightness, slightly elongated NW-SE, ~35" diameter. A small glow 1.5' NW (initially assumed to be a galaxy) is small clump of three faint stars (two are a very close pair). UGC 2073 is 11.5' south.
UGC 2074 has a similar redshift as the galaxy cluster AGC 347, which is centered 2.1° WSW, and it's part of the Pisces-Perseus supercluster.
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02 36 17.4 +25 25 20
V = 13.0; Size 5.4'x0.8'; Surf Br = 14.5; PA = 133°
17.5" (12/30/99): picked up at 100x as a ghostly streak, ~4'x1' oriented NW-SE with little or no central concentration. This large, low surface brightness edge-one was difficult to view at 220x although could be held steadily with averted vision. Appears ~4.0'x0.8' with a very weak broad concentration. A mag 10.5 star 4' NW is collinear with the major axis. There are several mag 10 stars in the field including one 7' N.
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02 36 33.1 +36 08 00
Size 1.0'x0.7'; PA = 92°
24" (9/24/22): at 285x; very faint, slightly elongated,
0.4'x0.3' (central region), low surface brightness. Located 4' ENE of
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02 36 31.7 +07 18 34
V = 14.5; Size 3.0'x0.25'; PA = 32°
24" (12/28/16): at 225x extremely faint, fairly small,
elongated ~5:2 SW-NE, ~20"x8", very low surface brightness! As the axial ratio of this bulgeless
superthin is ~12:1, I only picked up the slightly brighter central
section. Situated 1.5' W of a mag
12 star and 11' W of
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UGC 2094 = MCG +06-06-067 = CGCG 523-074 = PGC 9912
02 36 51.5 +36 06 45
Size 1.5'x1.5'
24" (9/24/22): at 285x; fairly large, diffuse galaxy, slightly elongated E-W, 1.25' diameter, very weak concentration. A mag 15.6 star is at the SE edge. Several bright stars are nearby including a mag 10.4 star 1.0' NE and a mag 10 star 2' N. UGC 2084 is 4' WNW.
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02 37 40.0 +34 25 54
V = 13.5; Size 1.2'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.2
17.5" (11/1/86): fairly faint, fairly small, very elongated ~E-W, brighter core. Located 12' NE of the red variable R Triangulum (5.4-12.6) 12' SW. This is a relatively bright UGC galaxy.
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02 38 05.5 +41 47 22
V = 13.8; Size 1.5'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.2; PA = 119°
18" (12/18/06): faint, fairly small, elongated NW-SE,
0.6'x0.3'. Appeared to be the core
of an edge-on, though the extensions were not visible. I'm surprised this galaxy was missed by
the visual observers as it was immediately visible once I starhopped over to
the field. A mag 11.7 star lies
2.6' NE. Located 10.5' NW of NGC
996 in the
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02 37 58.7 -01 50 39
V = 13.4; Size 1.7'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.7; PA = 2°
17.5" (11/14/87): very faint, fairly small, very elongated N-S. The RNGC incorrectly identifies this galaxy as NGC 1037.
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02 38 47.1 +40 41 55
V = 14.3; Size 1.0'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.9; PA = 0°
18" (12/18/06): very faint, small, round, 20"
diameter, low surface brightness.
A mag 13 star is at the west edge.
Located 11.8' SW of
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02 39 11.0 +41 14 44
V = 14.6; Size 1.0'x0.6'; PA = 6°
18" (12/18/06): extremely faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, very low even surface brightness, 0.6'x0.45'. Situated in a rich star field and required careful viewing to pick up. Located 22' due north of NGC 1003.
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02 39 06.1 +18 23 02
Size 1.8'x0.7'
48" (10/26/16): UGC 2140 consists of the connected glow
of
17.5" (1/9/99): the combined glow of interconnected HCG 18B, C and D was glimpsed for moments as an extremely low surface brightness, elongated haze. The glow appeared larger than HCG 18A just 1.5' SE, but I couldn't hold both objects simultaneously.
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02 39 36.6 +36 04 52
Size 0.6'x0.6'
24" (2/15/23): at 327x and 375x; fairly faint, round, 25" diameter, diffuse, no core (nearly uniform). A 15th mag star is off the NE side [0.6' from center].
24" (9/24/22): at 285x; relatively bright for a UGC, very well defined periphery, round, 30" diameter, moderate even surface brightness. A mag 15 star is only 0.6' NE of center (off the edge).
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02 41 15.5 +38 44 36
Size 1.4'x0.7'; PA = 153°
24" (11/24/14): at 200x; very faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 NNW-SSE, 30"x20", very low surface brightness. A mag 11.7 star at the NW edge interferes with viewing, though this would be a fairly difficult galaxy even without this star. This dwarf elliptical is a member of the NGC 1023 Group and is located 21' SSE of NGC 1023.
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02 43 11.3 +40 25 36
Size 2.9'x0.8'; PA = 146°
24" (9/24/22): at 285x; fairly faint, large, very elongated at least 5:2 NW-SE, 1.5'x0.6', contains a slightly brighter bulging core. Bracketed by two mag 12.4 stars 1.5' N and 1.3' SW. Located 17' NE of 5th mag 12 Persei.
UGC 2185 forms a pair with
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02 43 26.8 +41 24 25
V = 13.6; Size 1.4'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 78°
17.5" (11/27/92): very faint, fairly small, elongated
3:2 ~E-W, low surface brightness, no central concentration. Located 6.3' SW of a mag 8 which
detracts from viewing. Forms a
pair with
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02 43 44.2 +32 29 45
V = 14.9; Size 1.4'x0.3'; PA = 101°
24" (2/7/16): extremely faint, fairly small, very
elongated 3:1 E-W, ~30"x10".
This low surface brightness edge-on was only occasionally glimpsed with
effort. Situated 1.8' NW of NGC
1066 and 1.7' SW of
This galaxy is misidentified as
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02 43 49.1 +32 23 23
Size 0.7'x0.5'; PA = 44°
24" (2/7/16): very faint, small, round, low even
surface brightness, 18" diameter.
A mag 13 star is 0.8' W. This dwarf irregular is located just 2.8' NW of
mag 7.4
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02 46 04.0 +36 54 19
Size 0.8'x0.7'
18" (1/26/11): very faint, fairly small, round, low
even surface brightness, 30" diameter. This is the brightest galaxy (type cD) in
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02 48 04.4 +27 06 11
V = 13.8; Size 1.8'x0.3'; Surf Br = 13.1; PA = 65°
24" (1/1/16): at 225x; fairly faint/moderately bright,
very thin edge-on 6:1 SW-NE, 1'x10", slightly brighter core. Situated 2.1' NNW of mag 7.6
WH discovered UGC 2272 on 26 Oct 1786 (sweep 626) though wasn't certain if it was a nebula. He recorded "A star of about 8th of 9th magnitude, with an extremely faint nebulosity about 1' north of it; but it so faint that there is a doubt whether it may not consist of 2 or 3 small stars only." His position corresponds with UGC 2272, located 2' north-northwest of mag 7.6 HD 17382 but because of the doubt he didn't assign an internal discovery number. Steinicke confirms this pre-NGC discovery (April 2015).
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02 48 58.8 +03 10 07
V = 13.4; Size 1.4'x0.5'; PA = 82°
24" (11/15/22): at 260x and 327x; relatively bright for
a UGC galaxy, very elongated 3:1 E-W, 1.2'x0.4', brighter middle, mottled
appearance. The closest bright
star is mag 9.0
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02 49 27.9 -00 52 23
V = 13.3; Size 1.3'x1.2'; PA = 69°
24" (11/21/19): at 375x; fairly faint, slightly
elongated SW-NE, 50"x40", fairly even gradual concentration to the
center with a slightly brighter nucleus, well defined halo. I'm surprised this galaxy was missed by
Javelle, who discovered nearby
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02 50 11.0 +12 53 03
Size 1.2'x0.6'; PA = 30°
48" (10/30/16): Arp 190 NED1 = UGC 2320a is the
southern component of an interacting contact system with Arp 190 NED2 = UGC
2320b just 25" NNE. At 610x
the brighter southern galaxy appeared fairly faint, oval 3:2 ~N-S,
~24"x16", broad concentration, slightly brighter core, fairly low
surface brightness. A mag 16.5
star is at the west edge [16" from center]. I looked for the extremely low surface brightness tidal tail
that extends from the south end of
Arp 190 NED2 = UGC 2320b, the northern (blue spiral)
component, appeared very faint, small, round, 0.3' diameter.
24" (12/1/16): at 220x and 375x; extremely to very faint, fairly small, very low surface brightness. Sometimes glimpsed as slightly elongated, ~18"x14", other times seen as a small 12" knot (core?). Occasionally, there seemed to be a stellar object very near -- perhaps this is the mag 16.5 star at the west edge or the extremely faint companion, Arp 190 NED2, but I would need a better night to pin down.
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02 50 16.9 +00 05 31
V = 14.0; Size 1.0'x0.7'; PA = 21°
24" (1/25/22): at 228x and 375x; faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 ~N-S, 30"x15", even surface brightness. The seeing was soft at 375x and a few hours east of the meridian, so I wasn't able to resolve the faint edge on just off the west side.
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02 50 59.7 +37 28 00
Size 1.0'x0.8'; PA = 60°
24" (2/5/21):
moderately bright and large, roundish or perhaps slightly elongated,
brighter core increases to the center, halo fades out smoothly without a
distinct edge, ~50" diameter.
Situated within a distinctive 18' string of relatively bright stars (mag
10-12) oriented ~N-S! Located 20'
NE of mag 6.4
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02 53 12.0 +13 01 53
Size 1.2'x1.1'
24" (12/21/16): at 282x; faint, fairly small, very low
surface brightness patch ~20" diameter (probably the brighter central part
of this Magellanic system). A mag
14.8 star is 0.8' S. Located 7' W
of
The two galaxies are probably interacting as they share the same redshift and NGC 1134 has a tidal plume heading roughly in the direction of UGC 2362.
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02 54 01.8 +14 58 25
Size 1.0'x0.8'
24" (12/28/16): at 225x; UGC 2369, a double system, was
seen as a merged glow elongated N-S with distinct lumps or brightenings on the
north and south side. At 282x; the
components were nearly separated [22" between centers] with the northern
component (
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02 56 38.5 +41 20 00
V = 13.9; Size 1.0'x0.7'; PA = 70°
24" (2/5/21): at 260x; fairly faint, fairly small,
slightly elongated WSW-ENE, 35"x25", broad concentration, the halo
increases in size with averted vision to 40"x30". Nearly collinear with mag 12 stars 1.7'
NNE and 2.8' S. Three mag 14 stars
in a shallow N-S string lie 2' W.
Member of the
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02 58 47.4 +75 44 44
Size 4.1'x0.3'; PA = 12°
48" (11/5/21): at 375x; very faint, extremely thin and large edge-on, extends roughly 2' x 10" SSW-NNE, though the glow was not sharp edged. A mag 15.5 star is very close to the S end [at W edge on images] and a mag 12 star is near the N end [at E edge on images].
Visually, this superthin extended from the mag 15.5 star to just beyond the mag 12 star, which interfered with the view. The core was visible as a slightly brighter region S of the mag 12 star by the same separation as the two stars.
A cold breeze was flowing down the steep hill and blowing into the tube (pointing north) on 11/4 and 11/5, so the seeing was quite soft, compromising the view.
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02 58 22.1 +03 51 46
V = 14.0; Size 2.1'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 14°
24" (1/31/14): very faint, low surface brightness edge-on 5:1 SSW-NNE, 1.0'x0.2', slightly brighter central region, fades at tips. Located 3' NE of mag 9.2 HD 18451.
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02 58 29.7 +06 18 23
V = 14.2; Size 0.8'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.3; PA = 48°
18" (11/22/08): faint, small, elongated 3:2 SW-NE,
0.4'x0.2'. Located on the NE side
of
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02 59 58.6 +36 49 14
V = 13.6; Size 1.7'x0.9'; PA = 112°
24" (9/24/22): at 285x; fairly faint, elongated 2:1 NW-SE, 0.8'x0.4', brighter elongated core. A mag 12.5 star is 2.5' W.
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03 00 37.5 +35 10 07
V = 13.9; Size 1.1'x0.3'; Surf Br = 12.6; PA = 144°
17.5" (1/1/92): very faint, very small, round. I
probably only viewed the core. A
mag 14 star is attached at the NW end 22" from the center and a mag 15
star is also near. Located 3.9'
ESE of mag 8.3
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03 01 51.6 +35 50 27
Size 1.1'x0.6'
24" (2/8/18): the main glow of Zwicky's Nonet appeared faint, small, slightly elongated, ~20" diameter. I couldn't confidently resolve the two components G1 (B) and G3 (D) within this glow. However, ~20" E is G7 (G), which was occasionally visible (V = 15.6, B = 16.7) and separated from the main glow. It was difficult to determine if it appeared nonstellar, but it was certainly 6" or less in size.
The designations are from the 2017 paper "Zwicky's
Nonet: a compact merging ensemble of nine galaxies and 4C 35.06, a peculiar
radio galaxy with dancing radio jets" and the 1982 paper by Schneider and
Gunnl: "
17.5" (1/9/99): this member of
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03 01 53.9 +35 44 00
V = 13.3; Size 1.8'x1.5'; Surf Br = 14.2; PA = 0°
17.5" (1/9/99): very faint, very small, round, round, 15" diameter. With averted vision, much fainter extensions are just visible oriented N-S increasing the size to 30"x15". This galaxy is a member of the NGC 1167 (located 30' S) group. In the field is UGC 2493 (member of AGC 407) just 2.2' NE and UGC 2489 lies 6.8' N.
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UGC 2493 = MCG +06-07-036 = CGCG 524-047 = PGC 11444
03 01 58.0 +35 46 02
Size 1.4'x0.7'
17.5" (1/9/99): extremely faint, very small, round, 15" diameter. Located close SE of a pair of mag 13/14 stars. Uncertain if the "B" component was glimpsed or another nearby faint star. This galaxy is the brightest in AGC 407 including UGC 2489 5.7' N. Located 2.2' NE of UGC 2491.
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03 02 03.8 +36 05 55
V = 13.7; Size 1.0'x0.4'; Surf Br = 12.6; PA = 29°
17.5" (10/5/02): faint, fairly small, very elongated
3:1 SSW-NNE, 0.6'x0.2'. A mag 13.5
star is just beyond the SSW extension. Located 10' E of mag 7.3
17.5" (1/9/99): faint, edge-on streak oriented SSW-NNE, ~50"x10", no concentration. A mag 14 star is attached right at the SSW tip. UGC 2493 (brightest in AGC 407) lies 20' S.
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03 09 18.6 +80 07 50
Size 1.2'x0.7'; PA = 75°
24" (2/15/23): at 200x and 327x; fairly faint, slightly
elongated, ~1.0' diameter, weak concentration. A mag 15.2 star is just 0.6' N
of center. Two mag 13.3 and 12.0
stars to the west (by 2.3' and 3.6') are collinear with the galaxy. A mag 6.7 star (
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03 05 43.3 +36 47 10
V = 12.5; Size 3.5'x0.6'; PA = 136°
24" (2/15/23): at 263x; fairly faint, very large thin
edge-on streak NW-SE, diffuse with a slightly brighter middle. Extends nearly 3' in length and less
than 0.4' wide. The view is strongly hampered by 7th magnitude
UGC 2526 is a member of the NGC 1167 group (LGG 080) that also includes UGC 2465 and UGC 2491.
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03 11 26.9 +35 27 30
Size 1.1'x0.7'; PA = 48°
24" (2/5/21): at 260x; between faint and fairly faint,
fairly small, elongated 4:3 SW-NE, broad concentration with a slightly brighter
core. Located 6' NE of
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03 11 47.5 -00 24 11
V = 13.6; Size 1.6'x1.2'; PA = 163°
24" (1/25/22): at 228x; moderately bright and large, elongated 4:3 NNW-SSE, ~60"x45",
well concentrated with a bright core that increases to the center, low surface
brightness outer halo that fades into the background sky. Located 5.7' NNE of mag 7.1
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03 13 03.1 +42 27 26
V = 14.1; Size 1.0'x0.8'; PA = 59°
24" (2/8/18): at 375x; faint to fairly faint, small,
round, 20" diameter, stellar nucleus. A mag 14.5 star is barely off the SW side [30" from
center]. Located 11' NE of mag 6.2
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03 14 08.5 +41 17 32
V = 14.1; Size 1.5'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 25°
17.5" (1/7/89): very faint, small, oval SW-NE, even
surface brightness. Located 14'
WNW of
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03 15 01.5 +42 02 08
V = 13.6; Size 0.9'x0.8'; Surf Br = 12.4
17.5" (1/7/89): fairly faint, small, slightly
elongated. Member of AGC 426. Nearby are
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UGC 2612 = MCG +07-07-038 = CGCG 540-065 = PGC 12089
03 15 14.6 +41 58 50
V = 14.3; Size 0.8'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 110°
17.5" (1/7/89): very faint, very small, round, stellar nucleus or star superimposed. A mag 13.5 star is 0.8' N. Located 4.1' SE of UGC 2608 within AGC 426.
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UGC 2618 = MCG +07-07-042 = CGCG 540-070 = LGG 088-016 = PGC 12133
03 16 01.0 +42 04 28
V = 14.1; Size 1.2'x0.5'; Surf Br = 12.8; PA = 167°
17.5" (1/7/89): extremely faint, small, very elongated ~N-S, low even surface brightness. Located 11.3' ENE of UGC 2608 within AGC 426.
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03 16 15.8 +41 10 51
V = 14.2; Size 1.2'x1.2'; Surf Br = 14.5
17.5" (12/3/88): very faint, small, round. A mag 14 star is at the south edge and
a mag 15 star is superimposed.
Located 11.7' SW of
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03 16 26.1 +41 31 50
V = 13.8; Size 1.4'x0.2'; Surf Br = 12.2; PA = 68°
17.5" (8/12/88): faint, small, very elongated SW-NE,
bright core. A mag 11 star is
attached at the NE end 0.4' from center which detracts from viewing. Member of AGC 426. This galaxy is identified as
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03 16 59.8 +41 21 24
V = 14.4; Size 1.2'x0.2'; Surf Br = 12.8; PA = 108°
24" (2/15/18): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated WNW-ESE, 24"x15", gradually increases to a small slightly brighter nucleus. A mag 13.3/14.1 pair is just off the southwest end. Situated at the midpoint of IC 310 3.7' SW and NGC 1259 3.7' NE.
17.5" (12/19/87): extremely faint and small. A pair of stars is close SW. Located 3.7' NE of IC 310 within AGC 426. Incorrect identification in RNGC.
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03 16 58.8 +31 34 02
V = 13.8; Size 1.5'x1.3'; Surf Br = 14.4; PA = 78°
24" (2/14/15): faint, moderately large, very low
surface brightness patch, slightly elongated, ~1.0' diameter. No core or zones. A mag 14.5 star lies 1' SW. Forms close pair with
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UGC 2629 = MCG +05-08-009 = CGCG 506-008 = PGC 12196
03 17 06.8 +31 35 00
V = 14.6; Size 0.8'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.9
24" (2/14/15): faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, 24"x20", fairly low even surface brightness, very weak central brightening but no noticeable core. Forms a pair with UGC 2627 1.9' SW. Lies in the northern half of the Taurus Void (see UGC 2627).
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03 17 50.4 +41 58 02
V = 14.4; Size 1.1'x0.1'; Surf Br = 12.3; PA = 92°
17.5" (1/7/89): extremely faint, small, edge-on streak
E-W. A mag 13 star is 1.1' N of
center. (R)
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03 17 52.3 +43 18 15
V = 14.0; Size 1.0'x0.6'; PA = 70°
24" (2/15/23): at 327x; faint, fairly small, elongated
nearly 2:1 WSW-ENE, low nearly even surface brightness, weakly brighter core. A
pair of mag 12.2/12.6 stars at ~12" separation is 1.5' NW.
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03 17 36.5 -01 49 07
Size 1.1'x0.9'
24" (11/23/19): at 375x; moderately bright, moderately
large, round, 45" diameter, sharply concentrated with a very bright core
that increases to an intense nucleus.
Low surface brightness outer halo with averted. A mag 14.7 star is 0.9' SE. A mag 10 star is 3.8' SE. Part of a loose group (HDCE 0217)
that includes
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UGC 2655 = MCG +07-07-054 = CGCG 540-091 = PGC 012333
03 18 45.2 +43 14 20
Size 1.7'x0.7'; PA = 178°
24" (2/15/23): at 327x; very faint, low surface brightness glow with no noticeable concentration, slightly elongated N-S, roughly 30" diameter. Appears fainter than the listed magnitude. UGC 2640 is 10' NW.
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03 19 27.4 +41 38 07
V = 14.6; Size 1.0'x0.45'; PA = 120°
24" (2/13/18): at 375x; very faint to faint, elongated
2:1 WNW-ESE, 30"x15", low even surface brightness.
24" (1/28/17): at 282x; faint to fairly faint, fairly
small, elongated 2:1 WNW-ESE, 30"x15", low even surface
brightness. PGC 12378 is 1.8'
WNW. Located 8.4' NNW of
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03 20 01.7 +41 15 05
V = 13.6; Size 1.6'x1.4'; Surf Br = 14.4; PA = 135°
17.5" (8/12/88): faint, small, round, slightly brighter
core. A 13th magnitude double star
is close NE. Forms a trio with
17.5" (10/24/87): very faint, very small, round. Located 1' SW of a wide double star 12/13 with a separation of 30".
13.1" (1/28/84): very faint, very small. A mag 12 double star is close NE. Located 7.4' SSW of
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UGC 2680 = MCG +00-09-061 = CGCG 390-062 = PGC 12463
03 20 06.9 -01 52 54
Size 1.3'x0.8'
24" (11/23/19): at 375x; fairly faint, small, roundish,
25" diameter (probably the core region of the galaxy), even surface
brightness. A mag 14.6 star is 0.7' E of center. Located 20' ENE of
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03 20 42.9 -01 06 29
V = 13.9; Size 1.3'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.5; PA = 145°
48" (10/23/11): fairly bright, moderately large,
elongated 2:1 NNW-SSE, 0.9'x0.45', broad concentration, small brighter
core. A mag 12.2 star lies 1.1'
WNW.
17.5" (12/22/97): At 220x the "A" component
of
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03 20 45.3 -01 02 41
V = 14.0; Size 1.0'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.2; PA = 170°
48" (10/23/11): bright, moderately large, elongated 2:1
N-S, 0.8'x0.4', well-concentrated with a bright core. This galaxy is slightly more prominent than HCG 25A due to a
higher surface brightness.
17.5" (12/22/97): the "B" component of HCG 25 was picked up first at 220x. Appeared very faint, small, slightly elongated N-S, 25"x20", no noticeable concentration. Forms a pair with UGC 2690 = HCG 25A 3.9' NNE.
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03 22 03.0 +40 51 20
V = 13.4; Size 1.0'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.0
17.5" (1/7/89): faint, very small, round. Located 44" WSW of a mag 10 star which detracts from viewing. Member of AGC 426.
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03 23 42.8 -00 07 06
Size 1.2'x0.7'
24" (2/24/20): at 375x; UGC 2713 is a triple system oriented E-W (nuclei separated by 45"), with the two visible western galaxies (both V = 15) 30" apart.
The fainter component of UGC 2713 (eastern?) was occasionally visible, with the halos cleanly resolved. It appeared extremely faint and small, 12"-15" diameter.
24" (2/18/20): at 225x; this merged 30" pair appeared faint, small, round, 0.3' diameter, low even surface brightness. I missed the western companion, though viewed 3 hours past the meridian through possible thin clouds.
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03 25 52.2 +40 44 55
V = 14.9; Size 1.6'x0.25'; PA = 127°
24" (12/20/17): extremely faint, fairly small, very
elongated 3:1 NW-SE, ~20"x6"?.
Very low surface brightness and ony occasionally glimpsed. Forms a pair with
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03 32 07.3 +47 47 39
Size 1.1'x0.9'; PA = 131°
24" (2/15/18): UGC 2773 is a member of the IC
342/Maffei I group and is heavily obscured. At 282x it appeared fairly faint, moderately large,
irregularly round, ~1' diameter, with a fairly low but uneven surface
brightness. At 375x some slightly
brighter regions caught my eye for brief moments, though they didn't appear to
be in center region. Located in a
field rich in fainter stars 7' SE of mag 6.8
UGC 2773 contains UGC 2773-OT, a 19th magnitude supernova imposter, whose decade-long eruption is so far the best known analog of Eta Car's 19th century eruption!
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03 39 53.3 -02 06 47
V = 14.0; Size 0.8'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.2
48" (10/23/11): this collisional ring galaxy appeared fairly faint with a weakly concentrated "bar" elongated 3:1 or 7:2 WSW-ENE, ~40"x12". The well-defined bar is surrounded by a very low surface brightness halo, but a brighter rim was not seen.
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03 40 04.6 -02 04 06
V = 14.3; Size 0.9'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.8; PA = 150°
48" (10/23/11): moderately bright, fairly small, round,
35" diameter, broad concentration, brighter core. An isosceles triangle of mag 14-15 is
close NE.
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03 41 44.4 +39 20 14
V = 13.9; Size 1.0'x0.8'; PA = 143°
24" (3/15/23): at 327x; very faint, fairly small,
round, 20"-25" diameter. A 15th mag star is at the south edge.
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03 43 45.6 +68 18 05
V = 14.0; Size 1.4'x0.8'; PA = 120°
24" (3/21/20): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small,
elongated 3:2 NW-SE, ~0.6'x0.4', low but uneven surface brightness, weak
concentration. Located 21' NW of
the center of
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UGC 2828 = MCG +06-09-003 = CGCG 526-005 = PGC 13613
03 42 24.0 +39 14 40
V = 14.1; Size 1.2'x0.9'
24" (3/15/23): at 327x and 375x; very faint, fairly small, 20"-25" diameter, round, low even surface brightness (face-on barred spiral). UGC 2818 lies 9.5' NW.
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03 43 56.9 +39 17 42
V = 13.4; Size 1.1'x0.9'; PA = 0°
24" (3/15/23): at 327x and 375x; fairly faint, roundish, brighter core, stellar nucleus, 25"-30" diameter. Forms the vertex of a small triangle with a mag 10.6 star 1.8' NE and a mag 12 star 1.6' ESE. Situated in a busy Perseus star field with another 10th mag stars 4' NE and 5.4' SE.
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03 43 44.6 +24 03 39
Size 1.4'x0.15'; PA = 116°
48" (10/31/13): at 375x appeared faint, moderately large, very thin edge-on 6:1 NW-SE, ~0.9'x0.15'. A mag 11.3 star lies 1.4' SSE. This superthin galaxy (slight integral-sign cuve on DSS) is located 16' WSW of mag 3.7 Electra Tau, just off the west side of the Pleiades!
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03 47 39.8 +39 20 48
Size 1.4'x0.6'; PA = 54°
24" (3/15/23): at 327x; very faint, fairly small, roundish (must apply to the central part), 20"-25" diameter. A mag 15.3 star is at the S edge.
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03 53 02.4 +35 35 22
V = 12.8; Size 3.9'x1.9'; Surf Br = 14.9; PA = 40°
17.5" (3/1/03): this galaxy is the largest known Sc
galaxy with a diameter is about 400,000 l.y. At 220x, appeared very faint, small, round. Contains a 20" diameter core with
weak concentration and a very low surface brightness halo. The view is hampered by a mag 10.7 star
40" NE of center. The DSS
images reveals larger low surface brightness arms extending SW-NE and encompassing
this star. Located 4.6' NW of mag
8.7
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03 57 09.1 +34 09 39
V = 14.0; Size 1.1'x1.0'; Surf Br = 14.2; PA = 19°
18" (2/4/08): picked up 20' NE of pn
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04 01 01.0 +74 05 02
Size 2.8'x1.7'; PA = 4°
24" (1/23/23): at 327x; relatively bright, moderately
large, slightly elongated N-S, ~1.0'x0.7', gradually brighter core and nucleus
(occasional stellar peak). Mag 6.7
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04 02 39.6 +78 16 44
Size 2.1'x1.2'
24" (2/24/20): at 260x; between faint and fairly faint,
fairly small, round, ~24" (core region). Located 5' N of mag 7.0
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04 01 40.9 +23 06 44
V = 13.7; Size 1.9'x1.2'; Surf Br = 14.4; PA = 80°
48" (10/31/13): at 375x; fairly faint, small, round,
24" diameter, contains a very small bright nucleus. A mag 15 star is attached at the east
side of the core. Located 6' WSW
of
17.5" (11/14/87): very faint, very small, round. Two mag 14 stars oriented NW-SE with a 26" separation lie 1' SW. Located 6.1' WSW of NGC 1497.
13.1" (1/19/85): very faint, very small, faint stellar nucleus or faint star superimposed. Forms a pair with NGC 1497. A close faint double star lies 1' SW.
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UGC 2928 = MCG +04-10-005 = CGCG 487-008 = PGC 14315
04 01 40.7 +23 12 23
V = 14.3; Size 1.0'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 150°
48" (10/31/13): at 375x appeared fairly faint, small,
slightly elongated, 20" diameter.
Picked up 7.4' NW of NGC 1497.
Mag 6.9
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04 04 09.8 +22 07 54
Size 0.8'x0.2'; PA = 70°
24" (2/16/15): at 322x; this is the western component
of an overlapping pair of extremely faint edge-ons with
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04 05 02.3 +25 15 54
V = 13.7; Size 1.0'x0.5'; Surf Br = 12.9; PA = 119°
17.5" (11/14/87): very faint, very small, oval E-W, even surface brightness.
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04 08 29.3 +69 40 21
Size 1.0'x0.3'; PA = 96°
48" (2/18/12): At 488x appeared fairly faint, very
elongated 3:1 E-W, 0.75'x0.25', weak concentration, fairly low surface
brightness. Picked up while
observing the field of
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04 16 34.3 +02 45 33
V = 13.5; Size 1.5'x1.3'; Surf Br = 14.1
24" (12/28/16): at 282x; faint/fairly faint, fairly
small, round, 30" diameter, very low even surface brightness. Situated just 1.9' S of mag 8.3 HD
27039 that significantly detracts from viewing the glow of the galaxy. Located 50' NW of
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04 17 19.0 +02 26 00
V = 14.0; Size 1.1'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 150°
24" (12/28/16): at 282x; faint or fairly faint,
slightly elongated NW-SE, ~25"x20", very small brighter nucleus. A mag 9.8 star is 2.6' SSW. Located
4.8' S of mag 7.2
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UGC 3006 = MCG +00-11-044 = CGCG 392-016 = PGC 14807
04 17 25.3 +02 22 16
V = 13.6; Size 1.7'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 156°
24" (12/28/16): at 282x; fairly faint to moderately bright, fairly small, elongated 2:1 NNW-SSE, ~25"x12", broad concentration with a slightly brighter nucleus. Forms a pair with UGC 3004 4' NNW. A mag 9.8 star is 2.7' NW and a similar star is 3.7' E.
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04 18 40.1 +02 33 39
V = 13.4; Size 1.2'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.3; PA = 69°
24" (12/28/16): at 282x; fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 WSW-ENE, 24"x18" weak concentration. A pair of mag 11 and 13 stars at 0.7' separation lies 1'-1.5' SW. Located 5.6' NNW of mag 7.5 HD 27271. NGC 1550 is 17' SE.
24" (12/22/14): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated
3:2 WSW-ENE, 24"x16", slightly brighter core. Three stars are nearby: a mag 11 star
is 1.5' SSW, a mag 13 star 1' SW and a mag 14 star 1.5' ESE. Located 5.6' NNW of mag 7.5
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UGC 3011 = MCG +00-11-053 = CGCG 392-022 = PGC 14865
04 19 20.9 +02 35 51
V = 14.2; Size 1.1'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 118°
24" (12/22/14): very faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 NW-SE, 21"x14", low surface brightness. Located 10.5' ENE of brighter UGC 3008 and 12' NNW of NGC 1550.
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04 19 53.7 +02 05 36
V = 13.5; Size 1.2'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.2; PA = 45°
24" (12/22/14): faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 N-S, 24"x18" (central bar). An extremely low surface brightness halo was visible with averted vision extending WSW-ENE and increasing size to 0.6'x0.4'. A mag 11 star [4"-5" pair] is 2' W and a mag 12 star is 1.6' SE, with the galaxy nearly at the midpoint.
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04 34 29.7 +73 12 24
V = 13.8; Size 1.3'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 57°
24" (2/22/14): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly
elongated SW-NE, 25"x20", gradually increases to the center, faint
stellar nucleus. There are several
nearby stars. Located 4.3' SW of
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04 36 25.5 +14 20 06
Size 1.2'x0.6'; PA = 173°
24" (3/15/23): at 327x; very faint, fairly small, very low nearly even surface brightness, 20"-25" diameter, slightly elongated but only visible intermittently.
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04 36 40.3 -02 17 26
V = 14.2; Size 1.0'x0.5'; Surf Br = 13.2; PA = 157°
24" (12/1/16): at 375x; moderately bright, fairly
small, elongated 2:1 NNW-SSE, 0.4'x0.2', fairly high surface brightness. A very faint star is at the northwest
end [10" from center] and a mag 15 star is 0.6' W. The extremely faint companion mentioned
by Arp off the NW side was not seen in fairly poor seeing. Forms a close pair with
MCG +00-12-053: faint, small, round, low even surface
brightness, 15"-18" diameter.
Located 1.4' SW of
UGC 3105: moderately bright, oval 3:2 WSW-ENE, 0.6'x0.4', well concentrated with small bright nucleus. Situated 12' NW of 5.2-magnitude 51 Eridani.
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UGC 3105 = MCG +00-12-056 = CGCG 393-048 = PGC 15655
04 37 07.6 -02 18 17
V = 12.9; Size 1.6'x1.1'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 74°
24" (12/1/16): at 375x; moderately bright, oval 3:2 WSW-ENE, 0.6'x0.4', well concentrated with small bright nucleus. Located 12' NW of 5.2-magnitude 51 Eridani. UGC 3104 = Arp 61 lies 7' WNW.
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04 40 25.9 -02 01 13
V = 14.2; Size 1.9'x0.5'; Surf Br = 13.9; PA = 24°
18" (11/22/03): marginal object just glimpsed a few
times knowing the exact position.
Once clearly seen as a very elongated glow 3:1, perhaps 0.9'x0.3'. Located 22' SW of
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04 46 17.0 +76 25 08
V = 14.2; Size 3.5'x0.3'; Surf Br = 14.4; PA = 75°
24" (12/28/13): at 260x this superthin galaxy appeared as a very faint, very thin ghostly edge-on, 10:1 WSW-ENE, ~100"x10". Very low surface brightness with little if any central brightening.
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04 43 08.6 +00 44 47
V = 14.4; Size 0.9'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.9
24" (12/22/14): faint to fairly faint, fairly small,
round, 30" diameter, low surface brightness, no core or zones. Picked up 8.4' NNE of
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04 49 44.5 +03 20 03
V = 13.5; Size 0.7'x0.4'; Surf Br = 12.0; PA = 11°
24" (2/5/13): at 375x appeared faint to fairly faint,
small, round, 15"x12", sharp stellar nucleus. Forms a close pair with
This object is a LCBG (Luminous Blue Compact Galaxy), a relatively rare type of high surface brightness galaxy that is undergoing a major burst of star formation.
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04 50 37.5 +06 00 32
Size 2.2'x1.0'; PA = 98°
24" (2/18/20): at 375x; between faint and fairly faint, moderately large, oval 2:1 E-W, ~1.0'x0.5'. Contains a large, slightly brighter central region with a low surface brightness halo. A mag 15 star is 1' W of center and a mag 10.4 star is 4' E. Part of a large group (LGG 120) that includes 7 NGC galaxies and a number of UGCs.
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04 54 16.6 +01 40 03
V = 14.0; Size 1.0'x0.3'; Surf Br = 12.5; PA = 102°
24" (12/22/14): at 375x; faint, small, round, 20"
diameter, low even surface brightness.
Located 1.7' NNW of
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04 56 14.9 +30 03 08
V = 14.0; Size 1.7'x0.6'; PA = 51°
24" (2/24/20): at 260x; very faint, fairly small, very
elongated 3:1 SW-NE, low even surface brightness, 45"x15". On a line between mag 9.7
7th magnitude
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04 56 09.8 +02 09 25
V = 13.1; Size 2.3'x0.7'; PA = 124°
24" (12/21/16): at 282x; moderately bright, large, very
elongated 3:1 or 7:2 NW-SE, ~1.7'x0.5'.
Well concentrated with a bright, large elongated core and much fainter
extensions. The northwest end may
be slightly brighter. A pair of
mag 14.7/15.5 stars (perpendicular to the major axis) is just off the northwest
end. UGC 3207 forms a pair (same
redshift) with
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04 57 57.0 -00 07 32
V = 13.2; Size 4.3'x0.8'; PA = 56°
24" (12/28/16): at 282x moderately bright and large,
edge-on 4:1 SW-NE, at least 1.6'x0.4'.
Contains a bright, elongated bulging core and much fainter
extensions.
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04 58 46.8 -00 53 04
V = 14.0; Size 0.9'x0.2'; PA = 162°
24" (12/21/16): fairly faint, thin edge-on 6:1 NNW-SSE,
~30"x5", even surface brightness. A mag 14.5 star is superimposed at the south end. UGC 3221 is situated 4.7' N of mag 9.2
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04 59 09.4 +04 58 30
Size 1.4'x0.8'; PA = 77°
24" (2/18/20): at 200x, moderately bright, fairly small, elongated 2:1 WSW-ENE, very small bright nucleus, rich star field. A mag 14 star is 30" SE at the edge and a mag 15.4 star is 1' E. At 375x, appears elongated 3:1, ~0.75'x0.25', round bright core contains a slightly brighter nucleus. A mag 11.6/12.2 pair at 11" (BAL 2624) is 6.5' E. Three other mag 10-11 stars are within 5'.
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05 06 35.7 +75 35 43
Size 1.1'x0.9'; PA = 10°
24" (1/23/23): at 327x; moderately bright, roundish or
very slightly elongated, 40" diameter, good surface brightness, slightly
brighter core. A mag 9.7 star (SAO
5418) is 3.6' S.
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UGC 3241 = MCG +13-04-017 = CGCG 347-012 = PGC 16816
05 08 54.7 +75 25 40
Size 1.1'x0.8'; PA = 169°
24" (1/23/23): at 327x; fairly faint but relatively
bright for a non-NGC galaxy, slightly elongated N-S, 40"x30", weak
concentration all the way to the center.
Mag 7.7
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05 11 45.2 +67 29 18
V = 12.9; Size 1.5'x1.2'; PA = 37°
24" (12/12/17): at 375x; fairly faint, relatively large, oval 5:4 SW-NE, 1.25'x1.0', broad mild concentration. Situated in a very starry field with a mag 14.6 star at the southwest edge [56" from center] and a mag 16.2 star is at the northeast end [45" from center]. A fairly bright double star is 2.8' NE. Located 14' W of mag 7 JD 33231.
I was looking for SN AT2017iub, discovered on 12/6/17, that is 23" E of center. Although it was listed at mag 16.1, I failed to see it.
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05 19 41.5 +84 03 08
V = 12.4; Size 1.7'x1.0'; Surf Br = 12.9; PA = 84°
13.1" (1/18/85): very faint, very small, slightly elongated E-W. Located near the intersection of two curving rows of faint stars. Appears fainter than the CGCG mag.
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05 10 43.0 +00 24 30
Size 0.8'x0.7'
24" (2/18/20): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small,
slightly elongated, 35"x25", low surface brightness, small, slightly
brighter nucleus. A mag 13 star is
30" NNE of center, just off the edge and a mag 14.5-15 star is
superimposed just inside the NNE edge [11" from center]. Located 16' SW of mag 6.7
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05 16 11.4 -00 08 59
V = 13.6; Size 1.1'x0.8'; PA = 175°
24" (2/8/18): a sharp, bright stellar nucleus was noticed at 200x but the halo was only suspected. At 375x; the bright stellar nuclues was surrounded by a small low surface brightness halo elongated N-S, ~18"x12". A number of mag 9-10 stars are within 10'
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This is a well studied Sy1 galaxy (573 references in NED) with designations in the UV, Infrared, Radio and X-ray.
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05 16 36.9 +06 26 30
Size 1.2'x0.6'
48" (10/24/11): at 488x and 610x; five members resolved
(6 components in
18" (10/21/06): this multiple system was easily picked up as a faint, elongated glow, 5:2 N-S, ~1.0'x0.5'. With careful viewing the glow split into at least two components (probably VV 161C and the combined glow of VV 161A and VV 161B) oriented N-S, both very faint, very small and round. The cluster is located 2° W of Bellatrix!
17.5" (12/18/89): the system appears very faint, small, elongated N-S. On close scrutiny it resolved into a nearly tangent pair of extremely faint and small spots, oriented N-S.
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05 21 04.0 +04 00 23
V = 13.0; Size 2.7'x1.5'; Surf Br = 14.4; PA = 131°
24" (12/28/16): at 225x moderately bright and large,
contains a very diffuse, low surface brightness halo perhaps 1.3'x0.6' NW-SE
with a small brighter core that increases to a stellar nucleus. The outer halo changes appearance with
averted vision (no sharp edge) based on what part catches my averted
vision. Situated 4' W of mag 6.5
UGC 3294 is part of a small group (LGG 130) in Orion (2.6°
SSW of Bellatrix!) at a distance of ~180 million light years, along with
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05 39 37.1 +77 18 45
V = 14.6; Size 3.4'x0.3'; Surf Br = 14.4; PA = 66°
24" (1/25/14): in moments of good seeing, the galaxy was a thin sliver, extending ~1.5'x0.15' (10:1) SW-NE, though generally only the slightly brighter central region was seen as described earlier in the month.
24" (1/4/14): at 260x, this superthin galaxy (axial ratio of 11:1) appeared as an extremely faint, fairly small, thin streak ~5:1 SW-NE. As it only extended perhaps 0.9'x0.2', I picked up the brighter central region as the extensions dim to a very low surface brightness near the tips. A mag 12.4 star lies 3.2' W.
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05 37 54.3 +00 07 24
V = 14.9; Size 1.1'x0.9'; Surf Br = 14.7; PA = 132°
48" (11/1/13): fairly faint, moderately large, round,
1.0' diameter. Contains a very
small brighter nucleus surrounded by a diffuse halo. A mag 11.8 star lies 1.8' E. Located 30' NE of reflection nebula
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05 55 44.6 +85 54 53
V = 14.3; Size 0.7'x0.4'; Surf Br = 12.8; PA = 48°
18" (8/1/11): faint, small, slightly elongated SW-NE, 24"x18", low even surface brightness. Located 1.8' S of a mag 10.9 star in a group of stars.
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05 45 24.6 +72 21 22
Size 2.1'x0.5'; PA = 80°
24" (1/23/23): at 327x; fairly faint, large, thin edge-on ~ 5:1 ~E-W, ~2'x0.4'. Fairly low but irregular surface brightness with a slightly brighter core and patchy appearance. Two mag 11.5/11.8 star ~4' ENE are aligned with a mag 11.0 star (with a wide, fainter companion) that is close off the E end.
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05 44 56.6 +69 09 33
V = 13.6; Size 2.5'x1.5'; PA = 25°
24" (2/18/20): at 375x; faint, moderately large, low
surface brightness oval, ~5:3 SSW-NNE, ~50"x30", ewa concentration at
center. The nearest brighter star
is a mag 9.7 at 3.8' S. Member of the
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UGC 3349 = MCG +12-06-014 = CGCG 329-017 = WBL 115-003 = PGC 17794
05 46 31.7 +69 03 04
V = 13.5; Size 1.0'x0.6'; PA = 83°
24" (2/18/20): at 375x; between fairly faint and
moderately bright, fairly small, slightly elongated E-W, 35"x25",
very small brighter nucleus.
Brightest of several nearby galaxies, with
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05 54 53.6 +46 26 22
V = 14.1; Size 2.1'x1.5'
18" (3/19/04): this Seyfert galaxy was picked up at 73x (31 Nagler) as a slightly fuzzy "knot". At 160x, either a sharp stellar nucleus ~14th magnitude was easily visible or a mag 14 star is superimposed at the center (appears to be the nucleus). Surrounding the stellar nucleus is a very small halo, ~15" diameter and with averted vision a very low surface brightness hazy glow appeared to surround this knot, perhaps 1.5' diameter though it was very difficult to determine the extent. A faint triangle of stars is superimposed on the NE edge of the extremely faint halo, ~1.3' from center. This well-studied object (264 references in NED) contains an active galactic nucleus (S10838 = variable 14.4-15.5) and is a powerful X-ray and Gamma-ray source. Located in a fairly rich star field.
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05 58 25.4 +68 27 40
Size 1.7'x1.1'; PA = 120°
24" (1/23/23): at 327x; relatively bright for a non-NGC
galaxy, elongated 2:1 or 5:2 NW-SE with a slightly brighter core and a very
tenuous outer halo. Spiral
structure is indicated by the slightly enhanced curved extension on the NW end
(spiral arm) and a shorter enhanced region arc on the SE end. A 12th mag star
is barely south of the SE edge. Located 30' E of mag 6.2
Member of the NGC 1961 group. The main galaxy is located 1.7° NW.
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06 09 57.8 +79 55 34
V = 14.1; Size 1.0'x0.9'
24" (2/8/18): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small,
round, 20"-24" diameter, gradually increases to a faint stellar
nucleus. A mag 9.7 star is 2.8'
N. UGC 3396 is similar to UGC
3404, which lies 11.6' NE. Fainter
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UGC 3397 = MCG +13-05-012 = CGCG 348-011 = PGC 18553
06 10 34.5 +79 52 01
V = 14.5; Size 1.0'x0.6'; PA = 169°
24" (2/8/18): at 375x; faint, small, low surface brightness, slightly elongated N-S, 20"x15". A mag 12.3 star is 0.8' NW. Brighter UGC 3396 lies 4' NNW.
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06 14 02.1 +80 00 14
V = 14.3; Size 1.2'x0.9'; PA = 0°
24" (2/8/18): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small,
round, 20"-24" diameter, gradually increases to a faint stellar
nucleus. An extremely low surface
brightness outer halo wasn't noticed at this power. Located 14' WSW of
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06 12 16.5 +64 16 08
Size 0.65'x0.65'
24" (2/18/20): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, ~25"x20", moderately high surface brightness, very weak concentration. Two mag 14 stars are only 0.6' ESE and 0.7' NE.
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06 15 08.1 +71 08 12
Size 2.0'x1.6'; PA = 44°
24" (2/18/20): at 200x; fairly faint, contains a very
small brighter nucleus and a large, low surface brightness 1' halo that is a
little uneven like a face-one spiral [it is]. Located 15' E of mag 7.5
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UGC 3426 = Mrk 3 = MCG +12-06-019 = CGCG 329-024 = LGG 135-004 = PGC 18722
06 15 36.4 +71 02 15
V = 13.0; Size 1.8'x1.6'; Surf Br = 14.0; PA = 24°
24" (2/18/20): at 200x and 375x; unusual appearance, small and very high surface brightness, ~0.4' diameter, bright stellar or quasi-stellar nucleus. A very low surface brightness halo was difficult and less than 1' in diameter. A mag 12 star is 1' N. Forms a pair with UGC 3422 6.4' NNW.
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06 21 32.9 +59 07 38
V = 13.3; Size 1.4'x0.4'; Surf Br = 12.6; PA = 101°
17.5" (3/8/97): preceding member of a double system
with similar
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UGC 3446 = MCG +10-09-017 = CGCG 284-012 = A0617+59B = PGC 18881
06 21 39.1 +59 07 32
V = 12.9; Size 1.3'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.0; PA = 150°
17.5" (3/8/97): following member of a double system with similar UGC 3445. Fairly faint, small, round, 30" diameter, moderate concentration with a very small fairly prominent core. A mag 12.5 star lies 0.9' S. Located 2.4' NE of a mag 10 star.
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06 33 27.1 +12 03 32
Size 1.0'x1.0'
17.5" (2/2/02): at 280x, a faint, very small glow was visible, ~15-20" diameter with a very faint, stellar or quasi-stellar core at moments. Forms the SE vertex of a small isosceles triangle with two mag 12.5 stars 2.5' NNW and a similar distance WNW.
This galactic nebula was misclassified as a galaxy in the UGC, and a possible planetary in the ESO-Strausberg Catalogue of Galactic Planetary Nebula, although it is situated just 1.5 degrees from the galactic plane!
Identified as a HII or reflection nebula by Weinberger, et al in 1995A&AS, 110, 269. Still, in 2019 UGC 3490 is classified as a PN in HyperLEDA and a galaxy in SIMBAD!
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06 40 07.2 +60 04 51
V = 12.3; Size 2.7'x2.2'; Surf Br = 14.1; PA = 135°
13.1" (11/29/86): fairly faint, large, round, very diffuse, only a weak concentration. Two faint double stars are 10' S consisting of a mag 11/12 pair at 30" oriented E-W and a mag 12/13 pair at 30".
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06 43 41.8 +65 12 22
V = 12.5; Size 1.5'x1.1'; Surf Br = 12.8; PA = 135°
17.5" (2/1/03): fairly faint, moderately large,
elongated 4:3 NW-SE, 1.2'x0.9', small brighter core. Forms the western vertex of a triangle with two mag 11.5
stars 4' E and 4' ESE. A close
pair of mag 14.5 stars (9" separation) 8' ESE looks nebulous at low
power. This galaxy is *possibly*
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06 46 12.4 +43 47 33
V = 14.2; Size 1.4'x0.5'; Surf Br = 13.7; PA = 96°
24" (1/12/13): faint, fairly small, very elongated 3:1
E-W (central bar), even surface brightness, 0.6'x0.2'. Second brightest in the KTG triplet
with
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UGC 3535 = MCG +07-14-014 = CGCG 204-015 = KTC 12C = PGC 19576
06 46 24.0 +43 49 29
V = 14.2; Size 1.1'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.8; PA = 64°
24" (1/12/13): brightest in the
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06 46 03.6 +29 20 52
V = 12.9; Size 1.1'x0.55'; PA = 141°
24" (2/5/21): at 260x; moderately bright, fairly small,
relatively high surface brightness, oval 5:3 NW-SE, 40"x24", very
small bright nucleus, slightly brighter along the major axis. Mag 8.5
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06 46 45.4 +33 37 09
V = 14.0; Size 0.9'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.6
24" (1/4/14): very faint, fairly small, round,
24", very low even surface brightness. Located ~7' WNW of the
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06 52 16.0 +63 05 28
Size 0.9'x0.7'
24" (2/18/20): at 375x; between faint and fairly faint,
fairly small, low surface brightness glow, 30" diameter, with a small,
slightly brighter core/nucleus.
There was a hint of odd structure but it was too subtle to identify with
any confidence." Situated
between a mag 12.3 star 1.2' S and a mag 13 star 0.7' N. Located 7.7' ENE of mag 9
This is an unusual system, apparently consisting of two interacting galaxies; an edge-on and a face-on spiral.
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06 51 47.9 +27 28 53
Size 2.2'x0.2'; PA = 139°
24" (2/24/20): initially I noticed a slightly fuzzy mag
14.5-15 star, but with averted vision very thin low surface brightness
"wings" extended NW-SE, ~30"x6". On the SDSS, the nucleus is perfectly stellar and identified
as a star.
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06 55 31.0 +69 33 49
V = 11.8; Size 3.4'x1.8'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 3°
24" (2/7/16): at 260x; moderately to fairly bright, sharply concentrated with a fairly small, bright, roundish nucleus that seems to be irregular in surface brightness (is a faint star involved?). A mag 14 star is superimposed on the east edge [25" from the center]. The halo has a very low surface brightness and fades into the background so difficult to estimate the size. Seems ~2:1 or 5:2 N-S, perhaps 1.0'x0.5'.
13.1" (11/29/86): at 166x, fairly faint, small, diffuse. A faint star is off the east edge. A larger, very faint halo is visible at low power but it still appears smaller than the catalogued dimensions. Located 32' W of a mag 6.7 star.
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06 53 33.9 +27 18 32
Size 0.9'x0.6'; PA = 155°
24" (2/24/20): at 260x; faint, fairly small, round, 25" diameter, low even surface brightness. In a rich star field with a mag 12 star 1' E. Picked up while viewing UGC 3573, an ultra-thin 26' NW.
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06 57 59.0 +35 44 03
V = 14.4; Size 1.5'x0.3'; Surf Br = 13.4
24" (1/31/14): at 375x appeared faint to fairly faint, moderately large, very elongated 4:1 SW-NE, 1.0'x0.25', even surface brightness. First of three in an 8' string SW to NE.
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07 01 36.8 +14 08 07
Size 1.0'x0.7'; Surf Br = 14.1; PA = 135°
48" (4/1/11): picked up while acquiring the field of
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07 06 02.1 +75 26 38
V = 14.1; Size 1.0'x0.3'; Surf Br = 12.7; PA = 0°
17.5" (8/27/87): fairly faint, fairly small, very
elongated N-S. Located 7.0' ENE of
mag 7.3
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07 17 47.1 +85 42 48
V = 14.3; Size 0.4'x0.3'; Surf Br = 11.8; PA = 17°
18" (8/2/11): faint, small, slightly elongated,
20"x15". A mag 13 star
is attached at the NE end, which confuses the observation. A brighter mag 12.2 star lies 45"
SE. Located 11' WSW of
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UGC 3661 = MCG +14-04-024 = CGCG 362-038 = CGCG 363-023 = WBL 134-004 = PGC 20655
07 19 45.0 +85 46 01
Size 1.1'x0.25'; PA = 12°
18" (8/3/11): extremely faint, small, 15" diameter, very low surface brightness. Requires averted vision and too faint to see any structure (viewed core only). Located 8.4' W of NGC 2276 in the LGG 145 group about 5° from the NCP.
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07 07 59.2 +71 33 16
V = 14.4; Size 1.1'x0.25'; Surf Br = 13.1; PA = 103°
24" (2/5/13): fairly faint, failrly small, elongated
5:2 WNW-ESE, 0.6'x0.25', well concentrated with a bright core and fainter
extensions. Located 24' SW of UGC
3714 and
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07 20 04.7 +85 35 14
Size 1.0'x0.5'; PA = 40°
18" (8/2/11): very faint, small, round, 20"
diameter (recorded only the core), low even surface brightness. Located 13' SW of NGC 2276 and 12' E of
mag 8.2
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07 07 00.8 +44 50 59
V = 14.8; Size 0.9'x0.7'; PA = 15°
24" (3/9/13): faint, small, round, 18" diameter
(central core), low even surface brightness. The extremely low surface brightness arms were not
seen. First and faintest in the
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UGC 3679 = MCG +07-15-007 = CGCG 205-018 = KTG 13C = PGC 20190
07 07 28.1 +44 47 24
V = 14.3; Size 1.0'x0.6'; PA = 142°
24" (3/9/13): faint to fairly faint, fairly small, round, 24" diameter, low even surface brightness. Third of three in the KTG 13 triplet with CGCG 205-17 3' NW and UGC 3673 6' NW.
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07 09 05.8 +61 35 43
V = 12.0; Size 3.3'x2.8'; Surf Br = 14.3; PA = 40°
17.5" (3/1/03): faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 SW-NE, 0.6'x0.45'. A faint star is on the western edge. To the SE is a groups of stars arranged in two strings, one is elongated NW-SE. Just beyond this group to the SE are a couple of mag 9-10 stars 11' and 12' from the galaxy. Located close to the Camelopardalus border in NE Lynx.
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07 08 01.3 +15 10 45
V = 11.9; Size 2.2'x1.1'; Surf Br = 12.7; PA = 65°
17.5" (1/23/93): faint, moderately large, elongated 3:2 N-S, fairly low even surface brightness, no central concentration. Appears similar to a faint nebulosity in a rich Milky Way field. A mag 10 star at the NW edge 1.0' from center which detracts from viewing. A mag 12 star is at the north edge 44" from the center and a fainter mag 13 star is at the south edge a similar distance from center. This is one of very brightest UGC galaxies (in total magnitude) although it has a fairly low concentration and is not at all prominent. Only 10° from galactic plane.
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07 09 23.1 +48 38 07
V = 12.8; Size 1.0'x0.6'; Surf Br = 12.4; PA = 77°
18" (1/13/07): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 WSW-ENE, 0.6'x0.3', very small bright core. A faint mag 15 star is at the east end. Forms the west vertex of an isosceles triangle with two mag 11/12 stars to the NE and SE.
18" (11/18/06): fairly faint, oval 3:2 WSW-ENE,
gradually increases to a small bright core. Forms the western vertex of an isosceles triangle with two
mag 11-12 stars 1.7' NNE and 1.7' SE.
Located 2.8' NE of
17.5" (1/19/91): faint, small, elongated 2:1 ~E-W. A mag 15 star is near the east end 25" from the center. Forms a close pair with NGC 2329 2.8' WSW within the AGC 569 cluster.
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UGC 3697 = MCG +12-07-028 = CGCG 330-026 = LGG 141-001 = PGC 20348
07 11 22.6 +71 50 10
V = 12.9; Size 3.0'x0.2'; Surf Br = 12.3; PA = 76°
48" (4/13/10): The Integral Sign galaxy was carefully observed at 510x. This super-thin galaxy extended 3.3'x0.15' E-W for roughly a 20:1 axial ratio! Near the west end of the galaxy there is a noticeable hook towards the northwest as the galaxy fades and ends at a very faint star or knot [there is an extremely small HII knot at the NW tip]. The low surface brightness portion near the west end has an irregular, streaky appearance with the impression of knotty structure near the tip. The eastern end has a much more gradual, subtle bending so that the eastern tip is pointing due east, although the central portion of the galaxy is oriented WSW-ENE. A mag 16 star is just off the north side, slightly west of center and a mag 15.5 star is off the south side where the hook begins on the western side.
24" (2/5/13): at 125x the Integral Sign Galaxy was
easily visible just south of a line connecting mag 6.4
18" (3/13/10): at 220x, the Integral Sign Galaxy
appeared very faint, large, extremely thin edge-on streak ~10:1 oriented
WSW-ENE, ~2.2'x0.2'. Very weak
concentrated with no core or zone and overall with a very low surface
brightness. In a group with much
brighter
17.5" (3/16/96): the "Integral Sign" galaxy appears as a very faint, extremely thin ghostly streak oriented WSW-ENE, at least 2.5'x0.3'. Low surface brightness with no significant concentration. The curved tips were not seen. Difficult at 100x but shows up well at 220x. Forms a pair with moderately bright UGC 3714 7.6' SE.
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07 11 42.7 +72 10 10
V = 13.9; Size 1.8'x1.8'; Surf Br = 15.0
24" (2/5/13): this member of the UGC 3714 group appeared as a faint, low surface brightness glow, small, round, 18" diameter. Situated at the center of an equilateral triangle (sides 3') of mag 13-14 stars. The V magnitude (≈ 14) of this face-on Scd galaxy is misleading as the surface brightness is very low and only the slightly brighter core was picked up. Located 20' N of UGC 3697 (Integral Sign Galaxy).
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07 12 11.2 +73 28 14
V = 13.9; Size 0.8'x0.6'; PA = 36°
24" (1/25/14): fairly faint, small, round, 20"
diameter, even surface brightness.
Situated 0.7' S of a mag 11 star.
Also a mag 13.2 star is 1' NE and a mag 12.2 star is 2' E. Picked up while observing
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UGC 3714 = MCG +12-07-032 = CGCG 330-030 = LGG 141-002 = PGC 20398
07 12 32.9 +71 45 03
V = 11.9; Size 1.8'x1.5'; Surf Br = 12.7; PA = 35°
24" (2/5/13): fairly bright, moderately large, round,
45" diameter, moderately concentrated with a bright core and overall high
surface brightness. Located 7.7'
SW of mag 6.4 HD 54070 and 4' S of right triangle of mag 10.5-11 stars (two are
collinear with the galaxy).
Brightest of five within 25' (viewed at 375x) including the Integral
Sign Galaxy 7.6' NE and
18" (3/13/10): fairly bright, fairly small, round, 45" diameter, high surface brightness, moderate concentration. Brightest in a group that includes the Integral Sign Galaxy (UGC 3697) 7.7' NW and CGCG 330-032 5.5' SE. Located 7.6' SW of mag 6.4 HD 54070. A nice right triangle of mag 10.4-10.8 stars lies 3.5' N.
17.5" (3/16/96): moderately bright, round, bright
core. This galaxy has a
surprisingly high surface brightness for a UGC galaxy. A mag 13.5 star is close off the west
edge 1.5' from center. Located
7.8' SW of mag 6.3
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07 11 41.8 +49 52 00
V = 13.0; Size 1.4'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.1; PA = 142°
18" (12/18/06): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly
elongated, 0.5'x0.4' (viewed core only), weak concentration. A mag 13.5 star is attached at the SW
side [17" from the center].
Located 5' NW of mag 6.8
Interestingly, Espin discovered this galaxy in 1910,
probably while making a measure of the double star! The discovery date is after the publication of the
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07 14 20.4 +73 28 37
V = 12.5; Size 2.7'x1.0'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 171°
48" (4/6/13): Arp 141 is an unusual interacting system,
listed as a Ring galaxy with collider in Madore, Nelson and Petrillo's 2009
"Atlas and Catalog of Collisional Ring Galaxies". At the north end is
24" (1/25/14): at 375x, VV 123B appeared moderately bright, small, round, compact, 20" diameter, high surface brightness. VV 123A, situated just 25" S (nucleus of the Ring component) was cleanly resolved and appeared very faint, very small, round, 12" diameter, low surface brightness. The actual ring, extending south, was not seen.
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07 16 38.9 +33 59 16
V = 13.4; Size 1.6'x0.4'; Surf Br = 12.8; PA = 66°
24" (3/9/13): fairly faint, moderately large, elongated
5:2 SW-NE, 0.8'x0.3', broad concentration. First and brightest in the
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07 16 42.9 +29 51 18
V = 14.0; Size 1.8'x0.3'; Surf Br = 13.1; PA = 152°
24" (2/7/16): at 260x; fairly tough, extremely thin
sliver extending 6:1 NW-SE, low even surface brightness (despite a catalogued
surf br of 13.1). A mag 11.8 star
just 30" W of center detracts from viewing. The galaxy is collinear with mag 9.1
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UGC 3779 = MCG +06-16-036 = CGCG 176-037 = FGC 617 = KTG 16C = LGG 142-004 = PGC 20586
07 17 31.9 +33 58 30
Size 1.4'x0.15'; PA = 86°
24" (3/9/13): not seen in soft seeing. Faintest in the KTG 16 triplet.
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UGC 3780 = MCG +06-16-035 = CGCG 176-038 = KTG 16B = LGG 142-003 = PGC 20585
07 17 28.3 +34 04 40
V = 14.0; Size 1.1'x0.3'; Surf Br = 12.6; PA = 60°
24" (3/9/13): faint, thin edge-on 6:1 SW-NE, 0.6'x0.1',
low even surface with no core or zones.
Located 5.2' ESE of mag 8.8
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07 19 30.9 +59 21 18
V = 12.4; Size 1.5'x1.3'; Surf Br = 13.0; PA = 170°
24" (2/22/14): at 260x appeared fairly bright,
moderately large, elongated 2:1 NNW-SSE, very bright core increases to a very
bright stellar nucleus! Unusually
bright for a UGC galaxy. A nice
double (STI 640 = 11.6/11.9 at 10") is 2.4' SW. Forms a trio with
UGC 3789 is an unusual teardrop shaped galaxy (distorted inner ring) with a faint outer ring.
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UGC 3797 = MCG +10-11-028 = PGC 20705
07 20 03.1 +59 22 43
Size 1.1'x0.7'
24" (2/22/14): extremely faint, fairly small, round, very low surface brightness, ~22" diameter. Located 4.3' ENE of UGC 3789 (similar redshift).
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07 19 58.3 +22 05 32
V = 13.9; Size 0.9'x0.8'
24" (2/14/15): at 225x and 300x; fairly faint, fairly small, round, 0.4' diameter, weak concentration to center, fairly low overall surface brightness. Located 7' NNW of mag 3.5 Delta Geminorum, which detract greatly from viewing. I used Tak LE eyepieces to easily the bright star outside the field!
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07 22 34.7 +71 35 56
V = 12.4; Size 1.7'x1.2'; Surf Br = 13.0; PA = 13°
24" (2/14/15): moderately bright and large, elongated 5:3 N-S, 1.0'x0.6', well concentrated with a fairly bright oval core. Accidentally picked up while looking for S5 0716+71, which is only 16' SSW.
18" (3/13/10): at 220x, this bright UGC galaxy appeared fairly faint/moderately bright, moderately large, elongated 3:2 N-S, 0.9'x0.6'. Broadly concentrated to a small, brighter core region that is not differentiated by a zone. The Integral Sign Galaxy, UGC 3697, lies 54' WNW, along with UGC 3714 (members of LGG 141) and Blazar S5 0716+71 lies 16' SSW!
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07 23 12.4 +58 03 54
V = 12.8; Size 1.1'x0.8'; Surf Br = 12.5; PA = 112°
17.5" (3/1/03): faint, small, slightly elongated, 0.4'
diameter, well-concentrated to a small bright core and quasi-stellar
nucleus. A mag 13.5 star is close
north [21" from center].
Located 2.2' NNW of mag 9.7
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07 23 07.4 +22 12 29
V = 13.6; Size 0.9'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.2; PA = 45°
24" (2/14/15): faint, small, oval 4:3,
20"x15" [core only seen; the halo has an extremely low surf br]. A mag 13.3 star is at the south east
edge of the galaxy. Located 13' NE
of
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07 24 35.7 +57 58 04
V = 12.1; Size 1.7'x0.9'; Surf Br = 12.5; PA = 0°
17.5" (3/1/03): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated N-S, 1.0'x0.8', small bright core. Surprisingly bright for a UGC galaxy! In the same field is UGC 3816 12.5' NW.
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07 23 44.1 +33 26 41
V = 12.9; Size 1.0'x0.8'; Surf Br = 12.5
18" (2/23/06): at 257x, this relatively bright UGC galaxy appeared fairly faint, small, slightly elongated, 0.5'x0.4' with a relatively bright stellar nucleus. Appears similar to a planetary with a visible central star.
UGC 3829 is an interacting double system (companion just NE) with a faint tidal plume. The galaxy hosted Supernova 2001EJ.
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07 28 11.4 +72 34 27
Size 0.8'x0.4'; PA = 20°
24" (2/18/20): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small,
oval 3:2 N-S, 40"x25", broad mild concentration with no distinct core
or nucleus. Two mag 13 stars
oriented N-S lies 1' NNE and 1' SSE.
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07 25 20.9 +19 10 39
Size 1.1'x1.1'
18" (1/26/11): fairly faint, fairly small, round,
sharply concentrated with a small bright core, 0.6' diameter. A mag 12.7 star is off the NNE side,
0.9' from center. A very faint
star is embedded in the halo on the WNW side of the core and a very faint star
is just outside the halo on the NW side.
Forms a pair with
Édouard Stephan discovered UGC 3840 on 6 Feb 1874. This galaxy was not included in any of his discovery lists, but was listed in Emmanuel Esmiol's 1916 re-reduction of Stephan's observations as an "Anonyme" nebula. His description reads "vF, vS, R, bM, well-defined". Apparently Stephan overlooked this object when compiling his lists, but it should have received a NGC designation. As UGC 3842 is only slightly fainter, I'm surprised Stephan didn't pick up this galaxy at the same time.
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UGC 3842 = MCG +03-19-011 = CGCG 086-026 = PGC 20980
07 25 37.4 +19 07 40
V = 13.4; Size 1.1'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.2; PA = 123°
18" (1/26/11): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated
3:2 WNW-ESE, 0.6'x0.4', broad concentration. Only slightly fainter than
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07 28 13.0 +58 30 24
V = 13.3; Size 2.0'x0.4'; PA = 55°
24" (3/6/21): at 260x and 375x; fairly faint, very elongated 4:1 SW-NE, 1.0'x0.25' fairly sharp concentration with a small bright, oval core. The outer extensions have a low surface brightness and increase with averted vision. A mag 10.5 star is pinned against the eastern flank [21" from center], which interferes with the view.
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07 30 46.4 +73 37 48
V = 12.9; Size 1.1'x0.9'; Surf Br = 12.7; PA = 120°
18" (3/13/10): forms the southern member of a
moderately bright pair of UGC galaxies, separated by 4.6' N-S. At 275x, appears fairly small,
elongated 4:3 WNW-ESE, 0.8'x0.6', increases to a bright 15" core. This is a relatively bright and pretty
similar pair that was missed by the Herschels. A mag 12 star lies 2.3' SE and a slightly brighter star lies
a similar distance (2.7') SE of
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UGC 3859 = MCG +12-07-043 = CGCG 330-041 = CGCG 331-002 =
07 30 48.6 +73 42 23
V = 12.7; Size 1.5'x1.0'; Surf Br = 13.0; PA = 33°
18" (3/13/10): forms the northern member of a moderately bright pair of UGC galaxies with UGC 3858 located 4.6' S. At 275x, appears moderately bright (slightly brighter than UGC 3858), fairly small, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, 0.8'x0.5', slightly brighter core. A mag 11.5 star lies 2.7' SE.
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UGC 3864 = VV 141 = MCG +12-08-001 = CGCG 330-042 = PGC 21189
07 30 56.6 +72 31 03
Size 1.2'x0.8'; PA = 25°
24" (2/18/20): at 375x; faint, fairly small, 0.5' to 0.6' diameter, very low surface brightness, very small brighter nucleus, Two 15th mag star (20" separation) are close off the NE edge. UGC 3838 lies 13' WNW.
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07 29 44.0 +33 41 24
V = 14.4; Size 2.1'x0.3'; Surf Br = 13.8; PA = 103°
18" (1/13/07): extremely faint, small (viewed only the core of this thin edge-on), 15"-20" diameter. A couple of mag 14-14.5 stars lies 1' to 1.5' NE. Located 13' SE of NGC 2389 in the cluster.
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07 31 07.1 +59 28 54
Size 1.0'x0.8'; PA = 80°
24" (3/6/21): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small,
slightly elongated, 45" diameter, very weak concentration (no core or
nucleus). A faint mag 15.3 star is
close south [33" from center].
A couple of mag 13 stars are 1' N.
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UGC 3897 = MCG +10-11-074 = CGCG 286-028 = PGC 21273
07 33 20.0 +59 37 31
Size 1.3'x1.0'; PA = 46°
24" (3/6/21): at 260x and 375x; fairly faint, roughly oval 3:2 SW-NE, ~45"x30". A brighter bar runs through the center (this is a barred ring), slightly brighter nucleus. A very unequal 10" pair with a mag 10.4 primary is 1' SE and a mag 11.4 star is 1' NE. UGC 3885 lies 19' SW. Member of the small LGG 143 group.
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07 33 47.0 +65 26 46
V = 14.3; Size 1.0'x0.5'; PA = 14°
24" (2/18/20): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small,
slightly elongated SSW-NNE, 25"x20". Contains a very small brighter nucleus in a low surface
brightness halo. A mag 11 star is
2' N and a mag 12 star is 1.7' SSE.
Located 20' SW of
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07 36 40.4 +74 26 54
V = 13.8; Size 1.5x0.9'; Surf Br = 14.0
24" (1/31/14): at 375x; the brighter eastern component
(
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07 34 12.7 +04 32 47
V = 12.8; Size 1.8'x1.1'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 120°
17.5" (11/25/87): very faint, small, very diffuse, slightly elongated NW-SE. A mag 14 star is at the north end. It's the first of 3 equally spaced stars in a short line [1.4'] extending NNE.
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07 37 35.3 +35 36 20
V = 13.1; Size 2.0'x0.5'; Surf Br = 13.0; PA = 151°
17.5" (2/13/88): fairly faint, moderately large, very
elongated NNW-SSE, brighter core.
A mag 13.5 star is off the north edge 1.5' from center. Located 23' NNE of
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07 38 36.5 +37 38 01
V = 13.9; Size 1.8'x0.8'; Surf Br = 14.1; PA = 126°
24" (2/14/15): at 300x; faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 NW-SE, 0.6'x0.3', fairly low nearly even surface brightness. No nucleus but a slight, broad concentration. A mag 13 star is 1.2' NW of center (in direction of the major axis).
Note: I picked up the central region only as the outer spiral arms have a very low surface brightness.
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07 44 41.2 +73 49 15
V = 13.8; Size 1.1'x0.6'; PA = 160°
24" (1/31/14): at 375x, appeared fairly faint, fairly
small, irregularly round, 24" diameter, irregular surface brightness with
a very small slightly brighter nucleus.
24" (2/5/13): at 375x appeared fairly faint, fairly small, irregular round, 25" diameter. The "detached segment" (either a superimposed companion (may be or a brighter portion of the galaxy) on the north side (VV 349c = MCG +12-08-008b) was not seen with any confidence. Located 1.2' NE of a mag 10.8 star.
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07 55 44.0 +84 55 35
V = 12.8; Size 1.6'x1.2'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 35°
18" (8/1/11): fairly faint, small, round, 24" diameter, moderate concentration with a bright nucleus. A faint uncatalogued double star (11.8/14.1) lies 1.2' E of center.
17.5" (2/9/02): fairly faint, very small, round,
20"-25" diameter, weak concentration. A mag 12/14 double at 9" separation lies 1.2' E.
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07 44 09.3 +29 14 48
V = 12.5; Size 2.3'x1.0'; Surf Br = 13.1; PA = 85°
24" (3/22/14): fairly faint to moderately bright,
moderately large, elongated 2:1 E-W, sharply concentrated with a small bright
roundish core. The extension
rapidly dim towards the tips. I
didn't look for
24" (3/9/13): moderately bright to fairly bright,
moderately large, oval 2:1 E-W, 1.3'x0.7', sharply concentrated with a bright
20" core. The halo is fairly
uniform except for the nucleus of superimposed KTG 18A, which was barely
glimpsed as a stellar or quasi-stellar spot on the west side (30" from the
center of UGC 3995). A mag 11 star
lies 1.8' S.
Although these overlapping galaxies form a physical pair, studies reveal neither galaxy is tidally perturbed.
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07 46 28.6 +58 57 45
V = 13.7; Size 1.5'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 81°
24" (3/9/13): first and brightest in the
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UGC 4012 = MCG +10-11-137 = CGCG 286-061 = KTG 19B = WBL 151-002 = PGC 21803
07 47 21.2 +59 01 07
Size 1.1'x0.3'; PA = 81°
24" (3/9/13): faint, fairly small, thin edge-on 5:1 WSW-ENE, 30"x6", faint stellar nucleus. Second in the KTG isolated triplet with UGC 4020 4.9' E and UGC 4003 7.6' SW.
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07 47 29.1 +60 56 01
V = 12.7; Size 1.7'x0.7'; Surf Br = 12.8; PA = 130°
18" (3/13/10): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated SW-NE, 0.8'x0.5', weak concentration, occasionally a very faint stellar nucleus was visible. STF 1125 = 9.3/10.8 at 24", is 13' WSW.
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07 49 25.0 +74 20 03
V = 13.6; Size 0.8'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.2; PA = 121°
24" (2/16/15): at 322x; fairly bright, very small,
15"x12", very high surface brightness (probably core region), very
bright stellar nucleus, small faint halo ~20"x15" NW-SE. First in a group with
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UGC 4020 = MCG +10-11-142 = CGCG 286-065 = KTG 19C = WBL 151-003 = PGC 21832
07 47 58.7 +59 00 52
V = 13.4; Size 2.0'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.9; PA = 21°
24" (3/9/13): at 375x; appeared fairly faint, oval 3:2 ~N-S, 25"x15", weak concentration. I observed the much brighter core region and I missed the very low surface brightness arms extending SSW-NNE. A mag 14.5 star is just off the south edge. Situated 5.8' SW of mag 8.0 HD 62667. Third in the KTG 19 triplet with UGC 4012 4.9' W.
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UGC 4028 = VV 439 = Mrk 12 = MCG +12-08-013 = CGCG 331-016 = LGG 149-001 = WBL 153-003 = PGC 21971
07 50 49.9 +74 21 28
V = 12.7; Size 1.1'x0.9'; Surf Br = 12.5; PA = 10°
24" (2/16/15): at 322x; moderately bright and large, elongated 4:3 ~N-S, ~48"x36", broad concetration, irregular appearance with a sharp light cut-off along the western flank (confirmed on the DSS - this is along one edge of the bar-like main body). A very small brighter condensation is on the south end (beginning of a spiral arm on the DSS or possibly an offset nucleus). CGCG 331-015 and companion lie 3.3' SW and UGC 4014 is 5.9' WSW.
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07 52 38.2 +73 30 10
V = 12.9; Size 0.9'x0.4'; PA = 130°
24" (2/7/16): at 260x; fairly faint to moderately bright, fairly small, elongated 5:2 NW-SE, 0.5'x0.2', bright core, fairly high surface brightness. A mag 13.5 star 0.9' NW is collinear with the major axis.
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07 50 46.3 +54 21 44
V = 14.2; Size 2.1'x0.25'; Surf Br = 13.3; PA = 5°
24" (2/7/16): at 260x; moderately large thin edge-on
6:1 N-S, ~0.8'x0.15', contains a very small brighter nucleus. Located 24' SE of
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07 53 00.0 +72 02 29
V = 13.5; Size 0.6'x0.5'; PA = 71°
24" (2/7/16): at 260x; fairly faint, fairly small,
slightly elongated ~WSW-ENE, ~20" diameter, weak concentration, occasional
faint stellar nucleus. Three
nearly collinear stars ~3' NE. MCG
+12-08-014 is 5' W. Located 15' N
of mag 7.5
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07 51 17.6 +50 10 45
V = 13.4; Size 0.8'x0.65'; PA = 18°
24" (2/18/20): at 375x;, fairly faint, small, elongated
4:3 ~N-S, ~24"x18", brighter nucleus. In a quartet with
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UGC 4052 = MCG +08-15-007 = CGCG 235-051 = CGCG 236-007 = WBL 154-003 = PGC 21993
07 51 19.8 +50 14 09
Size 1.2'x0.6'
24" (2/18/20): at 375x; UGC 4052 is a merged double
system in a common halo with the nuclei only 22" apart. They were easily resolved and both
components appeared fairly faint and small. The slightly brighter western component is ~15" and the
eastern component is 15"x10".
Another pair, UGC 4051 and
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UGC 4057 = MCG +12-08-018 = CGCG 349-010 = LGG 149-002 = PGC 22127
07 54 04.8 +74 23 11
V = 12.5; Size 2.5'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.1; PA = 55°
24" (2/16/15): at 322x; fairly bright, moderately large, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, sharply concentrated with a 40"x15" high surface brightness core embedded in a very low surface brightness halo, ~1.0'x0.4'. Member of the LGG 149 = WBL 153 group (distance ~180 million l.y.) with UGC 4028 13' W and UGC 4014 19' WSW.
On the DSS the outer arms (?) appear to form a distinct ring and V-V included this object in a 1984 note "On the Cigar-Shaped Ring Galaxies" (1984SvAL...10..205V).
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08 04 24.7 +84 38 29
V = 14.3; Size 2.1'x0.3'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 82°
18" (8/1/11): very faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 ~E-W, ~25"x15", low surface brightness. Situated in a fairly starry field, 5' WSW of mag 8.5 SAO 1274. I only viewed the core region of this flat galaxy (axial ratio of 7:1).
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07 57 32.5 +59 05 02
Size 1.2'x0.3'; PA = 135°
24" (2/7/15): at 260x; fairly faint, fairly small,
elongated 5:2 NW-SE, 30"x12".
Two mag 13.2 and 14 stars less than 2' S are collinear with the galaxy. First of three with
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UGC 4122 = MCG +10-12-040 = CGCG 287-020 = WBL 162-002 = PGC 22373
07 59 01.0 +59 07 01
V = 13.3; Size 1.6'x1.1'; PA = 3°
24" (2/7/15): at 260x; fairly faint, fairly small,
slightly elongated, 24"x20", moderately concentrated with a small
brighter core. A mag 13.5 star is
0.6' NE and two mag 11-11.5 stars to the west (3.5' and 6') are collinear with
the galaxy. Forms a close
(physical) pair with
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UGC 4124 = MCG +10-12-041 = CGCG 287-021 = WBL 162-003 = PGC 22376
07 59 04.2 +59 08 12
V = 14.3; Size 1.0'x0.8'
24" (2/7/16): fainter of a close pair with UGC 4122 1.2' SSE. At 260x appeared faint, small, elongated 3:2, 20"x14", slightly brighter nucleus. A mag 16 star is just off the northeast edge.
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08 00 08.5 +56 21 56
Size 2.0'x0.2'; PA = 164°
48" (2/28/19): at 488x; beautiful extremely thin
edge-on 10:1 NNW-SSE, moderately bright, 1.6' x 10". Contains a small bright core and
stellar nucleus. Forms a striking
pair with
24" (2/13/18): at 375x; very faint, very thin streak, ~40"x5". UGC 4133 is the fainter of a very close pair with UGC 4134 just 1' SSE of center. On images this extremely thin edge-on stretches 2', but I only picked the brighter central region and not the outer tips. In fact, initially I didn't notice this galaxy as I assumed it reached right to the southwest edge of UGC 4134.
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UGC 4134 = MCG +09-13-101 = CGCG 287-026 = PGC 22440
08 00 12.9 +56 21 12
V = 14.4; Size 1.0'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 25°
48" (2/28/19): at 488x; moderately bright and large, oval 2:1 SSW-NNE, ~0.8'x0.4'. Contains a brighter elongated core or bar with a faint stellar nucleus. There was a suggestion of spiral curvature in the extensions. Forms a striking pair with the flat galaxy UGC 4133 1' NW.
24" (2/13/18): at 375x; faint to fairly faint, fairly
small, oval 2:1 SSW-NNE, ~30"x15", nearly even surface
brightness. Forms a very close
pair with superthin UGC 4133 = FGC 693 just 1' between centers (NW). This pair is located 18' E of
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08 04 18.7 +77 49 00
V = 12.6; Size 1.2'x1.2'; Surf Br = 12.8
18" (3/13/10): fairly faint, moderately large, slightly
elongated 4:3 ~E-W, 0.8'x0.65', very weak if any concentration. A mag 15 star is situated at the west
edge of the galaxy 28" from the center.
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08 02 02.3 +56 38 37
V = 14.1; Size 1.3'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.3; PA = 140°
17.5" (1/19/91): faint, small, slightly elongated,
gradually increases to a bright core.
Forms a pair with
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08 01 30.8 +09 42 27
V = 13.6; Size 2.3'x0.3'; Surf Br = 13.1; PA = 113°
24" (2/16/15): at 322x; very faint, thin edge-on 5:1 WNW-ESE, mostly visible to the northwest of the mag 12 star that is positioned right at the south edge, ~1.0'x0.2', low even surface brightness.
24" (3/22/14): very faint, thin edge-on 5:1 WNW-ESE,
1.2'x0.25'. A mag 12 (roughly)
star is superimposed just southwest of the geometric center and interferes with
viewing! Nearby are
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08 04 08.0 +62 59 02
Size 1.3'x0.2'; PA = 143°
48" (2/19/12): at 488x, this member of a remarkable
trio of superthins appeared as a fairly faint streak 6:1 NW-SE, ~0.9'x0.15',
with a small brighter core. This
galaxy is pretty similar in appearance to
24" (2/5/13): extremely to very faint superthin, extending 0.8'x0.15' NW-SE, low even surface brightness. Forms a very close, unusual pair with UGC 4186 (0.7' between centers), which is a remarkably similar superthin in terms dimensions, brightness, and even position angle (~15° between position angles). Located 12' SE of a 50" pair of mag 6.1 and 7.5 stars.
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UGC 4186 = MCG +11-10-058 = FGC 703 = PGC 22648
08 04 13.9 +62 58 54
V = 14.6; Size 1.4'x0.2'; Surf Br = 13.1; PA = 127°
48" (2/19/12): at 488x - UGC 4186, UGC 4185 and MCG +11-10-5 form a striking trio of superthin galaxies, all easily fitting in a 2' circle. UGC 4186 appeared fairly faint, elongated 6:1 NW-SE, ~1.0'x0.15', very small bright core. The center of UGC 4185 is just 0.7' WNW. The size and brightness of this pair is very similar and their PA's differ by only 15°. A mag 10.7 star is ~3' SE of the trio and a distinctive trio of mag 12.5-15 stars forming a right triangle is half that distance SE. UGC 4186 was on the TSP 2010 observing list.
24" (2/5/13): at 375x, I was pleased to pick up this superthin, along with its twin UGC 4185. Both appeared extremely faint to very faint, extending 0.8'x0.15' NW-SE, low surface brightness. Sometimes one or the other was only visible, and at times both would pop at the same time. Fainter MCG +11-10-5 to the south was not seen.
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08 11 37.7 +76 25 18
V = 12.7; Size 2.4'x1.4'; Surf Br = 13.9; PA = 83°
17.5" (12/23/92): fairly faint, moderately large,
elongated 2:1 WSW-ENE, even surface brightness. Located among a group of three mag 9 stars which detract
from viewing. The closest star is
mag 9.3
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08 09 24.0 +57 45 46
V = 14.0; Size 1.0'x0.4'; Surf Br = 12.8; PA = 146°
17.5" (1/19/91): fairly faint, small, elongated 2:1
NW-SE, weak concentration. Located
4.5' E of
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08 10 11.2 +24 53 35
V = 15.0; Size 2.1'x0.2'; PA = 34°
24" (3/22/14): extremely faint, thin streak with a very low surface brightness. Could only glimpse for moments, but roughly 0.5'x0.1' SW-NE. A mag 15.5 star is just west of the SW flank.
24" (1/25/14): extremely faint, thin edge-on 6:1 SW-NE,
0.6'x0.1', very low even surface brightness. A mag 15.5 star is just off the west edge. Visually, this is the faintest member
of the
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08 11 08.8 +46 27 55
V = 13.5; Size 1.6'x1.5'; Surf Br = 14.3
17.5" (2/24/90): very faint, fairly small, round, low surface brightness. A faint star is superimposed.
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08 13 21.1 +57 51 08
V = 13.7; Size 1.4'x1.0'; Surf Br = 14.2; PA = 130°
18" (2/19/09): very faint, moderately large, elongated
4:3 NW-SE, 0.6'x0.45', low even surface brightness. A mag 10.8 star 1.3' N detracts from viewing and this member
of
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08 13 57.2 +52 38 54
V = 14.2; Size 3.9'x0.4'; Surf Br = 14.6; PA = 110°
24" (2/16/15): very faint/faint, fairly large, very thin streak, ~8:1 WNW-ESE, ~2.0'x0.25', slightly brighter central region, though no core or nucleus. Occasionally stretched longer with averted vision, though sometimes only the slightly brighter middle portion was visible as the extensions have a very low surface brightness. The galaxy is roughly parallel to two mag 11/12 stars to the north [the mag 12 star is 2.0' due north]. The thin dust lane that perfectly bisects the galaxy on the DSS and SDSS was not seen.
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08 16 05.7 +73 40 16
Size 1.0'x0.7'
48" (3/1/19): at 488x; very faint, very low surface
brightness edge-on 4:1 or 5:1 E-W, requires averted vision. Little or no concentration. Located 7' NE of showpiece barred ring
spiral
48" (4/21/17): at 488x; extremely to very faint, thin ghostly streak 0.4'x0.1'. This is the brighter central bar and the extremely low surface brightness arms or halo was not seen. Situated 7' NE of NGC 2523 and 2.5' S of mag 8.2 SAO 6469. I needed to keep the bright star out of the field to glimpse this galaxy.
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08 14 41.7 +58 13 31
V = 14.3; Size 1.3'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 75°
18" (2/19/09): very faint, edge-on 4:1 WSW-ENE,
0.6'x0.15'. The major axis is
collinear with a mag 10.4 star located 6.6' ESE. Member of AGC 634 with
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08 14 35.8 +19 21 08
V = 16.2; Size 0.55'x0.35'; PA = 164°
48" (4/28/22): UGC 4288 is one of the most distant UGCs with z = .101 --> light-travel time = 1.3 Gyr and co-moving distance = 1.4 Gly. At 610x it appeared very faint, small, round, very low surface brightness. A couple of times it seemed to be brighter in the center. Situated 40" SW of a 10" pair of mag 14.5/15.4 stars and 3.6' ESE of a mag 10.7 star.
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08 15 44.8 +58 19 16
V = 13.1; Size 1.0'x0.8'; Surf Br = 12.9; PA = 105°
18" (2/19/09): the brightest member of AGC 634 appeared
fairly faint, fairly small, round, 30" diameter, small bright core. Slightly larger and brighter of a pair
with
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08 28 29.3 +85 36 29
V = 13.6; Size 1.6'x0.4'; Surf Br = 12.9; PA = 83°
18" (8/1/11): fairly faint, moderately large, elongated
5:2 E-W, ~45"x20", sharply concentrated with a bright core. Located 7.6' SE of mag 7.4
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Holmberg II = Arp 268 = UGC 4305 = DDO 50 = MCG +12-08-033 =
08 19 05.0 +70 43 12
V = 10.7; Size 7.9'x6.3'; Surf Br = 14.8; PA = 15°
1
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08 18 29.5 +20 45 41
V = 14.1; Size 1.3'x0.4'; PA = 27°
18" (2/26/11): very faint, fairly small, elonaged 4:3
SSW-NNE, 25"x18", weak concentration. Located 5.4' WSW of a mag 9.8 star on the SW side of the
core of the Cancer I galaxy cluster.
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08 20 35.2 +68 36 01
V = 13.1; Size 1.4'x0.6'; Surf Br = 12.8; PA = 152°
18" (3/13/10): fairly faint, moderately large, elongated 3:1 NNW-SSE, ~1.2'x0.4'. Fairly even surface brightness though the center bulges a bit and the ends taper down. Located 3' NE a mag 11 star.
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08 19 01.9 +21 11 09
V = 13.6; Size 1.9'x1.3'; Surf Br = 14.4; PA = 125°
18" (2/26/11): faint, moderately large, slightly
elongated NW-SE, 0.8'x0.7', low surface brightness, very weak concentration to
a slightly brighter core. Forms
the western vertex of a triangle with a mag 9.5 star 2.4' E and a mag 11 star
2' NNE. Located 6.7' SW of mag 8.0
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UGC 4332 = MCG +04-20-025 = CGCG 119-055 = PRC C-26 = WBL 178-005 = PGC 23355
08 19 37.9 +21 06 52
V = 13.9; Size 1.5'x0.5'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 54°
48" (4/7/13): at 375x appeared fairly bright, fairly
small, brighter along a thin strip of the major axis, elongated 5:2 WSW-ENE,
20"x8", fairly high surface brightness. A faint, thin spike extends out of the southwest side,
though in very soft seeing I couldn't see the corresponding extension on the
northeast end.
On the SDSS image, this system appears to be a merger, with a warped, dusty, edge-on disc bisecting an elliptical and protruding out the ends. Listed as a "Good Candidate for Polar-Ring Galaxies" in the 1990 "New Observations and a Photographic Atlas of Polar Ring Galaxies" (AJ, 100, 1489) but in a 2000 study "It is shown that its inclusion in a list of candidate galaxies with polar rings is erroneous. In reality, it is a spiral galaxy with a powerful bulge and a disturbed dust disk viewed edge-on."
18" (2/26/11): very faint, small, slightly elongated E-W, 25"x20" (only the core was seen). Nestled in a small triangle of mag 12 stars with sides 1.6', 1.7' and 2.0'. Located in the central region of the Cancer I cluster (NGC 2563 group) 14' WNW of NGC 2563.
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08 20 16.6 +20 52 30
V = 14.6; Size 1.3'x1.3'
18" (2/26/11): extremely difficult galaxy only glimpsed
a few times with averted vision and concentration. Appeared as an extremely low surface brightness hazy glow,
perhaps 20" diameter. Located
7.6' N of mag 5.8
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08 34 01.9 +85 56 44
V = 14.2; Size 1.5'x1.2'; Surf Br = 14.7; PA = 21°
18" (8/1/11): extremely faint, fairly small, extremely low surface brightness. Requires averted to glimpse and no details though appears elongated. Located 1.5' E of a mag 12.5 star. Forms a faint pair with brighter MCG +14-04-049 2.4' N.
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08 20 35.1 -01 22 35
Size 1.3'x0.25'; PA = 98°
24" (3/9/13): this challenging edge-on appeared as a
very faint "spike" extending west of a mag 13 star,
~20"x6". Located 2.9' N
of a mag 9.5 star. First in the
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UGC 4352 = MCG +00-22-003 = CGCG 004-002 NED2 = KTG 21C =
08 20 43.1 -01 24 42
V = 14.0; Size 0.8'x0.8'
24" (3/9/13): the main component of this double system
appeared faint to fairly faint, fairly small, round, 24" diameter.
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08 23 11.3 +22 39 52
V = 12.1; Size 2.5'x1.6'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 0°
17.5" (1/1/92): fairly faint, moderately large,
elongated 3:2 N-S, brighter core, faint halo. Unusual appearance as a mag 12 star is embedded in the east
side. Also three mag 14-15 stars
are nearby with one at the south end.
Picked up looking for
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08 27 06.0 +21 38 43
V = 13.2; Size 1.1'x1.0'; Surf Br = 13.1; PA = 111°
24" (2/24/20): at 260x; bright stellar nucleus
dominates faint "wings" (bar) oriented SSW-NNE. Occasionally this is surrounded by a
very low surface brightness halo, but it was not resolved as a distinct
ring.
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08 28 31.0 +17 28 02
V = 13.9; Size 1.2'x0.8'; PA = 15°
24" (3/6/21): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, irregularly round, ~40" diameter, fairly low (diffuse) but slightly uneven surface brightness. A mag 9.5 star is 2' WNW and a mag 12 star 1.5' ESE, with the galaxy nearly at the midpoint.
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08 30 01.7 +17 15 35
V = 13.8; Size 1.2'x0.75'; PA = 112°
24" (3/6/21): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, roughly oval 4:3 E-W, ~45"x35", irregular surface brightness or clumpy. At moments it seems to have a slightly brighter elongated bar. A small group of 4 stars is ~1.5' NNW. A double star BRT 2388 = 11.1/11.7 at 5" is 4.6' W.
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08 31 57.7 +19 12 41
V = 13.5; Size 1.5'x0.8'; PA = 166°
24" (1/31/14): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly
elongated N-S, 25"x20".
These dimensions apply to the core, so I apparently didn't pick up the
low surface brightness arms. A mag
11.6 star is 2.1' NW.
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08 34 07.2 +66 10 54
V = 14.4; Size 1.5'x1.3'; PA = 120°
24" (2/16/15): at 200x; very faint, moderately large, roundish. Appears as a very low surface brightness ill-defined patch with no structure, perhaps 45"-60" diameter.
This low luminosity dwarf irregular is a member of the
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08 33 17.8 +41 15 34
V = 13.8; Size 1.2'x0.8'; PA = 160°
24" (2/13/18): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, irregularly round, ~30"x25", fairly strong concentration. Contains a relatively large bright core and thin halo. An extremely faint companion (2MASX J08332241+4115182) occasionally popped with averted vision, 0.9' ESE of center.
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08 33 30.8 +41 31 32
V = 13.6; Size 1.5'x0.7'; PA = 165°
24" (2/13/18): at 375x; fairly faint or moderately bright, oval 4:3 NNW-SSE, ~50"x35". Contains a bright core that occasionally elongates, giving the impression of a bar. A mag 10.8 star is 2' NNW and a mag 11.2 star (wide pair) is 4.3' NE. UGC 4465 lies 16' S.
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08 35 48.5 +01 43 18
V = 13.2; Size 2.4'x0.9'; PA = 57°
24" (3/6/21): at 375x; between fairly faint and
moderately bright, moderately large, oval 2:1 SW-NE, 1.0'x0.5', broad
concentration, very low surface brightness outer halo with averted vision. A mag 14.3 star is close south of the SW
flank. Brightest in a group (USGC
U187) with
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UGC 4494 = CGCG 004-079 = PGC 24166
08 36 05.3 +01 53 39
V = 13.6; Size 1.3'x0.6'; PA = 70°
24" (3/6/21): at 375x; very faint, fairly small, oval 2:1 WSW-ENE, 40"x20". Located 11' NNE of brighter UGC 4491 in the USGC U187 group. A mag 12.7 star is 1.8' N
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08 40 53.8 +19 21 17
V = 14.0; Size 1.2'x0.3'; PA = 57°
18" (1/13/07): extremely faint, small. With averted vision appears a very thin
spike oriented SW-NE, ~15"x3".
Not visible continuously.
Located at the south side of the Beehive cluster (
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08 45 35.0 +72 59 56
V = 14.4; Size 1.4'x0.2'; Surf Br = 12.9; PA = 26°
17.5" (12/23/92): extremely faint, fairly small,
edge-on 4:1 SSW-NNE, extremely low surface brightness. A mag 13 star is 1.5' N. Located 7' WNW of
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08 43 15.9 +13 05 09
V = 13.8; Size 2.3'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.7; PA = 4°
24" (2/16/15): at 260x and 322x; faint to fairly faint, thin edge-on 5:1 N-S, ~1.2'x0.25', weak concentration. Sometimes only the slightly brighter central region (~0.6'x0.2') is visible. A very nice uncatalogued 7" double star with equal mag ~12 components is 4' NE.
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08 47 08.7 +19 37 52
V = 14.3; Size 1.2'x1.0'
24" (1/23/22): at 260x and 375x; faint, moderately large, round, ~40", low surface brightness, diffuse glow with just a slightly brighter core.
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08 47 41.7 +13 25 09
V = 13.8; Size 1.0'x1.0'
24" (3/21/20): at 260x; between fairly faint and moderately bright, round, 50" diameter. Contains a small, brighter core and a large diffuse halo. A mag 9.6 star is 2.2' NNE and a mag 14.4 star is off the NW side. UGC 4599 is the nearest Hoag-Style Ring at a distance of 88 million l.y.
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08 50 17.7 +03 29 51
V = 15.1; Size 1.7'x0.15'; PA = 124°
48" (2/28/19): at 488x; faint, large, superthin ~15:1 NW-SE, ~1.5'x0.1', very low surface brightness with only a very slightly brighter core. This is one of the flattest galaxies I've ever observed! The Shkh 344 group (7 members) lies 43' WNW.
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08 53 54.6 +35 09 00
V = 13.7; Size 1.8'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.3; PA = 3°
48" (2/28/19): this interacting triple was viewed at
813x. The southern
24" (3/22/14): this interacting system was observed at
375x. The main component is on the
south end (
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08 56 42.7 +52 06 19
V = 13.6; Size 1.4'x1.2'
24" (2/13/18): at 200x and 375x; fairly faint, round,
~40 diameter, slightly brighter core.
A fairly bright mag 12.5-13 star is at the northeast edge of the halo
and a similar star is 1' SE. Forms
a pair with
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08 57 39.4 +39 30 16
V = 15.4; Size 0.85'x0.35'; PA = 24°
24" (2/16/15): very faint, small, slightly elongated
SSW-NNE, 24"x18" (central region). Picked up 13' W of brighter
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08 58 10.8 +52 10 58
V = 14.2; Size 1.2'x0.6'; PA = 116°
24" (2/13/18): at 200x and 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 or 4:3 WNW-ESE, 30"x20", small slightly brighter nucleus. There was just a hint of a larger halo. A mag 12 star is 1.2' N. Located 13' NE of NGC 2692.
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UGC 4699 = MCG +07-19-008 = CGCG 209-012 = PGC 25220
08 58 45.5 +39 30 34
V = 13.5; Size 1.2'x1.1'; Surf Br = 13.5
48" (2/28/19): at 610x and 813x; moderately bright, fairly small, roundish, 30" diameter. Both nuclei, oriented SW and NE at ~5" separation, were easily resolved and held continuously! Very easy split at 813x within a common halo. The SW nucleus was slightly brighter and both nuclei were nearly stellar. A mag 15 star is 1.6' NE. Four mag 10.5-13 stars (all 2' from nearest star) is fairly close to the west.
24" (2/16/15): at 322x; fairly faint, fairly small, roundish, weak concentration. A very distinctive group of four brighter stars ("T" or "Y" shape) is 3' to 5' preceding. NGC 2704 lies 24' WSW and UGC 4689 is 13' due west. This is an overlapping merged double system with dual nuclei (not seen).
17.5" (3/20/93): fairly faint, small, elongated 2:1 SW-NE. Four mag 10.5-12.5 stars forming a "Y" asterism are 3'-4' preceding. Located 24' ENE of NGC 2704.
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08 58 29.8 +06 19 17
V = 15.5; Size 0.4'x0.3'; PA = 64°
24" (4/13/18): at 375x; faint, small, round, 18"
diameter, low even surface brightness.
Too faint for any details; just a dim small glow. Located 5.4' WNW of
This galaxy is connected by a faint bridge to
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08 59 00.3 +39 12 36
V = 14.5; Size 4.1'x0.4'; Surf Br = 14.9; PA = 115°
24" (2/16/15): at 200x; extremely faint, thin edge-on roughly 10:1 WNW-ESE, 1.2'x0.2'. I could only glimpse this galaxy, due to its very low even surface brightness. A mag 11 star is just south of the east end [2.2' from center]. Located 28' SE of NGC 2704.
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09 00 20.3 +52 29 39
V = 12.8; Size 1.6'x1.3'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 177°
17.5" (4/5/97): fairly faint, moderately large, irregularly round, ~1.5' diameter, gradually increases to a brighter core. A stellar nucleus is visible with direct vision. Bracketed by two mag 11 and 12 stars 2.3' WNW and 1.5' E, respectively.
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09 05 26.3 +25 33 03
V = 15.1; Size 0.75'x0.5'; PA = 23°
24" (3/22/14): extremely faint, small, round, 15". Picked up 8.5' NW of NGC 2750. This emission-line galaxy is quite knotty and irregular (with very faint outer loops) on the SDSS.
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09 06 39.4 +19 20 10
Size 1.5'x1.2'; PA = 70°
24" (2/8/18): at 200x; this galaxy appeared faint, fairly small, roundish, very low but uneven surface brightness, ~30" diameter. There was no core or nucleus, but close to center (2" E and 8" N) was Supernova 2018oh, discovered Feb 3rd (5 nights earlier). It was easily seen as a mag 14.5 star (using nearby reference stars with accurate photometry. It was very similar to a mag 14.6 star situated 1.1' ENE of center. Two mag 9.5 and 10 stars are in the field ~6' NW,
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09 14 52.1 +79 11 47
V = 14.2; Size 1.4'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 118°
17.5" (4/6/91): extremely faint, small, elongated 2:1 WNW-ESE, very low surface brightness, requires averted vision. Forms a pair with much brighter NGC 2732 4' W.
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Holmberg III = UGC 4841 = MCG +12-09-032 = CGCG 332-035 = PGC 26071
09 14 47.8 +74 13 57
V = 12.4; Size 2.8'x2.1'; Surf Br = 14.2; PA = 150°
18" (2/14/10): at 280x; Holmberg III appeared as a very low surface brightness glow, ~2.0'x1.5' N-S. Exhibits a very weak concentration but no core or a well-defined halo, so the size is just an estimate. Still, the glow was seen immediately when the position was centered.
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09 16 02.2 +52 50 24
V = 13.3; Size 2.1'x1.3'; PA = 85°
24" (3/22/14): at 200x appeared fairly faint, large, low surface brightness, weak concentration, no core or zones. The halo seems to be irregular and extends at least 1.5'.
This is an isolated dwarf galaxy at the periphery of the Local Group!
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09 15 55.1 +44 19 55
V = 14.0; Size 0.9'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.5
48" (4/6/13):
18" (3/13/10): faint, fairly small, slightly elongated
E-W, 0.5'x0.4'. While viewing this
interacting pair of disrupted galaxies (Arp 55), I occasionally noticed an
extension (companion galaxy) or knot at the west edge. A couple of times it
appeared resolved from the main glow as an extremely faint and small glow. Located 5' NNE of mag 9.4
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09 17 22.1 +41 54 40
V = 14.1; Size 1.0'x0.5'; Surf Br = 13.2; PA = 137°
24" (3/9/13): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly
elongated NW-SE, 25"x20", weak concentration. First in the
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09 17 39.9 +52 59 34
V = 12.6; Size 2.0'x0.5'; Surf Br = 12.5; PA = 48°
17.5" (3/8/97): picked up while looking for
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09 17 59.3 +52 44 33
V = 14.8; Size 1.2'x0.4'; PA = 60°
24" (3/22/14): extremely to very faint, fairly small,
elongated 2:1 WSW-ENE, 30"x15", very low even surface brightness with
no core or zones. Located 7' NE of
mag 8.7
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09 20 08.9 +39 09 46
V = 14.1; Size 0.9'x0.5'; Surf Br = 13.1; PA = 62°
17.5" (3/12/94): very faint, small, very elongated 3:1
SW-NE, brighter along major axis.
Located just 53" ESE of a mag 10 star which overpowers the
galaxy.
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09 26 09.4 +49 18 37
V = 14.2; Size 1.1'x0.6'; PA = 30°
24" (3/6/21): at 375x; between faint and fairly faint, oval 3:2 SW-NE, 0.6'x0.4', low nearly even surface brightness, very slightly brighter core. A mag 11 star is 3.6' W and a mag 13.5 star is 1' SE.
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09 25 24.8 +11 04 26
V = 15.6; Size 1.1'x0.15'; PA = 140°
48" (2/21/12): at 375x this superthin appeared faint,
moderately large, very elongated 7:2 NW-SE, 0.7'x0.2', low nearly even surface
with a weak central brightening. A
mag 13.5-14 star lies 1.4' NW.
Located 22' SSW of
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09 25 55.6 +24 08 20
V = 14.9; Size 1.2'x0.3'; PA = 167°
48" (2/28/19): at 488x; nearly moderately bright, fairly large, very elongated 7:2 NW-SE, strong concentration with a small bright nucleus.
We picked up this object in the field of superluminous spiral #12 (4' SE of UGC 5019), but the 2.7 billion light year galaxy was not seen (V = 17.8).
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09 27 50.4 +68 24 42
V = 13.7; Size 0.6'x0.4'; PA = 155°
18" (4/14/12): at 225x the western component of
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UGC 5029 = Arp 300 NED2 = VV 106a = MCG +12-09-050 = CGCG 332-051 = PGC 26864
09 28 02.6 +68 25 13
V = 13.4; Size 1.2'x0.8'; PA = 15°
18" (4/14/12): the eastern component of Arp 300 is faint to fairly faint, moderately large, elongated 2:1 ~N-S, 40"x20", broad concentration, no distinct core, increases in size with averted, so probably has a low surface brightness halo. Forms a 1.2' pair (Arp 300) with UGC 5028 1.2' WSW.
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09 31 09.4 +76 27 51
V = 14.4; Size 1.1'x0.2'; PA = 52°
24" (2/24/20): at 200x; fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 or 3:1 SW-NE, ~30"x12". I thought the galaxy was dominated by a bright stellar nucleus, but checking the DSS later I found there was a mag 14.4 star superimposed at the SE edge of the core, which I mistook for an off-center nucleus.
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09 34 00.2 +10 01 46
V = 14.1; Size 1.0'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.0; PA = 153°
48" (2/21/12): moderately bright, fairly large,
elongated 5:2 NNW-SSE, 0.8'x0.3'. A brighter bulging center is relatively
large, with tapering ends. Located
8' SSE of
13.1" (4/28/84): extremely faint, very diffuse, small,
no elongation noted. Located 4.8'
S of
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09 35 51.6 +61 21 11
V = 14.4; Size 0.8'x0.45'; PA = 84°
24" (3/21/20): at 260x and 375x; fairly faint, fairly
small, generally elongated E-W, ~0.5'x0.3', though sometimes only the brighter,
roundish central region was seen.
It appeared irregular with a small, brighter nucleus and possibly a
second knot (perhaps I noticed the mag 16.5 star at the SE end). Located 6' NNW of mag 8.4
This post-merger contains a long, straight tidal tail and a polar ring, though there is only a single nucleus.
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09 39 25.4 +32 21 51
Size 1.1'x0.8'; PA = 75°
48" (5/9/21): at 488x and 620x; the obvious eastern
galaxy (
48" (4/18/15): at 697x; the eastern component of
18" (4/14/12): at 220x, the eastern component (MCG
+06-21-072) of the double system Arp 129 appeared faint, very small, round,
15" diameter. This diameter
implies I was probably only viewing the brighter core region. Just 30" W is a 12.5 magnitude
star that is superimposed on
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09 40 59.6 +21 11 34
V = 14.5; Size 1.2'x0.3'; PA = 106°
24" (4/13/18): at 375x; faint, fairly small, elongated
~3:2 WNW-ESE, ~30"x20", low surface brightness, too faint for any
details. A mag 10.6 star is 2.8' SW.
In a small group of galaxies, 2.2' SSW of
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09 41 32.2 +11 24 48
Size 2.3'x0.3'; PA = 131°
24" (3/6/21): at 260x; very faint, moderately large,
very low even surface brightness, extended at least 1.0'x0.2'. Not difficult but can't hold
continuously.
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09 45 52.3 +02 58 40
V = 15.1; Size 1.4'x0.7'; PA = 70°
24" (2/24/20): at 200x; moderately large but extremely
low surface brightness, appears as a weak "stain", perhaps 40" x
25". Located 9' SW of IC
564/563 pair (
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09 46 28.6 +45 45 09
V = 13.7; Size 1.0'x1.0'
24" (3/6/21): at 375x; between fairly faint and
moderately bright, fairly small, round, high surface brightness, sharp stellar
nucleus, 20" diameter. The
very low surface brightness halo was not noticed. Nearby brighter stars are
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09 51 01.3 +30 35 39
Size 2.1'x0.3'
48" (5/2/19): at 545x and 975x;
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09 53 56.3 +23 23 00
V = 14.0; Size 0.7'x0.6'; Surf Br = 12.9; PA = 130°
18" (3/28/09): faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2
NW-SE, ~35"x22", slightly brighter core.
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UGC 5320 = MCG +04-24-002 = CGCG 123-004 = Holm 149a = PGC 28557
09 54 17.9 +23 17 15
V = 13.5; Size 1.8'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 102°
18" (3/28/09): at 280x appeared very faint, moderately large, elongated ~3:2 E-W, ~45"x30", low even surface brightness. Forms a close pair with a virtually stellar 15th magnitude companion, 2MASX J09542499+2317277, just 1.6' E. A higher surface brightness galaxy, UGC 5313, lies 7.5' NW.
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Holmberg IX = UGC 5336 = DDO 66 = MCG +12-10-012 = PGC 28757
09 57 32.0 +69 02 45
V = 14.1; Size 2.5'x2.0'; Surf Br = 15.7
48" (4/15/10): Holmberg IX is located just 10.5' E of the center of M81. With this dwarf galaxy centered in the eyepiece, the outer halo of M81 was visible near the edge of the field. At 330x Holmberg IX appeared very faint, fairly large, 2' diameter, round, low even surface brightness with no noticeable concentration. The galaxy is nestled within a kite asterism including a mag 13 star 1.3' S.
This M81 companion is a dwarf irregular or Magellanic system
discovered by Sidney van den Bergh in 1959 and is similar to
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09 57 35.6 +45 13 48
V = 13.6; Size 1.5'x0.3'; Surf Br = 12.4; PA = 65°
48" (2/20/12): UGC 5345 is the brightest of the
17.5" (4/5/97): the brightest member of HCG 41 appeared as a faint, fairly small edge-on, extended 5:1 SW-NE, ~1.2'x0.25', contains a well-defined brighter core. With concentration HCG 41B = UGC 5346 located just 2.0' NE was first glimpsed with averted vision and then with concentration could hold both galaxies.
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09 57 40.8 +45 15 32
V = 14.3; Size 0.9'x0.3'; Surf Br = 12.7; PA = 28°
48" (2/20/12): second brightest and furthest north in
the HCG 41 quartet. At 375x
appeared moderately bright, edge-on SSW-NNE, 0.7'x0.2', small bright core.
17.5" (4/5/97): fainter of two members viewed in HCG 41. Extremely faint, edge-on, elongated 4:1 SW-NE, 0.8'x0.2'. This galaxy has a low surface brightness and could be barely held with averted vision. The southwest end of HCG 41B points to the northeast tip of HCG 41A located 2.0' SW.
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Leo A = Leo III = UGC 5364 = MCG +05-24-008 = CGCG 153-010 = DDO 69 = PGC 28868
09 59 25.5 +30 44 47
V = 12.6; Size 5.1'x3.1'; Surf Br = 15.4
24" (3/13/10): at 200x this Local Group member appeared very faint, fairly large, round, ~3'-4' diameter. This dwarf has a very low, even surface brightness with no core or zones, but was visible immediately with averted vision once the position was pinpointed. Several faint stars are superimposed.
Observation made with Peter Natcher's 24" Starmaster at DeepSkyRanch.
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Sextans B = UGC 5373 = MCG +01-26-005 = CGCG 036-012 = DDO 70 = PGC 28913
10 00 00.0 +05 19 56
V = 11.3; Size 5.1'x3.5'; Surf Br = 14.3; PA = 110°
48" (4/18/15): Sextans B is a nearby dwarf galaxy, generally considered to lie just outside the local group in a small group that also includes Sextans A. It appeared as a large, fairly low surface brightness oval glow, extending 4:3 WNW-ESE, ~2.6'x1.9'. It exhibited a broad weak concentration to a slightly brighter middle, but there was no distinct core or zones. The surface brightness appeared irregular and slightly clumpy. A mag 14.5 star is at the north edge of the galaxy and a mag 15 star is off the southeast edge of the galaxy.
A young (2 ± 1 billion years) massive globular cluster (SDSS J100004.63+052007.5) was discovered in 2007 in Sextans B using the HST WFPC2 and verified at the Special Astrophysical Observatory in Russia. At V = 17.9 it appeared as an extremely faint "star" and was visible only intermittently, though was repeatedly confirmed at the same position. This GC is located ~1.2' ENE of the center of Sextans B, close to the east edge of the galaxy.
18" (2/19/09): easily visible at 175x as a large, low
surface brightness, oval patch, extended 3:2 NW-SE, ~3.0'x1.9'. The glow is nearly parallel to two mag
13 stars off the NE side and extends roughly the separation of these stars
(3'). This dwarf galaxy has only a
broad, weak concentration with a slightly brighter core and an ill-defined edge
to the halo as it fades at the periphery.
Still, the surface brightness is slightly irregular with a hint of
mottling. Located 8' NE of mag 7.7
17.5" (2/1/03): This dwarf irregular galaxy probably
lies just outside the local group (4.3 million l.y.) in a small group that
includes
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10 00 51.7 +22 18 49
V = 14.7; Size 1.0'x0.4'; PA = 99°
28" (4/12/18): at 285x; fairly faint, fairly small,
slightly elongated, 20" diameter, weak concentration. Occasionally fainter "wings"
extending E-W were visible, increasing the dimensions to
35"x20". A wide pair of
mag 12-13 stars is 2' W. UGC 5381
is located 6.8' SW of
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10 03 51.9 +59 26 10
V = 14.3; Size 0.5'x0.5'; Surf Br = 12.6
17.5" (3/12/88): faint, very small, round, stellar nucleus. Forms the east vertex of a perfect isosceles triangle with two mag 9.5 stars 3.5' NW and 3.5' SW (SAO 27496) which are oriented N-S.
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10 05 30.6 +70 21 52
V = 14.6; Size 0.9'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.8; PA = 140°
48" (4/16/15): at 488x; faint to fairly faint,
moderately large, elongated NW-SE, 0.8'x0.5', low but irregular surface
brightness. There is no core but a
very small brighter knot (perhaps 5" diameter) is at the northwest
end.
UGC 5423 is sometimes listed as a dwarf member of the M81 group as it lies 1.1° NE of M82. It is also known as M81 DW-B in lists of the M81 group. But the distance is ~29 million l.y. based on the TRGB method, so it lies in the background.
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10 08 10.3 +53 04 59
V = 12.6; Size 4.8'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.8; PA = 132°
14.5" (4/10/21): at 158x; faint, though not difficult,
superthin, ~8:1 NW-SE, ~2'x0.25'.
Mag 8.7
HD 87704 is one of 4 bright stars in the field forming a
very distinctive rhombus, with the longer diagonal stretching 15' from NW (mag
7.8
17.5" (1/23/93): this superthin edge-on appeared 10:1 NW-SE. It was fairly faint, large, ~4'x0.4'. A mag 7.5 star is embedded on the SE edge and the galaxy appears to hang from the star like a thin dagger. The galaxy's glow extends slightly beyond (SE) the star which is attached along the eastern edge. The field is very unusual with three mag 7 stars, including mag 7.8 HD 87645 8' NNW and mag 7.8 HD 87835 9' ESE.
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Leo I = Regulus Dwarf = DDO 74 = UGC 5470 = MCG +02-26-027 =
10 08 28.1 +12 18 23
V = 10.2; Size 9.8'x7.4'; Surf Br = 14.8; PA = 80°
24" (3/31/22): at 176x; very large, low surface
brightness glow, slightly brighter towards the center, fades away at the
periphery, slightly elongated E-W. Must shove Regulus outside the south end of
the field. Located 20' N of
Regulus and 15' E of
17.5" (4/14/01): at 141x, easily visible as a very
large, irregular glow with a broad and weak concentration (no core or nucleus),
slightly elongated. At this power
there was no problem with glare from Regulus which was just 20' S. IC 591 lies
15' W and
17.5" (1/31/87): at 80x this Local Group dwarf appears as a very large low surface brightness glow, slightly elongated E-W. Despite being a well known visual challenge, it was easily visible with averted vision placing Alpha Leonis (Regulus) just outside the south end of field. A pair of mag 11 stars at 1.5' separation oriented E-W lies 5' NE of center. Located 20' N of Regulus. IC 591 lies 15' W.
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10 12 03.7 +23 05 08
V = 14.4; Size 1.5'x0.2'; Surf Br = 12.9; PA = 63°
48" (2/20/12): fairly faint to moderately bright,
edge-on 6:1 WSW-ENE, 1.2'x0.2', nearly even surface brightness. This double system has a very faint,
small companion (
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10 12 17.6 +27 51 43
V = 13.5; Size 2.8'x0.6'; PA = 42°
48" (5/12/18): at 375x and 488x; fairly bright, large,
very elongated 4:1 or 5:1 SW-NE, ~2.0'x0.4', broad concentration, but no
distinct zones, increases in size with averted vision. The northeast extension tapers and bends
and with averted vision a very faint narrow extension was seen (like a tidal
tail). Overall, the surface
brightness is fairly low or moderate at best. Situated 9.5' ENE of mag 8.4
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10 16 53.0 +60 17 06
V = 13.6; Size 1.0'x1.0'; Surf Br = 13.6
17.5" (3/12/88): faint, very small, round, small bright
core. Forms a very similar pair
with
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10 19 13.8 +59 07 51
V = 14.9; Size 1.3'x0.4'; Surf Br = 14.1; PA = 75°
48" (2/21/12): At 488x, appeared fairly faint,
moderately large, elongated 5:2 WSW-ENE, ~1.1'x0.4', small bright core, fades
at tips. Mag 13 stars lie 0.8' N
and 0.9' SE. Brightest in the HCG
45 quartet and a close double with
17.5" (4/5/97): this is the brightest member of the
distant group
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10 20 03.6 +38 36 56
V = 14.2; Size 1.1'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.7; PA = 100°
14.5" (4/10/21): at 158x and 224x; faint, fairly small, round, 30" diameter, low even surface brightness. A mag 12.4 star is 1.8' WSW.
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10 20 57.2 +25 21 52
V = 14.0; Size 0.5'x0.3'; Surf Br = 12.0
17.5" (3/25/95): fairly faint, small, round, 30"
diameter, weak concentration.
Forms a small isosceles triangle with two mag 12 stars 1.0' SSW and 1.2'
E of center. High surface
brightness for a UGC galaxy.
Located 9.4' SSE of
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10 23 44.4 +78 52 25
V = 13.3; Size 0.8'x0.7'; Surf Br = 12.8
18" (4/14/12): fairly faint, fairly small, irregularly
round, 25" diameter, contains a bright core that increases to the
center. Located 15' N of UGC
5600/5596 = VV 330 and 10' NE of mag 8.4
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10 24 10.0 +78 37 44
V = 13.4; Size 1.4'x0.9'; PA = 0°
48" (4/6/13): at 375x appeared fairly bright, fairly
small, elongated 2:1 N-S, 30"x15". Contains a very bright, elongated core. First in a trio with
24" (4/13/18): at 200x and 375x: fairly faint, fairly
small, slightly elongated, ~30"x25"; contains a small slightly
brighter nucleus. Forms an
interacting pair (
18" (4/14/12): at 280x appeared fairly faint, fairly small, irregularly round, 25" diameter. Contains a bright core that gradually increases to the center. Forms a pair with UGC 5609, a slightly fainter ring galaxy situated just 1.3' SSE. On the DSS, UGC 5600 appears to have a small polar ring and a large, very low surface brightness detached ring. UGC 5596 (similar brightness) lies 15' N.
UGC 5600 is classified as a "Good Candidate for a Polar-Ring Galaxy" in the 1990 photographic atlas of polar-ring galaxies. Interestingly, UGC 5609 = VV 330a is also a Ring galaxy with a knot or nucleus along an oval ring! The two galaxies have nearly identical redshifts, so the ring morphologies is likely caused by a direct collision.
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UGC 5609 = VV 330a = CGCG 350-052 = CGCG 351-021 = MCG +13-08-016a = PGC 30510
10 24 22.3 +78 36 33
V = 15.1; Size 1.0'x0.6'; PA = 12°
48" (4/6/13): at 375x appeared moderately bright and large, oval 5:3 SSW-NNE, 50"x30". The core is offset to the west edge and it extends into a brighter N-S arc along the west side of the galaxy. The darker interior of the Ring was not resolved. UGC 5600 lies 1.3' NNW and MCG +13-08-018 is 4' NNE. Viewed in soft seeing.
24" (4/13/18): at 200x and 375x; faint, small, slightly elongated, 24"x18", low even surface brightness. Forms an interacting pair (VV 330) with UGC 5600.
18" (4/14/12): at 280x appeared faint to fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 N-S, 25"x18". Based on my estimated size, I probably only picked up the brighter central core. At the ends of the core, a loop or ring is attached extending to the east, though this was not resolved. Forms a pair with slightly brighter UGC 5600 1.3' NNW.
This galaxy is quite unusual on the SDSS, consisting of an oval ring with a knot or nucleus along the apparent edge of the ring.
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10 23 47.1 +53 06 12
Size 1.2'x0.7'
18" (4/14/12): the double system (
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10 23 48.5 +12 37 47
V = 14.8; Size 1.0'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.5; PA = 20°
48" (5/8/21): at 375x; fairly faint, moderately large,
oval 5:2 SW-NE, 1.0'x0.4', slightly brighter core, low nearly even surface
brightness. A mag 12.4 star is 1' NW and a similar mag 12.5 star is 2' W. Located 3.9' NNE of
17.5" (3/22/96): very faint, fairly small, very elongated 3:1 SW-NE, 0.9'x0.3', low even surface brightness. A mag 12 star lies 1.1' NW. Forms a pair with brighter NGC 3230 4' SSW.
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10 25 26.0 +17 15 42
V = 13.9; Size 1.2'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.7; PA = 138°
18" (3/28/09): very faint, fairly small, slightly
elongated NW-SE, 25"x20", low surface brightness. Located 8' NE of
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10 25 46.3 +13 43 01
V = 14.2; Size 1.0'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.5; PA = 15°
48" (2/19/12): moderately bright and large, oval 3:2
N-S, well concentrated with a bright core, ~0.9'x0.6'. Brightest in the
17.5" (3/8/97): the brighter of two galaxies observed in HCG 47. It appeared faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 ~N-S, 1.0'x0.6', brighter core. Forms a close pair with HCG 47B 0.9' NE of center.
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10 31 13.3 +04 28 21
Size 3.5'x0.5'; PA = 168°
48" (2/28/19): at 488x; fairly faint, thin low surface
brightness edge-on, ~7:1 NNW-SSE, ~1.2'x10", no core or zones. A mag 12 star with a mag 15 companion
is just off the north edge. Also a
15-15.5 mag star is at the west edge of the core. Jimi and I viewed this galaxy for reference before looking
at Superspiral
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10 32 32.0 +54 24 02
V = 13.1; Size 1.0'x0.9'; Surf Br = 12.8; PA = 129°
24" (3/28/17): at 260x; this blue compact dwarf
appeared bright, small, round.
Unusual appearance with a very small, very bright, high surface
brightness core 12"-15" diameter that increases to a quasi-stellar
nucleus. The halo has a much lower
surface brightness halo 25"-30" diameter. A mag 8.5 star (
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10 33 53.4 +11 12 25
V = 14.5; Size 0.9'x0.8'; Surf Br = 14.0; PA = 110°
17.5" (4/13/91): extremely faint, fairly small, round,
very low even surface brightness.
Located 12' W of
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10 37 33.1 +05 37 43
V = 15.0; Size 1.1'x0.15'; PA = 120°
24" (3/31/22): this galaxy is situated just 1.7' NNW of
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10 42 38.2 +77 29 42
Size 1.3'x0.8'; PA = 128°
24" (3/28/17): at 260x;
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10 41 52.9 +21 15 09
V = 14.5; Size 1.1'x1.0'
24" (4/20/14): faint to fairly faint, fairly small,
elongated 5:3 N-S, ~36"x21", slightly brighter core. Middle of three in a similar triplet
(
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10 42 48.4 +13 27 35
V = 13.7; Size 1.4'x1.0'; PA = 86°
48" (5/2/19): at 545x; this unusual galaxy appeared moderately bright, with a 3:1 central bar oriented E-W and a slightly brighter core. A semi-elliptical glow (halo) extends to the south of the bar. The interior of the oval was slightly brighter, forming a very subtle ring.
48" (2/19/12): at 488x, the bright portion of the galaxy is an elongated bar oriented E-W and extending 0.6'x0.2'. A faint oval glow extends off the south side of the bar. I had the strong impression of a slightly darker region in the glow [this corresponds with the interior of a spiral arm] just south of the bar, particularly on the west side. A mag 13.3 star is 0.9' SW and a mag 17 star is a similar distance NW. A brighter mag 10.9 star is 1.8' NNW.
18" (4/14/12): at 282x appeared fairly faint, elongated
4:3 E-W, ~30"x22", irregular surface brightness. On extended viewing, it was clear that
there was a brighter, elongated bar along the north side of the galaxy,
extending east-west.
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10 45 04.1 +10 11 08
V = 14.8; Size 0.75'x0.35'; PA = 126°
24" (4/15/23): at 229x and 375x; faint, small, oval 3:2
NW-SE, 30"x20", low even surface brightness, can hold steaily with
averted. On line with two stars to the SE by 1.3' and 2.5'. Located 15' SE of mag 7.5
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10 47 29.6 +07 15 04
V = 13.7; Size 1.0'x0.8'; PA = 150°
24" (4/20/14): at 375x appeared fairly faint, fairly
small, slightly elongated, 35"x25", broad weak concentration with no
distinct zones. Brightest in the
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10 51 50.1 +77 34 19
Size 0.9'x0.1'; PA = 49°
48" (4/16/15): faint, moderately large, fairly low surface
brightness streak ~6:1 SW-NE, ~30"x5. Appears brighter at the southwest end. A mag 16 star lies 30" W. I also noted an extremely faint star at
the northeast end, but on checking the SDSS it turns out this is a very compact
galaxy (
UGC 5938 forms a 1.2' pair to the south-southeast with
superthin
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UGC 5942 = FGC 134A = PGC 32589
10 51 59.6 +77 32 50
Size 0.8'x0.1'; PA = 160°
48" (4/16/15): at 488x; very faint, moderately large, low surface brightness, thin edge-on streak, 0.8'x0.1' NNW-SSE. Slightly brighter at the NNW end. Forms an unusual pair (both with "cometary" appearance) with UGC 5938 1.2' NNW.
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10 52 02.8 +55 36 04
V = 14.2; Size 1.3'x1.1'; Surf Br = 14.4; PA = 30°
17.5" (3/12/88): very faint, very small, slightly elongated. A mag 14.5 star is 1.0' SW of center. Located 13' NNE of NGC 3398. This galaxy is incorrectly identified as NGC 3398 in the CGCG and UGC.
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10 52 16.7 +30 03 55
48" (5/4/16):
18" (4/14/12): Arp 107 consists of a close pair: MCG
+05-26-024, an unusual one-armed spiral and
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10 54 12.8 +54 17 14
V = 15.8; Size 2.0'x1.2'; PA = 47°
48" (5/16/12): this disrupted irregular galaxy is
interacting with
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10 58 12.6 +01 36 15
V = 14.0; Size 1.1'x0.7'
48" (4/22/17): at 488x and 697x; UGC 6057 is a triple
system with a 4th galaxy (all members of
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10 58 37.6 +09 03 00
V = 12.7; Size 1.2'x0.9'; Surf Br = 12.7; PA = 25°
18" (5/15/10): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 ~N-S, 24"x18", slightly brighter core, no nucleus. Located 5' S of STF 1497 = 10.2/10.8 at 17"). I glimpsed a mag 15.5-16 star close SW [confirmed 44" SW on DSS].
17.5" (3/22/96): fairly faint, small, round, 30"
diameter, broad concentration with no distinct core. Situated along a string of stars running N-S including STF
1497, a pretty pair of mag 9.5 stars at 16" separation 5' N. Picked up accidentally while viewing
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10 59 46.0 +17 39 10
Size 1.3'x0.9'
48" (5/1/19): at 545x; the bright edge-on in the overlapping pair Arp 198 = VV 267 appeared moderately bright, thin edge-on 6:1 SW-NE, 0.9'x0.15', very small brighter core. The slightly brighter core of the superimposed galaxy, VV 267a, was visible surrounded by a very faint halo. The view was improved by increasing the magnification to 813x. The core of the overlap was a fairly prominent round glow, surrounded by a faint but easy halo extending ~20" in diameter, nearly reaching the mag 12.3 star just off the NE tip.
48" (4/22/17): at 488x; the edge-on component (
24" (3/28/17): Arp 198 is an overlapping pair consisting of a face-on spiral (VV 267a) and a thin edge-on that extends right to the nucleus of the face-on. At 260x and 375x, the pair appeared as a very faint, fairly small, very elongated glow, ~0.4'x0.1', extending to the southwest of a mag 12.3 star. The faint glow had an unusual "spike" appearance, with a very small "knot" (core of VV 267a = UGC 6073b, the face-on spiral) at most 10" diameter at the northeast end close to the mag 12 star [28" SW of the star]. The spike or tail (VV 267b = UGC 6073a) extends southwest with the combined glow collinear with the star!
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11 04 27.3 +38 12 32
V = 12.8; Size 0.8'x0.6'; Surf Br = 11.8
18" (4/10/04): appears as a mag 12.7 "star" at 220x, though this is the core of a compact BL Lac object with a variable active nucleus (z = .03). A small, extremely faint halo was highly suspected at 220x (more secure at 300x) and the nucleus seems slightly softer than similar stars. Located just 2' SSW of mag 6.0 51 UMa and 4' SW of a mag 7.5 star.
This galaxy contains the most dramatically variable active galactic nucleus, generally ranging from 12.4-14.0. It is probably a giant elliptical with a supermassive black hole. Mrk 421 is also the closest known BL Lac object at a distance of 400 million light year and is one of the brightest Gamma-Ray sources in the sky.
18" (5/31/03): at 350x, this compact galaxy appeared at an estimated mag 12.5-13.0 just 2' SSW of naked-eye mag 6.0 51 UMa and 4' SW of a mag 7.5 star! Seeing too soft in breezy conditions to confirm a halo, though it was highly suspected.
17.5" (4/13/96): at 100x, appears as a nearly stellar 13 object situated just 2' SSW of 6th magnitude 51 UMa. In comparison to similar foreground stars, this compact Markarian galaxy has a "soft" appearance with a very small and extremely faint halo. Using a comparison sequence, this variable active nucleus appeared ~mag 13.3.
17.5" (5/22/93): appears as a mag 13.5 stellar object located just 2.1' SSW of 51 Ursa Majoris (V = 6.0) and 4' SW of mag 7.4 SAO 62392! No halo seen at 220x. This extremely compact galaxy has the most variable active galactic nucleus! (V = 12.4-14.0).
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11 06 51.2 +23 00 59
V = 13.4; Size 1.1'x0.6'; PA = 89°
14.5" (4/10/21): at 226x; fairly faint, fairly small,
elongated ~2:1 E-W, 0.6'x0.3'. A
mag 13.8 star is just 40" NW.
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UGC 6173 = MCG +04-26-030 = CGCG 125-028 = PGC 33675
11 07 19.4 +23 29 01
V = 14.1; Size 1.0'x0.7'; PA = 164°
14.5" (4/10/21): picked up immediately at 158x as a faint to fairly faint glow, oval ~2:1 N-S, ~0.6'x0.3'. Increasing to 226x revealed a brighter center/core. Located 10' NNW of mag 6.5 64 Leonis. UGC 6163 is 29' SSW.
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11 09 51.5 +24 15 42
V = 14.0; Size 0.9'x0.5'; Surf Br = 13.0; PA = 174°
18" (4/14/12): the northwest member of the
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UGC 6207 = Arp 301 NED2 = VV 229b = MCG +04-26-037 = CGCG 125-036 = Holm 231b = PGC 33862
11 09 54.5 +24 15 25
V = 14.2; Size 1.5'x0.25'; Surf Br = 13.2; PA = 62°
18" (4/14/12): this galaxy is the southeast member of the Arp 301 pair. At 280x it appeared faint or fairly faint, fairly small, edge-on 4:1 SW-NE, ~32"x8". Forms a close pair with UGC 6204 to the NW (0.7' between centers).
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11 10 24.6 +04 49 48
Size 1.1'x0.6'; PA = 66°
48" (2/21/12): the brightest of 7 in Shkh 351. At 488x appeared fairly bright, slightly elongated WSW-ENE, 40"x30", small bright core. Forms a close pair with Shkh 351-7 just 40" SSW of center. The remaining 5 members are in a 2.5' group situated to the SW near a mag 11.5-12 star and the entire group fits in a 4' circle.
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11 10 44.9 +04 50 47
Size 1.3'x0.2'; PA = 173°
48" (2/21/12): moderately bright, fairly large, edge-on 6:1 N-S, 0.9'x0.15', bright elongated core. Located 5' ENE of UGC 6212 (close NE of Shkh 351).
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Leo II = Leo B = UGC 6253 = DDO 93 = MCG +04-27-005 = CGCG 126-111 = PGC 34176
11 13 28.1 +22 09 10
V = 12.0; Size 12.0'x11.0'; Surf Br = 17.3; PA = 12°
18" (5/3/11): at 108x from Lake Sonoma, I felt confident of detecting an extremely faint, low surface brightness glow, perhaps 3'-4' diameter and roughly circular, surrounding a mag 13.4 star. This Local Group dwarf elliptical was discovered in 1950, along with Leo I. Located 1.6° due south of mag 2.6 Delta Leonis (Zosma)
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11 13 41.0 +47 34 43
V = 13.0; Size 0.7'x0.5'; Surf Br = 11.7; PA = 35°
17.5" (4/22/95): fairly faint, round, 30" diameter, almost even surface brightness with an occasional sparkle at the center. A mag 11 star is 4.3' N. Surprisingly easy for a UGC galaxy. Located 19' NW of NGC 3595.
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11 16 28.2 +29 19 35
V = 13.6; Size 1.7'x1.0'; Surf Br = 14.0
17.5" (4/9/99): extremely faint, very small, 15"
diameter, slightly elongated?.
This galaxy is the largest in the core of
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11 17 46.5 +51 28 36
V = 13.3; Size 1.4'x0.9'; PA = 126°
48" (4/20/17): at 488x; moderately bright and large,
oval 3:2 NW-SE. Contains a
relatively bright, well defined thin bar oriented NW-SE through the
center. The knotty spiral arms,
though, forming a squashed "S" or "Z" shape were not
noticed in poor seeing. A mag 13
star lies 2' SW.
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11 17 55.0 -02 05 31
V = 13.7; Size 1.4'x1.2'; PA = 34°
14.5" (4/13/23): at 158x; very faint, round, evenly lit
diffuse glow, 45" diameter.
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11 18 14.7 +26 37 13
V = 14.2; Size 1.0'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.8; PA = 160°
17.5" (4/22/95): extremely faint, small, round,
20" diameter, low surface brightness. A mag 11 star lies 3.9' NW. Located 5.4' E of brighter
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11 20 15.6 +02 31 31
V = 13.4; Size 2.3'x1.4'; Surf Br = 14.6; PA = 75°
48" (4/29/22): at 610x; very faint, low surface brightness, elongated but ill-defined structure, ~1' diameter. A faint star is superimposed on the NW side.
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11 20 20.9 +34 05 45
V = 14.2; Size 1.0'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.5; PA = 85°
17.5" (3/12/88): very faint, very small, round, small
bright core. Forms an equilateral
triangle with a mag 13 star 1.5' SE and a mag 15 star 1.5' S. Member of
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11 20 47.9 +00 28 00
Size 0.9'
24" (4/20/14): this compact triplet fits within a 1'
circle! At 375x,
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11 22 53.6 +34 20 27
V = 13.9; Size 0.9'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.3; PA = 40°
17.5" (2/13/88 and 3/12/88): very faint, small,
slightly elongated, weak concentration.
Last of six galaxies collinear galaxies (except
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11 22 56.6 +34 06 40
V = 13.3; Size 1.1'x1.0'; Surf Br = 13.4
17.5" (2/13/88 and 3/12/88): faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, broad concentration, small brighter core. Located 13.8' S of UGC 6393 within AGC 1228.
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11 23 02.3 +34 29 51
V = 14.0; Size 1.7'x0.3'; Surf Br = 13.1; PA = 0°
17.5" (2/13/88 and 3/12/88): very faint, small,
brighter core, very thin edge-on N-S, bright core. Forms a close pair with
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11 24 25.6 +03 08 42
V = 16.0; Size 1.0'x0.15'; PA = 145°
48" (5/12/12): I just briefly looked at this extremely
thin edge-on, which is situated 11' S of
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11 25 31.8 +38 03 38
V = 14.1; Size 1.2'x0.4'; PA = 79°
18" (4/14/12): very faint to faint, small, elongated
3:2 WNW-ENE, ~30"x20".
On the DSS and SDSS there are two knots or companions (considered an
interacting galaxy by Vorontsov-Velyaminov) at the east end that were not
seen.
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11 27 59.9 +78 59 39
V = 13.7; Size 1.5'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.9; PA = 0°
18" (4/14/12): faint, small, elongated 3:2 N-S, fairly low surface brightness.
This blue compact dwarf is an isolated member of the M81 group and has a blue-shift of -103 km/sec. According to "Star formation and abundances in the nearby irregular galaxy VII ZW 403" by Tully et al (1981ApJ...246...38T), this galaxy has apparently hosted multiple bursts of star formation.
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11 27 47.3 +07 59 16
V = 14.1; Size 1.5'x0.2'; Surf Br = 12.9; PA = 3°
24" (5/25/14): at 375x, appeared faint, extremely
small, round. Contains a sharp,
stellar nucleus (mag ~15.5), surrounded by a faint, tiny 6" halo. The small size refers to the core and
the thin, extremely low surface brightness north-south extensions were not
seen. Situated just 44" E of
a mag 12 star. First in the
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11 32 07.0 +70 48 56
V = 14.9; Size 1.1'x0.3'
48" (4/15/10): I was surprised to find that all five members were visible without much effort at 700x, which cleanly resolved the 1.1' N-S chain into five "knots", strung out like beads on a necklace. While at the eyepiece, I carefully described the relative placement of all the components to Jim Chandler, who verified the descriptions using the DSS image on a laptop.
55A: at 700x, the brightest member of the HCG 55 (
55B: southernmost member of five in the chain and second brightest. At 700x, it was easily visible as a fairly faint, very small knot, ~10" diameter.
55C: this member of HCG 55 was the 4th of five in terms of visibility at 700x and appeared very faint and small, with a low surface brightness halo that faded out into the background. Squeezed between 55A 19" N and 55B 15" S.
55D: northernmost galaxy in the 5-member galaxy chain (total length 1.1'). At 700x it appeared faint, very small, round, ~8" diameter. In terms of visibility, I placed this member as 3rd of 5.
55E: this galaxy was the smallest and faintest (B = 17.4) of 5 in the HCG 55 chain. At 700x it appeared extremely faint and small, round, ~4" diameter. Sandwiched between 55D just 9" NNW and 55A just 12" SSW! This galaxy has a discordant redshift (over twice the redshift of the other 4 members), so appears to be a superimposed member, though it is situated right along the chain.
17.5" (6/14/96): at 220x, HCG 55 appears as an
extremely faint, elongated string SSW-NNE about 1' in length. The appearance was faint enough to
require averted vision (can hold steadily ~80% of time) but appears
irregular. At 280x, a couple of
individual components (A and either B or C) are sometimes resolved with the
more obvious "knot" at the north end of the string (
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11 32 21.5 +28 02 54
V = 13.1; Size 1.4'x1.4'; Surf Br = 13.7
17.5" (4/9/99): faint, fairly small, round, 40"
diameter, slightly brighter core.
Located 2.2' NE of a mag 13 star and 11' SE of
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11 32 44.3 +61 49 35
V = 13.4; Size 1.1'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.4
17.5" (4/14/01): faint, fairly small, irregularly
round, 1.0' diameter, low surface brightness. Located 7.6' SW of
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11 36 26.5 +58 11 31
V = 13.6; Size 1.9'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.2; PA = 9°
17.5" (4/14/01): faint, edge-on N-S, 1.2'x0.2'. Located 7' E of mag 7.6
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11 38 08.6 +58 45 30
V = 13.9; Size 1.0'x1.0'; Surf Br = 12.8
17.5" (4/14/01): fairly faint, small, round, 0.4'
diameter, very small brighter core.
Very easy for an UGC galaxy.
Located 3.7' SE of mag 9.2
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11 39 21.6 +58 16 06
V = 13.1; Size 2.3'x2.2'; Surf Br = 14.7; PA = 80°
17.5" (4/14/01): this member of the NGC 3757 group appears as a large, diffuse glow, round, ~2' diameter, low even surface brightness. Located just east of the midpoint of two mag 10 stars oriented N-S with a separation of 10'.
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11 40 11.8 +17 18 43
V = 13.7; Size 0.8'x0.5'; Surf Br = 12.5; PA = 117°
17.5" (4/1/95): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated
3:2 NW-SE, broad concentration.
Forms a pair with
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11 41 39.8 +15 57 57
V = 13.7; Size 1.5'x0.4'; Surf Br = 12.9; PA = 11°
17.5" (3/29/89): very faint, very small, slightly
elongated N-S, bright core. A mag
15 star is 58" W of center.
Forms a pair with
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UGC 6655 = MCG +03-30-047 = CGCG 097-059 = Mrk 747 = Holm 275b = PGC 36295
11 41 50.6 +15 58 25
V = 14.4; Size 0.5'x0.3'; Surf Br = 12.0; PA = 20°
17.5" (3/29/89): very faint, very small, slightly
elongated N-S, bright core. Two
mag 12 and 14 stars lie 4.5' NE and 3.3' NE, respectively. Forms a trio with UGC 6653 2.6' W and
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UGC 6666 = MCG +03-30-050 = CGCG 097-065 = LGG 246-009 = PGC 36342
11 42 20.6 +16 00 39
V = 14.0; Size 1.2'x0.4'; Surf Br = 12.6; PA = 14°
17.5" (3/29/89): brightest of three UGC galaxies in the field. Faint, small, elongated SSW-NNE, UGC 6655 7.4' WSW and UGC 6653 10.2' WSW.
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11 42 26.3 +51 35 53
V = 13.8; Size 3.6'x0.5'; PA = 87°
48" (2/28/19): at 488x; fairly bright, very large, very thin edge-on ~10:1 E-W, at least 3' length by 0.3', brighter elongated core but no nucleus.
UGC 6667 is a member of the
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11 42 29.4 +18 19 58
V = 12.9; Size 2.8'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 153°
18" (4/25/09): fairly faint, fairly large, very
elongated 7:2 NNW-SSE, 2.1'x0.6', low surface brightness. Bracketed by two stars mag 11.0 and
11.7 to the north and south (separation 2.7'). Located 6.4' NNW of mag 7.4
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11 43 16.2 +19 44 56
V = 14.4; Size 1.0'x0.25'; Surf Br = 12.7; PA = 71°
17.5" (2/20/88): extremely faint, very small, very
elongated WSW-ENE. Located just
2.0' W of
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11 43 22.7 +16 29 07
V = 14.2; Size 2.6'x0.3'; Surf Br = 13.9; PA = 51°
17.5" (3/29/89): very faint, very small. Picked up 5.9' E of
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11 43 49.1 +19 58 05
V = 13.6; Size 1.9'x0.3'; Surf Br = 12.9; PA = 137°
17.5" (2/20/88): faint, small, thin edge-on 4:1 NW-SE,
even surface brightness. This
galaxy is the third brightest in the core of AGC 1367. Several galaxies are nearby including
13.1" (2/25/84): faint, very elongated NW-SE. Located 3' WNW of NGC 3842.
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11 44 47.0 +20 07 30
V = 13.6; Size 1.2'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 30°
17.5" (2/20/88): faint, small, oval SW-NE, weak
concentration.
13.1" (2/25/84): very faint, elongated SW-NE, diffuse.
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11 45 09.3 +49 43 08
V = 13.8; Size 1.1'x0.6'; PA = 98°
24" (5/20/20): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly
elongated WNW-ESE, 35"x25", very small brighter nucleus. Much fainter
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11 45 48.5 +10 28 37
V = 14.4; Size 1.1'x0.55'; PA = 80°
17.5" (4/25/87): extremely faint, small, slightly
elongated ~E-W. Two mag 14 stars
are 1.5' NW and 1.1' SSW. Located
21' S of
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11 47 39.8 +57 38 50
Size 0.8'x0.6'
24" (6/30/19): at 322x; this double system appeared fairly faint, roundish, ~40" diameter, slightly brighter core. Often an indistinct "bulge" (companion) was visible on the north end and occasionally it seemed more distinct or separated.
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11 53 39.0 +43 27 24
V = 13.8; Size 1.5'x0.5'; PA = 32°
48" (4/19/17): at 375x and 488x; bright, fairly large,
edge-on 3:1 or 7:2 NW-SE, ~1.4'x0.4'. Very unusual asymmetric appearance with
two thin spiral arms. Contains a
bright, relatively large oval core NW-SE.
A very thin bright arm stretches from the west side of the core towards
the northeast, bending very slightly to the east. A symmetrically placed thin bright arm is attached on the
east side of the core and stretches nearly straight southwest along the eastern
flank, heading towards
At 488x, VV 286b (interacting companion at the southwest end) appeared fairly faint to moderately bright, fairly small, oval 5:3 E-W, ~15"x9".
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11 56 37.5 +55 38 00
V = 14.6; Size 1.4'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.8; PA = 90°
18" (4/30/11): very faint, small, elongated 2:1 E-W,
0.4'x0.2' (core only viewed of this edge-on), fairly low even surface
brightness. Situated between a mag
11.7 star 2.7' W and a mag 13 star 2.3' E. Picked up while viewing galaxies in the
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11 56 49.8 +53 09 36
V = 13.4; Size 2.0'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.8; PA = 175°
17.5" (3/19/88): faint, fairly small, very weak
concentration, slightly elongated, diffuse. A mag 13.5 star is 1.8' NW of center. Located 4.1' N of a mag 8.2
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11 57 19.7 +36 24 57
V = 14.4; Size 1.0'x0.8'; Surf Br = 14.1; PA = 71°
24" (6/4/16): at 260x; faint to fairly faint, fairly
small, round, 24" diameter, low even surface brightness. Picked up 7.2' WNW of
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11 57 51.7 +29 02 22
V = 14.5; Size 1.2'x1.1'; Surf Br = 14.5
17.5" (5/4/02): this galaxy is mistakenly identified as NGC 3984 in modern catalogues including RC3 and the Uranometria 2000 atlas (first edition). It was not noticed in the field initially as two mag 12/13.5 stars (separation 15") are superimposed on the SW side and the galaxy is just a weak glow mostly following the pair. Appears round, although the halo is ill-defined, and perhaps 0.8' in diameter.
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Arp 194 = VV 126 = UGC 6945 = MCG +06-26-062 = CGCG 186-076
= Holm 311a/b = PGC 37639/
11 57 55.3 +36 23 20
V = 14.2; Size 1.2'x0.8'; Surf Br = 14.0; PA = 117°
24" (6/4/16):
Although Arp and UGC considered Arp 194 a connected double system, the HST image clearly shows that UGC 6945a consists of two colliding galaxies in the process of merging. A tidal tail, consisting of blue complexes of super star clusters, heads towards UGC 6945b. I wasn't able to use higher power in soft seeing to resolve the two nuclei of UGC 6945a.
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11 58 29.8 +38 04 33
V = 13.3; Size 3.9'x1.7'; Surf Br = 15.2
18" (4/5/03): extremely faint, moderately large. Appears as a very low surface
brightness hazy region with very weak concentration. Two faint stars are superimposed; the brighter is 14.5
magnitude and is north of center.
It was difficult to judge the size as the low surface brightness halo
blends into the background, but seems roughly 1.5'. This galaxy was assumed to be
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12 03 37.8 +02 02 48
V = 13.9; Size 0.9'x0.5'; Surf Br = 12.7; PA = 90°
24" (4/15/23): at 327x; fairly faint, fairly small,
oval 4:3 E-W, 0.4'x0.3', broad concentration but no core. Located 14.5' NE of
17.5" (5/10/86): faint, very small, slightly elongated, stellar nucleus. Member of the NGC 4045 group.
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12 04 43.3 +31 10 38
V = 13.3; Size 0.9'x0.9'; Surf Br = 12.9
24" (5/11/13): brightest in the
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12 06 10.7 +42 57 21
V = 14.5; Size 1.3'x0.5'; PA = 40°
24" (5/30/16): very faint, very elongated 4:1 SW-NE,
1.0'x0.25', very low surface brightness with no noticeable concentration. Member of the
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12 08 05.6 +25 14 14
V = 13.4; Size 0.9'x0.8'; Surf Br = 12.8; PA = 0°
14.5" (4/12/21): picked up at 140x as a small, faint
glow situated 8.5' S of mag 8.5 star
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12 10 37.0 +18 49 42
V = 14.3; Size 3.0'x0.2'; Surf Br = 13.7; PA = 12°
48" (4/22/17): at 488x; fairly faint, fairly large,
extremely thin spike at least 10:1 NNW-SSE. ~1.5'x0.15'. Nearly even surface brightness with a
weak brightening in the central region, but no central bulge. A mag 15.5 star is 0.8' SE of center
and east of the southern end.
Located 18' NNE of globular
18" (5/12/07): extremely faint, extremely thin sliver with a slightly brighter core, 1.4'x0.15'. Sometimes only the core was visible but often the needle-thin extensions would pop into view. Located 18' NNE gc NGC 4147. Listed in "Spectroscopic observations of superthin galaxies" in AJ, 250, 79-86 (1981).
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12 11 22.2 +18 01 03
V = 14.9; Size 1.5'x0.25'; PA = 83°
48" (4/22/17): at 488x; extremely faint edge-on that
required averted vision to glimpse.
It was often barely perceptible as a very low surface brightness
elongated glow, but a couple of times sharpened to a thin E-W spike, ~45"x6".
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12 11 31.9 +29 05 22
V = 13.7; Size 1.0'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.3; PA = 4°
24" (5/22/17): at 282x; fairly faint, fairly small,
slightly elongated N-S, slightly brighter core that gradually increases to a
faint stellar nucleus. A mag 14
star is at the northwest edge [27" from nucleus]. Located ~11' SW of
13.1" (4/10/86): faint, small, slightly elongated. A faint star is 30" off the NW
edge. Located 4' ESE of mag 9 SAO
82171 and 10' WSW of the
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12 13 37.7 +16 07 11
V = 13.9; Size 1.2'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 54°
48" (4/30/19): at 545x;
VV 128a: between fairly faint and moderately bright and large, uneven surface brightness, very irregular shape but roughly elongated 3:2 with an ill-defined halo. A brighter spot was noted SW of center; this is probably the core/nucleus. A mag 16 star is just off the NE end.
VV 128b: between faint and fairly faint, fairly small, very elongated 3:1 NNW-SSE [central bar], ~20"x6". A mag 16 star is 0.2' W of center.
24" (6/4/16): at 322x, VV 128b, the fainter member of
Arp 260, appeared extremely faint, very small, no structure but confirmed. Situated just off the northeast end of
VV 128a, 35" from the center of the main galaxy.
24" (5/30/16): at 225x; Arp 260 = VV 128 (pair of interacting
blue galaxies) appeared faint, fairly small, elongated ~2:1 SSW-NNE, 0.8'x0.4',
irregular surface brightness, slightly brighter core. Occasionally a 16th mag star was seen at the northeast end
(0.4' from center). A mag 15.3
star is 1' SW.
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12 16 09.0 +28 07 47
V = 14.4; Size 0.9'x0.6'; PA = 75°
24" (5/30/16): at a225x; faint, fairly small, slightly
elongated E-W, 24"x18", low even surface brightness. Located 7' SE of
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12 17 33.8 +22 32 26
V = 13.4; Size 5.5'x0.4'; Surf Br = 14.0; PA = 82°
48" (4/1/11): at 375x appeared as a fairly faint, extremely thin sliver, extending ~5.2'x0.3' (roughly 17:1 axial ratio) WSW-ENE, reaching to within 30" of a mag 14.5 star barely off the ENE end. Fades at the tips and brightens very slightly towards the center, but no core or zones. This galaxy has perhaps the highest major/minor axial ratio of any FGC galaxy!
17.5" (4/13/96): extremely faint, fairly large, extremely thin edge-on WSW-ENE, perhaps 4.5'x0.3', slightly brighter core. A mag 14.5 star is off the ENE tip 3.5' from center.
17.5" (5/14/88): very faint, fairly large, extremely thin edge-on ~E-W, no nuclear bulge, brighter along major axis.
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12 17 25.9 +46 34 01
V = 14.9; Size 0.9'x0.25'; PA = 119°
48" (4/30/19): at 545x; moderately bright and large,
very elongated 3:1 ~WNW-ESE, small bright core. Subtle, but noticeable bent or banana shape with a twist
towards the south on the east end.
In a group with
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12 19 09.4 +47 05 28
Size 0.9'x0.9'
48" (4/4/11): very faint, small, round, 30"
diameter, low surface brightness with no core or zones. Located 13' S of the center of
We took a look at this galaxy as Jim Chandler had mentioned he had several failed attempts to see this galaxy a few days earlier in a 25" or 30" in preparation for the advanced observing list at TSP.
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12 21 34.1 +04 46 47
V = 13.6; Size 1.4'x0.5'; Surf Br = 13.2; PA = 132°
18" (5/12/07): fairly faint, moderately large, very
elongated 3:1 NW-SE, broad weak concentration. Located 19' NNW of
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12 28 14.7 +44 27 12
V = 14.4/14.9; Size 1.2'x0.9'
48" (3/1/19): UGC 7593 is a merging interacting pair of
pinwheel spirals with the two nuclei separated by 12" E-W. It is located 22' N of
At 488x and 610x; the two galaxies were prominent within a
common halo. The western galaxy appeared moderately bright, small, round, small
bright nucleus. The initial part of a spiral arm (tidal tail) was visible as a
low surface brightness extension (10"-15") to the west. The eastern galaxy appeared moderately
bright, small, round, small bright core, strong quasi-stellar or stellar
nucleus (
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12 30 01.0 +07 55 46
Size 0.8'x0.4'; PA = 10°
48" (5/15/12): at 488x this blue, dwarf irregular
companion to
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12 31 06.8 +52 24 51
V = 14.6; Size 1.2'x0.6'; PA = 59°
24" (5/24/20): at 375x; faint, elongated 5:3 SW-NE, low
even surface brightness, at most 40"x24". A mag 12.5 star is 2' W.
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12 32 26.9 +42 42 15
V = 12.6; Size 1.5'x1.2'; PA = 20°
24" (5/22/17): at 200x; fairly faint to moderately bright, moderately large, irregularly round, 1.0' diameter. Broad weak concentration with no core or nucleus but a bit patchy in the halo. A mag 11 star is 2.4' WSW. The SDSS images shows a prominent blue patch north of center.
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12 32 21.4 +56 39 23
V = 13.7; Size 0.7'x0.4'; Surf Br = 12.8; PA = 147°
18" (5/8/04): faint, small, elongated nearly 2:1
~NNW-SSE, contains a stellar nucleus.
Located 11' NNE of
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12 32 33.9 +63 52 38
V = 13.8; Size 2.0'x1.4'; Surf Br = 14.8; PA = 84°
24" (5/30/16): at 225x; very faint, fairly small, very
low even surface brightness, 24" diameter. Based on my size estimate, only the central region was seen
and I missed the very low surface brightness halo. Located 4' SSW of
17.5" (4/22/95): not seen.
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12 42 57.3 -01 13 47
V = 13.1; Size 2.6'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 71°
17.5" (5/22/93): very faint, small, round, low even
surface brightness. Picked up while
viewing
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12 43 48.7 +54 54 01
V = 13.2; Size 1.7'x0.9'; PA = 45°
24" (5/30/16): UGC 7905 = VV 708 is a disturbed,
interacting system with tidal tails extending from both galaxies. The pair is oriented SSW to NNE
with centers separated by 35".
At 225x, the southwest member (
The pair was discovered by Dreyer, but due to a misidentification it didn't receive an NGC number.
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12 54 02.5 +29 36 13
V = 14.0; Size 1.9'x0.3'; Surf Br = 13.2; PA = 72°
24" (5/22/17): at 375x; faint to fairly faint, moderately large, very thin edge-on 7:1 WSW-ENE, ~1.4'x0.2', brighter elongated central region, low surface brightness "wings" taper slightly at tips. Forms a pair with CGCG 160-002 3' WSW.
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12 55 12.8 +00 06 59
V = 12.0; Size 3.1'x1.9'; Surf Br = 13.8; PA = 165°
17.5" (2/28/87): faint, very large, elongated
NNW-SSE. Has a low irregular
surface brightness with some brighter portions. Located 9' WNW of mag 6.9
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13 02 08.1 +58 42 04
V = 13.8; Size 3.5'x0.3; PA = 31°
48" (4/27/22): at 488x; fairly faint, extremely thin edge-on 10:1 SSW-NNE, roughly 2.5'x.0.25'. Contains a brighter, slightly bulging core with low surface brightness extensions that taper at the tips. A mag 15 star is 0.6' SE of center.
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13 02 18.3 +78 32 31
Size 1.5'x0.9'; PA = 5°
24" (5/24/20): at 375x; very faint, fairly small,
slightly elongated N-S, low even surface brightness, 35"x25". A mag 11.6 star is 3.5' SW. Faintest of three UGCs with similar
redshifts:
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UGC 8183 = MCG +13-10-001 = CGCG 352-056 = CGCG 353-011 =
13 04 10.6 +78 23 17
Size 1.4'x0.4'; PA = 130°
24" (5/24/20): at 375x; faint, fairly small, very elongated 3:1 NW-SE, ~35"x12", very low even surface brightness except at tips. A mag 11.9 star is just off the north side and affects viewing the galaxy. UGC 8287 lies 21' E and is part of the same group at z = .023.
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13 07 36.9 +62 12 57
V = 13.5; Size 0.9'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.0; PA = 168°
18" (6/27/03): faint, fairly small, round, 0.7'
diameter, fairly low even surface brightness. Forms the NE vertex of a right triangle with a mag 12.5 star
1.2' S and a mag 11 star 2.3' SW.
First in a quartet with
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UGC 8234 = MCG +10-19-040 = CGCG 316-011 = PGC 45572
13 08 46.5 +62 16 18
V = 13.1; Size 1.4'x0.7'; Surf Br = 12.9; PA = 139°
18" (6/27/03): fairly faint, small, elongated 3:2 NW-SE, 0.7'x0.5', Sharply concentrated with a fairly bright quasi-stellar nucleus. Forms a pair with similar UGC 8214 2.4' NNE (these are relatively bright UGC galaxies!). Located 8' WNW of mag 6.5 SAO 15999. It seems very odd that this pair of galaxies was missed when NGC 5007 6' SE was observed by William Herschel.
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UGC 8237 = MCG +10-19-041 = CGCG 316-012 = PGC 45583
13 08 54.5 +62 18 23
V = 13.1; Size 1.2'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.0; PA = 148°
18" (6/27/03): fairly faint, small, elongated 4:3 NW-SE, 0.7'x0.5', Sharply concentrated with a fairly bright quasi-stellar nucleus. Forms a similar pair with UGC 8234 2.4' SSW. This is a relatively bright pair of non NGC/IC galaxies in the field of a NGC galaxy and a bright star!
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13 12 02.3 +44 48 53
V = 15.1; Size 1.1'x0.2'; PA = 62°
48" (4/30/19): at 545x; moderately bright, moderately
large, edge-on 5:1 or 6:1 WSW-ENE, very small bright nucleus, overall moderate
surface brightness. Largest in a
quartet with
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UGC 8287 = MCG +13-10-003 = CGCG 352-059 = CGCG 353-014 =
13 11 02.8 +78 24 48
Size 1.4'x1.0'; PA = 167°
24" (5/24/20): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated ~N-S, ~40" diameter, broad weak concentration. A small group of 4 stars is 2' NNE. UGC 8183 is 21' W.
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13 12 41.8 +22 49 47
V = 14.4; Size 1.6'x1.0'; PA = 48°
48" (4/7/13): I ran across this object in Vorontsov-Velyaminov's paper "Nine enigmatic new objects" (Soviet Astronomy Letters, vol. 1, p.23, 1975). He nicknames it the "Sign" and describes "Four condensations are so arranged as to resemble a cross. The knot at the apex is a double, while the one at the bottom of the cross is elongated and larger than the others. The space between them is filled with bright diffuse radiation. Especially remarkable is the fact that this radiation gives the impression of streamers everywhere directed towards the brighter condensation. The diffuse and amorphous appearances of all the knots indicates that this complex is galactic in nature." In his 1975 "Atlas of Interacting Galaxies, Part 2", the nickname "Apparition" is given.
At 488x, the core (assigned a MAC designation in Megastar)
appeared moderately bright, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, 0.3'x0.2', fairly high surface
brightness. Extending to the
northeast is a large, low surface brightness halo, which appeared irregular and
knotty. This offset halo increased
the overall size of the galaxy to ~1.2'x0.8'. On the east end of the halo is a nearly stellar 16-17th mag
knot [
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Holmberg VIII = UGC 8303 = DDO 166 = MCG +06-29-061 = CGCG 189-042 = LGG 334-004 = PGC 45927
13 13 17.6 +36 13 03
V = 13.1; Size 2.2'x1.9'; Surf Br = 14.4
24" (5/20/17): at 200x; faint to fairly faint,
roundish, low even surface brightness, no core or distinct zones. Roughly 1' diameter, though the edge of
the halo was difficult to pin down because of its diffuse appearance. Located 23' S of
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13 14 27.9 +45 55 11
V = 12.4; Size 3.6'x1.4'; Surf Br = 14.0; PA = 150°
18" (4/30/11): large, very diffuse, elongated 2:1
NW-SE, outer edge difficult to gauge as the surface brightness is very low in
the halo, but roughly 2'x1'. Only
a broad, very weak concentration with no core or distinct zones. Located 30' SE of
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13 15 32.8 +62 07 36
Size 1.7'x0.7'; PA = 120°
48" (5/14/12):
The southeast member MCG +10-19-057 has a bright round core ~15" diameter that increases to the center. The core is similar to the northwest galaxy, but has a slightly higher surface brightness. The extension or tidal arm attached at the east end was not seen. By an unusual coincidence, two similar stars are very close in the same relative orientation and separation as the cores of the galaxies! A mag 13.5 star lies 40" NE of MCG +10-19-057 and a mag 14.2 star is 32" NE of MCG +10-19-056!
This is a highly disrupted double system with a bridge and streamers.
24" (5/30/16): at 322x; both components of Arp 238 were seen immediately. MCG +10-19-056, the northwest component, is faint, small, elongated 4:3 ~E-W, 16"x12". The brighter southeast component is fairly faint, small, elongated 4:3 or 5:4, 20"x15". There was a small gap between the pair and neither tidal tails were seen. A mag 14 star is 35" NE of MCG +10-19-056 and a slightly brighter mag 13.5 star is 40" NE of MCG +10-19-057 with the separation and orientation of the stars very similar to the cores of the galaxies! CGCG 294-027 is 11' NW.
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13 18 18.6 +06 20 07
V = 14.2; Size 0.95'x0.3'; PA = 145°
24" (6/21/20): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 NW-SE, 40"x20", small bright core, occasional stellar nucleus. A mag 14.9 star is close NW [44" from center]. UGC 8349 lies 19' W.
Lewis Swift's position for
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13 18 34.4 +47 07 56
V = 16.2; Size 1.0'x0.17'; PA = 54°
48" (4/1/11): furthest south in a 7' chain of 5 MCG
galaxies. At 488x appeared very
faint, extremely thin, edge-on 5:1 SW-NE, 30"x6", very low surface
brightness. Located 1.2' SSE of
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13 19 56.3 +30 07 08
V = 13.6; Size 0.9'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.3; PA = 90°
18" (5/30/03): faint, small, oval, 0.5'x0.3'. A couple of mag 14/15 stars are off the SW side. Located 9' SSE of NGC 5089.
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13 24 35.1 +06 31 45
V = 13.8; Size 1.4'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 15°
18" (5/29/05): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated
2:1 SSW-NNE, 1.0'x0.45', slightly brighter core. A mag 12 star lies 1' E. Located 18' NE of
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13 25 36.3 +36 22 52
V = 15.0; Size 1.0'x0.6'; PA = 0°
48" (5/9/21): at 488x; nearly moderately bright, fairly small, oval ~4:3 N-S, ~0.6' diameter. Contains a slightly brighter core and nucleus that is offset to the S side. A mag 11.2 star is 2' NW and a mag 10.4 star is 3' E. Two mag 15 and 14 stars 2.5' and 3.3' SW are collinear with the galaxy.
Last in a quartet (similar redshift) with
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13 25 29.1 +57 49 20
Size 2.3'x1.7'; PA = 70°
48" (5/10/18): at 488x; faint, large, slightly
elongated SW-NE, roughly 1.5' diameter, very low surface brightness, no
structure. Picked up 14' NNE of
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13 23 05.9 +84 30 18
Size 2.5'x0.5'
48" (5/12/12): at 488x, the southwest component of Arp
204 (
24" (6/14/15): at 225x and 375x; the brighter eastern component (MCG +14-06-025 = UGC 8454(b) was very faint, fairly small, very elongated 5:2 WNW-ESE, 0.5'x0.2', very low surface brightness. Forms a close pair with MCG +14-06-024 = UGC 8454(a) 1.4' W. The southwestern component was only seen as an extremely faint and small glow (just the core was glimpsed), ~10" diameter.
In Arp's class "galaxies with material ejected from nuclei".
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13 29 13.6 +11 16 33
V = 14.2; Size 1.0'x0.3'; Surf Br = 12.8; PA = 45°
17.5" (5/27/95): very faint, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, 40"x20". Forms the NE vertex of a right triangle with a mag 13 star 2.1' S and a mag 12 star 4.1' SW. Located 10.8' SE of NGC 5165. Very uncertain NGC identification.
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13 30 06.6 +31 23 17
V = 14.0; Size 0.7'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.1
24" (6/16/20): at 375x; between fairly faint and
moderately bright, fairly small, slightly elongated, small bright core,
occasional stellar nucleus. UGC
8496 is 4' SE and
17.5" (5/11/02): fairly faint, small, round, 0.5'
diameter. First of three UGC
galaxies in a NW-SE string and a higher surface brightness than
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UGC 8496 = MCG +05-32-031 = CGCG 161-071 = VV 69 = WAS 73 = LGG 350-005 = WBL 448-002 = PGC 47447
13 30 17.4 +31 19 59
V = 13.5; Size 1.3'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.3; PA = 72°
24" (6/16/20): at 375x; between faint and fairly faint, moderately large, oval 3:2, ~40"x25", irregular, broad weak concentration. This object is possibly a merging pair of blue dwarfs. Member of the galaxy group LGG 350. UGC 8492 is 4' NW and UGC 8502 (pair) is 5' SE.
17.5" (5/11/02): faint, fairly small, slightly elongated. A mag 13.5 star lies 1.4' W. Second of three UGC galaxies with UGC 8496 4' NNW and UGC 8502 5.6' SE.
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13 30 26.0 +31 37 15
V = 13.2; Size 1.6'x0.65'; PA = 5°
24" (6/16/20): at 375x; between moderately bright and fairly bright, relatively large, very elongated 3:1 N-S, ~1.2'x0.4', brighter core, sharp stellar nucleus. An extremely faint star is at the south edge. Member of a group (USGC U536).
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UGC 8502 = VV 326 = CGCG 161-074 = WBL 448-003
13 30 38.0 +31 17 07
Size 1.0'x0.5'
24" (6/16/20): double system separated by 0.6' E-W was
easily resolved at 375x. MCG
+05-32-034 = VV 326b, the western galaxy, appeared faint, slightly elongated,
18" diameter.
17.5" (5/11/02): faint, small, elongated 2:1,
0.6'x0.3'. This is a double system
(
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13 30 58.7 +19 26 17
V = 13.3; Size 1.5'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.5; PA = 12°
18" (6/12/10): fairly faint, moderately large, elongated 2:1 SSW-NNE, 1.0x0.5', low nearly even surface brightness. There appeared to be an extremely faint "star" at the south end of the galaxy. On images, this is a distorted (possibly interacting) galaxy with a brighter knot or galaxy on the south end.
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13 32 55.1 -01 09 34
V = 13.8; Size 0.6'x0.5'; Surf Br = 12.4
17.5" (4/7/89): very faint, fairly small, oval
~E-W. Located 7.9' SSW of
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13 34 57.7 +38 27 27
V = 13.6; Size 1.35'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.1; PA = 23°
24" (5/20/17): at 375x; moderately bright, fairly
small, elongated 5:2 SSW-NNE, 45"x18", small bright nucleus,
moderately high surface brightness (central region of galaxy viewed). Picked up 17' WNW of
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13 35 50.0 +34 59 56
V = 13.5; Size 1.1'x0.8'; PA = 152°
14.5" (7/7/21): at 182x and 226x; fairly faint, round,
30"-40" diameter, weak concentration, slightly brighter core
increases to a faint stellar peak.
Located 4.6' ENE of mag 7.9
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13 36 13.4 -01 02 09
Size 1.2'x0.3'
48" (5/4/16): Excellent interacting triple at 610x and
697x.
48" (4/16/15): this interacting triple system was a fascinating
sight at 610x and 813x. The
very close pair forms a M51-type system.
The larger galaxy, UGC 8584c, is fairly faint, fairly small, elongated
3:2 NNW-SSE, ~21"x14", small bright core. UGC 8584b, just 10" NW, is faint, very small, round,
8" diameter. On the SDSS, UGC
8584b is situated at the tip of a spiral arm and appears like a miniature
M51!
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13 35 09.9 +75 01 42
Size 1.0'x0.35'; PA = 118°
17.5" (5/11/02): extremely faint, very small, 0.3x0.2', low surface brightness. A mag 15.5 star is just visible at the NW tip. Located 2' WSW of UGC 8595.
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13 36 47.1 +06 29 48
V = 14.4; Size 0.9'x0.6'; PA = 154°
24" (6/29/16): faint, fairly small, slightly elongated NNW-SSE, 25"x20", broad concentration with a slightly brighter nucleus. Located 12.5' SE of NGC 5235.
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13 37 19.7 +06 29 08
V = 14.5; Size 1.0'x0.3'; PA = 58°
24" (6/29/16): faint, fairly small, elongated ~2:1
SW-NE, 0.6'x0.3', contains a brighter core with extremely faint
extensions.
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UGC 8613 = Arp 33 NED1 = Arp 326 NED4 = VV 6 = MCG +01-35-018 = CGCG 045-051 = WBL 458-004 = PGC 48118
13 37 23.9 +06 26 12
V = 14.8; Size 1.4'x0.4'; PA = 125°
24" (6/29/16): very faint to faint, fairly small, elongated ~2:1 NW-SE, ~30"x15", low surface brightness. Member of the Arp 326 "chain" with Arp 326 NED5 = LEDA 214126 (furthest south component) 1.9' SE.
VV assigned 4 designations -
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13 37 39.9 +39 09 17
V = 13.3; Size 0.8'x0.8'; Surf Br = 12.6
17.5" (6/6/86): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, weak concentration. Almost on a line with a wide pair STF 1769 = 7.8/9.6 at 56" located 5' ESE.
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13 38 39.7 +00 32 45
V = 16.0; Size 0.8'x0.4'; PA = 81°
24" (5/11/13): extremely faint, fairly small, elongated
2:1 E-W, 0.4'x0.2', very low surface brightness. Third of three in
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13 39 26.3 +31 12 28
V = 14.2; Size 1.1'x0.5'; Surf Br = 13.3; PA = 107°
17.5" (6/12/99): very faint, fairly small, elongated
2:1WNW-ESE, 0.8'x0.4', little or no concentration. Forms the western vertex of a small triangle with two mag 14
stars 1.6' NE and 1.8' E. Located
13' N of
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Holmberg V = UGC 8658 = MCG +09-22-091 = CGCG 271-056 = CGCG 272-001 = PGC 48392
13 40 39.8 +54 19 58
V = 12.7; Size 2.5'x1.5'; Surf Br = 13.9; PA = 110°
18" (6/12/10): Holmberg V is relatively large and bright, and was easily picked up at 175x. Appears fairly faint, fairly large, elongated 3:2 WNW-ESE, 1.5'x1.0'. The surface brightness is low and nearly even with only a very weak central brightening. Located 52' W of mag 5.7 84 UMa.
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13 41 24.3 +55 38 35
V = 13.6; Size 0.85'x0.5'; PA = 82°
48" (5/3/19): at 545x and 813x; bright, fairly small,
slightly elongated ~E-W, sharply concentrated with an intensely bright
core!
24" (6/21/20): at 375x; unusual appearance as the dominating feature is a 13th magnitude stellar nucleus that I assumed was a bright superimposed star. Only after careful examination a halo was barely detected as a very diffuse, low surface brightness glow mainly west of the nucleus. Located 2.8' SW of NGC 5278/5279.
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13 43 40.2 +03 53 46
V = 14.1; Size 1.5'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.7; PA = 62°
24" (5/11/13): fairly faint, moderately large, very
elongated 4:1 SW-NE, 0.8'x0.2', weak concentration. First in the
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13 44 24.7 +29 54 14
V = 14.3; Size 1.1'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 137°
48" (4/15/10): this galaxy is the brightest in a chain
of four with several other small galaxies nearby in the field. At 510x it appeared fairly bright,
moderately large, elongated 3:2 NW-SE, 0.6'x0.4'.
18" (6/21/03): very faint, small, irregularly round,
25"x20". Collinear with
three mag 11 stars to the NW. A
mag 14.3 star lies 1.6' NNE. This
galaxy is the brightest in a chain of four. A extremely faint glow (
17.5" (6/8/02): faint, small, elongated 3:2 NW-SE. Nearly collinear with three stars to
the NW (nearly equally spaced and 5' S of a mag 10 star. In a small chain of 4 galaxies (only
one viewed) in the group WBL 466.
This group is superimposed on the rich cluster AGC 1781, whose brightest
member,
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13 44 42.2 +55 53 13
V = 14.6; Size 1.1'x0.3'; Surf Br = 12.8; PA = 5°
82" (5/5/19, McDonald Observatory): at 613x; the main
body of Mrk 273 appeared bright, moderately large, elongated 5:3 ~N-S. It was
strongly concentrated with a very bright elongated core that increased to a
nearly stellar nucleus. A subtle
bulge was noticed on the SW edge. This is probably a merged interacting
companion [on the SDSS the "bulge" has a blue color]. A very easy, large narrow tidal tail
extended south as a very long "spike", perhaps 40"x6"! A mag 16.4 star is 0.6' NE.
24" (6/21/20): at 375x; fairly faint, small, oval 3:2
N-S, ~18"x12".
Occasionally I seemed to glimpse an extension (tidal tail) to the south,
though it was too faint to estimate a length and difficult to confirm. MCG +09-23-002 lies 3.4' SW and
18" (6/12/10): easily picked up at 175x. At 260x it appeared faint, small, elongated
5:2 N-S, 0.6'x0.25'. A mag 12 star
lies 1.5' N of center. Located
4.3' due W of mag 6.5
17.5" (6/18/93): faint, very small, very compact (core
viewed) but hint of extension (tail?) to S. A mag 13 star lies 1' N. Located 4.5' W of mag 6.5
This Seyfert and ultraluminous infrared galaxy is commonly known as Mrk 273. It contains a double nucleus (1" separation) with a single, spectacular tidal tail 130,000 light-years long and a 'ring' of star formation. Much of the activity in the system is associated with the northern nucleus where there is a considerable amount of young star formation.
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13 45 38.9 +56 36 59
V = 13.7; Size 1.2'x0.4'; PA = 70°
24" (5/24/20): at 375x; moderately bright, fairly
small, very elongated ~7:2 WSW-ENE, very bright elongated core, ~0.7'x0.2'. Moderately high surface brightness and brighter than
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13 46 32.2 +20 50 51
V = 13.8; Size 1.1'x0.6'; PA = 72°
14.5" (7/11/21): at 182x and 226x; between faint and fairly faint, roughly oval 3:2 ~E-W, ~0.6'x0.4', diffuse, broad weak concentration to only a slightly brighter core. Four mag 13-14.5 stars (3 in a line) is a few arc minutes east.
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13 46 02.8 +55 42 55
V = 14.2; Size 1.0'x0.45'; PA = 145°
24" (6/21/20): at 375x; very faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 NW-SE, 30"x20", low surface brightness. Mrk 273 lies 15' NW. Located 12' SE of mag 6.5 HD 119992 and 6' SW of a mag 9.6 star.
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13 47 01.2 +33 53 37
V = 14.7; Size 1.5'x0.3'; PA = 86°
24" (6/30/19): at 322x; between faint and fairly faint,
very elongated 5:1 E-W, 1.0'x0.2', nearly even surface brightness. UGC 8713 forms an interacting pair (VV
317) with
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UGC 8715 = VV 317a = MCG +06-30-083 = CGCG 190-054 = Holm 541a = PGC 48869
13 47 07.0 +33 52 53
V = 14.0; Size 1.3'x1.1'; PA = 4°
24" (6/30/19): at 322x; UGC 8715 is the slightly brighter
member of a close, weakly interacting pair (
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13 48 12.6 +07 23 41
V = 14.7; Size 1.1'x0.6'; PA = 83°
48" (4/30/19): at 545x; the brightest member of
48" (5/16/12): moderately bright, fairly small, round,
25" diameter, small bright core.
In a trio (VV 306 = Rose 15) with
24" (6/8/13): faint, small, elongated ~3:2 SW-NE,
24"x16", very weak concentration. In a compact trio (VV 306 = Rose 15) with
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13 48 16.7 +68 05 06
V = 13.7; Size 2.2'x0.4'; PA = 152°
24" (6/12/18): at 282x; faint to fairly faint, moderately large, very thin edge-on 8:1 NNW-SSE, ~1.6'x0.2', uneven surface brightness with a slightly brighter core.
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13 49 38.8 +04 14 18
V = 12.8; Size 1.4'x1.3'
24" (6/30/22): at 327x; moderately bright, slightly elongated ~E-W, 1' diameter, very small bright core. The halo has an uneven surface brightness like a face-on spiral. A mag 15 star is off the N side, 50" from center. Two mag (12.5) stars 2' NNE and 3' NNE are collinear with the galaxy. NGC 5300 lies 27' SW.
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13 48 56.7 +59 50 11
V = 14.4; Size 1.1'x0.6'; Surf Br = 14.2; PA = 45°
17.5" (6/5/99): very faint, moderately large, 1.0'
diameter. Appears as an irregular
low surface brightness glow with averted vision. Located 19' W of
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13 51 05.1 +25 05 16
V = 13.6; Size 1.2'x0.8'
48" (5/4/16): at 375x and 488x; the brighter S0 pec
component of this double system appeared fairly bright, fairly small, sharply
concentrated with a bright stellar nucleus. A faint "bulge" or extension juts out of the halo
on the southwest end. On the DSS
this feature appears as a short "jet", but on the SDSS it appears to
be a disrupted edge-on disc (with dust lane) extending beyond a central bulge
on the SW side. The
companion
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13 52 50.1 +02 15 49
V = 14.0; Size 1.7'x0.35'; PA = 146°
48" (5/4/16): at 610x; moderately bright, large, thin
edge-on 6:1 NW-SE, 1.8'x0.3', broad concentration. Forms a pair (nearly parallel) with
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13 52 48.5 +37 29 28
V = 14.7; Size 1.2'x0.3'; Surf Br = 13.5; PA = 1°
48" (4/16/15): moderately bright, fairly large, very elongated 7:2 N-S, ~0.9'x0.25'. Picked up while searching for Shkh 253, a very rich group of 8 compact galaxies ~5' NW.
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13 53 14.2 +38 13 37
V = 14.1; Size 1.7'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 80°
17.5" (6/5/99): extremely faint, small, very elongated
3:1 WSW-ENE, 0.6'x0.2'. Located
28' ESE of
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13 53 03.4 +69 18 30
V = 13.6; Size 0.9'x0.5'; Surf Br = 12.6; PA = 33°
18" (4/30/11): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated
2:1 SW-NE, rises suddenly to a sharp stellar nucleus (characteristic of a type
1 Seyfert galaxy). Located 1.5' W
of a mag 11.8 star and 5.5' NW of mag 8.3
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13 54 05.2 +33 35 10
V = 14.1; Size 0.7'x0.3'; PA = 149°
24" (6/30/22): UGC 8825 is a merged pair (only 11" between centers) with tidal tails. At 327x and 375x, a single faint to fairly faint glow was visible, elongated 3:2 NNW-SSE, 25" diameter. It seemed slightly brighter at the SSE end (this is the brighter member of the duo).
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13 54 32.3 +58 23 46
Size 0.9'x0.6'
17.5" (7/22/01): extremely faint, fairly small,
irregularly round, ~0.8'x0.6', low even surface brightness. Three nearly collinear mag 12-13 stars
are close preceding. Located 16' S
of
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Holmberg IV = UGC 8837 = DDO 185 = MCG +09-23-017 = CGCG 272-013 = PGC 49448
13 54 45.8 +53 54 03
V = 13.4; Size 4.6'x1.3'; Surf Br = 15.1; PA = 18°
24" (5/11/13): Holmberg IV is a dwarf Irregular and a probable
member of the
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13 56 02.9 +18 22 19
V = 13.7; Size 0.9'x0.4'; Surf Br = 12.5
48" (5/12/18): at 610x; fairly faint to moderately bright, fairly small, oval 3:2 WSW-ENE, ~25"x16". This unusual binary AGN displayed two nuclei oriented ~E-W that were cleanly resolved, despite a separation of only 3.8"! The eastern nucleus (Mrk 463E) was noticeably brighter (perhaps by a 2:1 ratio) and had a sharp stellar appearance. The western nucleus was fainter with a softer appearance (quasi-stellar). The common envelope encompassed both nuclei and appeared fairly uniform. The tidal tail to the southwest was not seen. UGC 8850 is located 20' due east of mag 2.7 Eta Boo.
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13 57 07.0 +41 47 32
Size 1.1'x1.0'
48" (5/9/18): at 375x and 610x; faint, fairly large,
low even surface brightness. This
face-on barred spiral didn't display any structure due to an anemic surface
brightness. Picked up just 3' S of
showpiece
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13 57 58.8 +07 09 42
V = 15.0; Size 1.2'x0.2'; PA = 161°
24" (7/2/19): at 282x; very faint, fairly small, very elongated 4:1 NNW-SSE, 0.8'x0.2', slightly brighter core/nucleus. First in a quartet (WBL 481) with CGCG 046-025 6.6' NE
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13 57 14.7 +54 06 03
Size 1.1'x0.8'
17.5" (7/22/01): extremely faint, fairly small, round,
0.7' diameter, This is a marginal object that was only glimpsed a few times
with averted vision. Three mag
11.5/12.5/13 stars are 3'-4' S.
Located 28' SE of
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13 58 38.6 +07 13 00
V = 14.3; Size 1.4'x0.2'; PA = 69°
24" (7/2/19): at 282x; faint, fairly small, very
elongated 4:1 WSW-ENE, 40"x10", slightly brighter core. In a group with
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13 59 02.8 +15 33 56
V = 13.8; Size 1.2'x0.4'; PA = 155°
24" (6/12/18): at 282x; fairly faint, fairly small,
very elongated 3:1 or 4:1 NNW-SSE, ~1.0'x0.3', very small brighter core and
stellar nucleus, overall fairly low surface brightness. Located 1.2' NNE of mag 8.1
William Herschel discovered UGC 8902 on 19 Mar 1787 and
recorded "Suspected, vF, vS.
With 300 probably 2 or 3 small stars; just north of a bright
star." His position is 3.8'
too far south but his comment "just north of a bright star" pins down
the identification. Because of his
uncertainty in the observation, he didn't assign an internal number or a
catalogue designation.
Interestingly, this object is the third in a row on the sweep (the other
two are
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13 59 22.7 +05 32 19
V = 14.8; Size 1.4'x0.3'; PA = 105°
24" (5/31/22): at 327x; extremely faint, very elongated 3:1 WNW-ESE, 0.6'x0.2'. Within a group of stars including a mag 10.8 3' N.
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13 59 39.3 +28 03 40
V = 14.7; Size 0.9'x0.7'; PA = 96°
24" (7/1/16): at 375x; very faint to faint, fairly
small, slightly elongated, ~24"x20", low surface brightness. Located 7' NW of
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14 00 56.4 +41 00 21
V = 14.9; Size 0.8'x0.3'; Surf Br = 13.2; PA = 173°
17.5" (7/16/01): extremely faint, small, very elongated
~4:1 in direction of
Listed as the collider (C1) with the ring galaxy NGC 5410.
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14 02 04.8 -01 21 28
V = 14.0; Size 1.0'x0.9'
24" (5/11/13): brightest member of the
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14 02 36.4 +34 51 20
V = 14.3; Size 1.3'x0.4'; PA = 177°
24" (7/1/16): at 375x; very faint, very elongated 4:1
N-S, 35"x9". A mag 14.5
star is off the northeast side, 45" from center. Picked up 7.8' NW of
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14 03 39.1 +11 22 42
V = 14.3; Size 1.1'x0.5'; PA = 159°
24" (6/30/19): UGC 8972 is the southern member of an
interacting contact pair with
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UGC 8973 = MCG +02-36-027 = CGCG 074-073 = Holm 577B = PGC 50101
14 03 38.5 +11 23 20
V = 14.3; Size 1.2'x0.6'; PA = 133°
24" (6/30/19): UGC 8973 is the northern member of an interacting contact pair with UGC 8972, centered only 0.7' S. At 375x; it appeared faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 NW-SE, 35"x25", diffuse, low surface brightness, no structure. Located 8' NW of mag 6.7 HD 122834.
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14 03 47.3 +35 44 29
V = 13.5; Size 1.1'x0.3'; Surf Br = 12.1; PA = 35°
13.1" (6/18/85): fairly faint, small, slightly
elongated SW-NE, small bright core, stellar nucleus. Located 36' N and 5' E of
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14 04 18.8 +16 19 43
Size 2.1'x0.3'; PA = 98°
24" (5/11/13): the faintest member of
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14 04 10.0 +33 20 15
V = 14.3; Size 1.2'x0.2'; Surf Br = 12.6; PA = 142°
48" (5/12/18): at 488x; very bright, moderately large,
very elongated NW-SE but strongly concentrated and dominated by an extremely
bright small core, ~12-15" diameter.
The very low surface brightness extensions increase the size to
~45"x12". Brightest of 7
galaxies in
18" (5/15/10): the "A" component of HCG 70 is
sharply concentrated and dominated by a very small, bright core,
~8"-10" diameter. With
averted vision, extremely faint extensions NW-SE are occasionally visible which
increase the overall dimensions to 30"x5". Forms a very close pair with
The redshifts of HCG 70A/B/C are less than half that of the other 3 group members. So HCG 70 consists of two unrelated, line of sight groups.
17.5" (4/18/98): faint, very small, slightly elongated
NW-SE, 20"x10", fairly high surface brightness. I probably was only viewing the core of
this edge-on member of HCG 70.
Forms a close pair with
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14 04 53.7 +12 43 18
V = 14.5; Size 1.3'x0.9'; PA = 5°
24" (7/1/19): at 225x and 375x; faint, fairly small, diffuse, very low nearly even surface brightness, only a very weak concentration, roughly 45"x30" though difficult to gauge the diameter. A mag 11.3 star is 2.7' WNW.
17.5" (6/14/96): very faint, small, elongated 3:2 N-S,
low even surface brightness.
Searched for after viewing
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14 09 51.9 +14 52 21
V = 14.5; Size 1.0'x0.7'; PA = 30°
24" (6/12/18): at 282x; faint, small, roundish,
25" diameter, low even surface brightness. Picked up 5' NE of
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14 10 59.5 +38 45 55
V = 15.7; Size 1.3'x0.7'; PA = 115°
17.5" (6/2/00): extremely faint, very small, round. Appeared as a very low surface brightness spot only visible intermittently with averted and concentration. Situated close SW of two mag 12/13 stars [nearer star is 0.9' from center].
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14 10 55.5 +39 46 20
V = 14.3; Size 0.9'x0.2'; PA = 86°
24" (6/30/19): at 282x; fairly faint, fairly small,
elongated at least 2:1 E-W, 45"x20", low surface brightness, broad
weak concentration. Forms a pair
with
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14 11 17.9 +17 30 23
V = 13.2; Size 1.5'x1.1'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 20°
17.5" (6/23/01): very faint, small, slightly elongated
25"x20", very weak even concentration. A mag 12.7 star lies 3' SE. Member of the
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UGC 9081 = MCG +07-29-051 = CGCG 219-056 = Mrk 669 = PGC 50677
14 11 38.7 +39 38 31
V = 13.1; Size 1.2'x0.8'; PA = 56°
24" (6/30/19): at 282x; between fairly faint and moderately bright, ~40" diameter, contains a bright core that increases to the center. Forms a pair with UGC 9077 11' NW.
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14 12 12.7 +08 39 43
V = 13.6; Size 1.0'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 5°
18" (6/30/11): very faint, fairly small, round,
30" diameter, low surface brightness, just a very weak central
brightening.
17.5" (6/8/02): faint, moderately large, elongated 3:2
~N-S, 1.0'x0.7', fairly low even surface brightness. Forms a pair with CGCG 074-136 = NGC 5469: 4.3' ESE. Both of these galaxy are a bit easier
than
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14 12 16.8 +18 17 58
V = 13.5; Size 1.2'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.3; PA = 30°
17.5" (6/2/00): faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3
SW-NE, 0.8'x0.6', very weakly concentrated. Nearly collinear with two mag 11.5 to the NE [2.6' and
5.9']. Forms a pair with
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UGC 9090 = MCG +03-36-085 = CGCG 103-118 = PGC 50726
14 12 24.4 +18 24 42
V = 13.6; Size 1.0'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.2; PA = 70°
17.5" (6/2/00): faint, small, slightly elongated, 0.6' diameter, weak concentration to a slightly brighter core. UGC 9087 is in the field, 7' SSW.
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14 13 42.0 +08 13 16
V = 15.3; Size 1.0'x0.2'; PA = 164°
24" (5/25/14): extremely faint, small, very elongated
3:1 N-S, 20"x7". First
of three in the compact
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14 14 13.4 +15 37 20
V = 13.0; Size 1.8'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.0; PA = 17°
18" (6/18/04): this surprisingly bright UGC galaxy
appeared moderately bright, elongated 5:2 SSW-NNE, 1.0'x0.4' with an irregular
surface brightness. Forms a pair
with
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UGC 9121 = MCG +03-36-091 = CGCG 103-127 = Holm 617a = PGC 50915
14 15 11.7 +15 44 32
V = 13.7; Size 1.5'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.5; PA = 140°
18" (6/18/04): faint, small, round, 25" diameter. Probably surrounded by a much fainter halo or extensions. A mag 12 star lies 1.3' E. UGC 9110 lies 16' SW.
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14 15 56.5 +23 23 19
V = 14.0; Size 1.7'x1.5'; Surf Br = 14.9; PA = 63°
24" (5/29/14): at 260x, appeared as a very faint, low
surface brightness glow, roundish, roughly 30" diameter.
This Dwarf irregular (very blue color) is probably just
outside the Local Group, very low surface brightness. Nearest neighbor to
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UGC 9138 = FGC 1737 = MCG +04-34-012 = CGCG 133-023 = PGC 51002
14 16 47.2 +23 00 09
V = 14.6; Size 1.9'x0.2'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 170°
24" (5/29/14): faint, extremely thin edge-on, ~1.0''x0.1', low surface brightness and fades at tips. Best at 260x or 282x, though easier than expected in fairly poor transparency. A 50" pair of mag mag 13.5/14 stars is 1' W and roughly parallel to the galaxy.
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14 19 44.6 +09 21 44
Size 4.2'x0.8'; PA = 55°
18" (6/30/11): at 225x appeared very faint, moderately large, elongated SW-NE, ~45"x20". Occasionally, fainter extensions were glimpsed, extending the major axis to roughly 1.2'x0.3'. The first dimensions refer to the brighter core region of this superthin edge-on and with averted only a portion of the outer extensions were visible as they quickly dim to a very low surface brightness on the DSS. To pinpoint the position, two mag 12/13 stars oriented E-W (separation 3') lie ~4' N. I also viewed this galaxy in a 24" f/3.3 at 178x and the extensions out to 1.2' were easy to view.
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14 19 51.6 +17 50 12
V = 15.1; Size 1.0'x0.15'
24" (7/1/19): at 225x; this superthin popped
occasionally as an extremely faint, small, elongated NW-SE (probably only the
brighter central part glimpsed).
Located 2.9' ESE of
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14 20 30.4 +10 25 55
V = 13.3; Size 1.4'x1.3'; Surf Br = 13.8
17.5" (6/1/02): extremely faint, fairly small, very low
surface brightness, perhaps 0.8' diameter, requires averted. Located 11' NNE of
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14 19 54.5 +51 53 40
V = 14.6; Size 1.2'x0.8'; Surf Br = 14.4; PA = 40°
24" (6/29/16): at 260x; very faint, small,
20"-25" diameter, very low surface brightness, ill-defined
shape. Often seemed to have a
brighter spot or two [perhaps the core and/or an HII knot]. Situated 1.1' NNW of a mag 10.5 star.
18" (6/30/11): at 275x, Arp 45 appeared very faint,
very small, round, 20" diameter.
Located 1.1' NNW of a mag 10.5 star and 4.4' SE of another mag 10.5
star. The fainter companion (VV
2b) situated 1.2' SE was not seen.
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14 20 46.1 +21 56 09
V = 13.9; Size 2.2'x0.4'; PA = 122°
14.5" (7/7/21): at 182x and 226x; faint spindle, fairly
large, elongated 5:1 NW-SE, ~1.8'x0.6'.
Contains a relatively large, slightly brighter core that is elongated,
but no nucleus. Situated 3.8' W of
mag 8.4
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14 22 46.7 +37 59 43
V = 13.8; Size 1.7'x0.75'; PA = 162°
24" (6/28/22): at 375x; fairly faint, oval 5:3 or 2:1 NNW-SSE, even surface brightness, 35"x20". A mag 10.7 star is 2.8' SSW.
Forms a close pair with
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14 22 55.4 +32 51 03
V = 13.9; Size 0.9'x0.6'; PA = 49°
24" (7/2/19): at 282x; between fairly faint and
moderately bright, fairly small, 32"x24", slightly elongated 4:3
SW-NE, large brighter core that increases slightly to the center, much fainter
halo. Quasar
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14 24 35.0 +35 16 47
V = 14.2; Size 1.3'x0.5'; PA = 131°
24" (7/8/13): fairly faint to moderately bright, fairly
small, elongated 5:2 NW-SE, 30"x14", brighter core. Brightest in a group of 6 galaxies
located 26' NNE of
17.5" (7/18/01): faint, small, 0.5'x0.2', weak
concentration. Forms a pair with
17.5" (6/23/01): very faint, small, very elongated 4:1 NW-SE, 0.6'x0.15', low surface brightness. Forms a close pair with nearby edge-on UGC 9235 1.7' ESE and MCG +06-32-024 is 9' SSW.
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14 24 46.6 +26 08 23
V = 13.6; Size 1.9'x0.9'; Surf Br = 14.1; PA = 162°
17.5" (6/23/01): extremely faint, low surface
brightness glow, slightly elongated, ~0.5'x0.4'. I only viewed the brighter
core region as the listed dimensions are much larger and elongated. Mag 9 SAO
83340 5' WNW detracts from viewing.
Located 23' ESE of
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UGC 9235 = MCG +06-32-029 = CGCG 192-017 = PGC 51470
14 24 42.0 +35 16 01
V = 14.3; Size 1.0'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.2; PA = 75°
24" (7/8/13): faint to fairly faint, small, elongated 2:1 WSW-ENE, 25"x14", slightly brighter core. Second of three in a small trio with UGC 9233 1.7' NW and UGC 9238 1.9'' NE. A mag 14.8 star is 25" NW of center.
17.5" (7/18/01): faint, small, elongated 2:1, 0.4'x0.2', weak concentration. Forms a pair with UGC 9233 1.7' NW. A mag 14.5 star is between the two galaxies just 26" NW of UGC 9235. Picked up accidentally while viewing NGC 5614 26' S.
17.5" (6/23/01): very faint, very small, very elongated 3:1 WSW-ENE, 0.4'x0.15'. Forms a very close pair with UGC 9233 1.7' NW. A mag 14.5 star lies 26" NW of center. The third faint edge-on, UGC 9238 3.1' ENE was not seen. Also in the field to the SW are MCG +06-32-024 and MCG +06-32-025.
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UGC 9238 = MCG +06-32-030 = PGC 51477
14 24 49.7 +35 17 06
V = 15.2; Size 1.0'x0.35'; PA = 143°
24" (7/8/13): faintest in a small trio with UGC 9233 and 9235. At 322x appeared extremely to very faint, small, round, ~15"-18" diameter, low surface brightness. Required averted to initially pick up.
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UGC 9240 = DDO 190 = MCG +08-26-030 = CGCG 247-026 = I Zw 87 = PGC 51472
14 24 43.5 +44 31 34
V = 12.9; Size 1.8'x1.8'; Surf Br = 14.0
18" (6/12/10): this relatively bright dwarf irregular was easily picked up at 175x as a fairly faint, fairly large, round glow, ~1.2' diameter. The surface brightness is low and nearly even with no core or zones. Discovered in 1959 by Sidney van den Bergh (DDO 190).
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14 25 21.3 +39 32 18
V = 13.5; Size 5.0'x0.3'; Surf Br = 13.8; PA = 71°
48" (4/4/11): fairly faint, extremely thin edge-on with
no central bulge, at least 13:1 ratio WSW-ENE, ~4.0'x0.3'. Contains a slightly brighter core but
relatively very weak central brightening.
A mag 16-16.5 star is just off the north side, 45" ENE of
center. Roughly 1/4 of the length
of the galaxy extends beyond this star though the galaxy fades at the tips
beyond an overall length of 2.5'.
24" (7/21/12): picked up at 200x as a faint, fairly large, razor thin needle, roughly 10:1 WSW-ENE, ~3.2'x0.3'. A mag 12.8 star lies 1.3' SW and ~1' S of the ENE tip. Excellent view at 322x. There was no discernible core or central bulge though the central region just west of the star is slightly brighter and the galaxy gradually fades out towards both tips. LEDA 2152475 (not in Megastar) was picked up 4' NE.
18" (4/10/21): extremely faint sliver, perhaps 10:1 WSW-ENE, at least 2' in length. A mag 13 star is less than 1' S of the ENE tip and helps to pinpoint the position of the dim streak.
18" (7/17/04): extremely faint, thin streak oriented WSW-ENE, ~2.5'x0.3', with no central brightening. This ghostly sliver is less than 1.5' NW of a mag 12.5 star. Viewed through thin clouds at 250x, though still could hold this superthin continuously with averted vision.
17.5" (7/17/01): extremely faint and thin edge-on oriented WSW-ENE situated just west of a mag 12.5 star. Requires averted but clearly seen as ghostly sliver ~3.0'x0.3' oriented SW-NE. The surface brightness is very low and nearly uniform, only dropping off gradually at the tips. Could nearly hold steadily at 220x with concentration.
17.5" (6/27/98): not seen initially at 220x. Switching to 280x (7mm Pentax) and using averted vision, a very thin ghostly streak became evident oriented WSW-ENE, perhaps 2.5'x0.3'. The geometric "center" of the galaxy appears to be 1' NW of a mag 12.5 star, although the streak did not brighten towards the center. With concentration the galaxy could almost be held steadily with averted vision.
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14 25 26.8 +56 19 13
V = 14.0; Size 1.9'x1.4'; Surf Br = 14.9; PA = 5°
18" (7/2/11): at 285x this low surface brightness dwarf (DDO 191) appeared extremely faint, faint small to moderately large, very low surface brightness. Appears to be elongated ~2:1 N-S, roughly 30"x15" (this is the central "bar"), though only visible for brief moments so it was difficult to judge the extent.
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14 26 59.9 +08 41 02
V = 14.7; Size 2.1'x0.3'; Surf Br = 13.9; PA = 86°
17.5" (7/16/01): extremely faint, moderately large, ghostly streak, requires averted vision. Sometimes only a vaguely seen elongated glow was glimpsed, but at moments the galaxy sharpened to a very thin streak oriented exactly E-W, ~1.5'x0.3'. Bracketed by a mag 10 star 3' NNE and a mag 12 star 3.5' SSW. Located 18' N of mag 7.5 star.
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14 27 29.6 +04 46 47
V = 14.4; Size 0.9'x0.8'
24" (5/11/13): faint to fairly faint, low surface
brightness (face-on spiral?), round, diffuse glow, very weak concentration,
24" diameter. Faintest in the
KTG triplet with
17.5" (6/8/91): extremely faint, small, round, very low surface brightness, visible with averted vision only. Faintest of three with IC 4424 2' N and NGC 5619 3' WNW.
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14 27 49.7 +11 33 38
V = 13.4; Size 1.2'x1.0'; Surf Br = 13.5
17.5" (7/18/01): very faint, fairly small, irregular, elongated 4:3 roughly SW-NE, 0.8'x0.6', low nearly even surface brightness. Located 15' NW of NGC 5627 in a group. A mag 13 star lies 3.8' N.
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14 28 33.4 +03 15 42
V = 14.1; Size 1.4'x0.25'; Surf Br = 12.9; PA = 45°
17.5" (6/8/91): faint, small, edge-on 5:1 SW-NE, very
small weak concentration. Picked
up 25' W of
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14 28 23.4 +33 15 13
V = 14.1; Size 1.7'x0.4'; PA = 135°
24" (6/28/22): at 375x; moderately bright and large, very elongated 4:1 NW-SE, ~1.0'x0.25', small bright core.
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14 30 01.1 +03 13 14
V = 14.7; Size 2.0'x0.6'; Surf Br = 14.6; PA = 163°
24" (6/29/22): at 327x; extremely faint, fairly small,
elongated N-S, ~30" in
length, appears to jut north from a mag 13 star at the south end. Situated 5' ESE of
24" (6/27/14): very faint, fairly small, elongated NNW-SSE, ~0.6'x0.25', surprisingly low surface brightness. Extends generally north of a mag 13 star (double with a mag 14.7 star 20" SW) at the south end, which detracts from viewing. Another mag 13 star (a very close double) is 1.3' N. UGC 9310 is the faintest in a trio (part of WBL 510) with NGC 5636 6' WNW and NGC 5638 5' W.
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14 30 11.1 +27 31 54
V = 13.8; Size 1.0'x1.0'
24" (7/6/13): fairly faint, moderately large, irregularly
round, 1.2' diameter, low surface brightness, very weak gradual concentration
with no core or zones. Located 23'
ENE of
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14 30 20.1 +23 03 42
V = 13.9; Size 1.1'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.8
17.5" (7/22/01): extremely faint, fairly small,
slightly elongated ~E-W, 0.7'x0.6'.
Very low even surface brightness.
Near the intersection of two rows of stars heading NNW and WSW! Located 20' SE of
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14 32 00.9 +36 18 19
V = 14.4; Size 1.0'x0.3'; PA = 30°
48" (5/10/18): moderately to fairly bright, thin
edge-on 6:1 SW-NE, 54"x9", small brighter nucleus. A mag 11.3 is 30" ENE of
center. Brightest in a small trio
with
24" (6/15/15): fairly faint, fairly small, thin edge-on 4:1 SSW-NNE, 36"x9". Situated just 30" W of a mag 11.3 star which detracts somewhat from viewing. Picked up 7.8' W of NGC 5675.
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14 32 53.5 +11 35 42
V = 14.0; Size 1.4'x0.6'; PA = 102°
24" (6/28/22): at 375x; fairly faint, moderately large, oval 3:2 E-W, ~50" diameter, weak concentration, well defined halo. A mag 14.2 star is 1.4' NE and a mag 12.5 star is 2.4' NNW.
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14 33 17.5 +03 54 12
V = 13.9; Size 1.0'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 48°
18" (7/2/11): faint, small, round, very low even
surface brightness, 18" diameter.
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14 33 30.7 +03 41 11
V = 14.2; Size 0.9''x0.6'; PA = 4°
18" (7/2/11): faint, fairly small, oval 3:2 N-S,
24"x16", low even surface brightness. With averted the galaxy increased to 32"x16". Located 8.5' ENE of mag 7.4 HD
127743. Member of the MKW 7 group
with
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14 33 59.5 +03 46 43
V = 14.1; Size 1.2'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.8; PA = 12°
18" (7/2/11): UGC 9371 is the brightest member (giant D
elliptical) of the poor cluster MKW 7 = WBL 514. At 285x it appeared faint, small, round, 18" (missed
fainter outer halo), easily visible.
Described as a double system in the UGC, though the "bulge" on
the east side of the DSS image is a star that is attached! 10 galaxies were logged in the group
included
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14 33 46.8 +40 04 51
V = 13.9; Size 1.6'x0.8'; PA = 130°
24" (6/28/22): at 375x; between fairly faint and moderately bright, oval 3:2 or 5:3 NW-SE, ~50"x30", nearly even surface brightness.
Forms a close pair with
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14 35 33.3 +12 54 30
V = 14.0; Size 2.3'x0.6'; PA = 43°
14.5" (7/11/21): at 182x; faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 SW-NE. Although low surface brightness, visible most of the time w/averted vision (skies were probably a little darker). CGCG 075-074 was also observed 23' SW.
14.5" (7/1/21): at 140x and 182x; very faint, fairly small, elongated 5:2 SW-NE, ~50"x20", very low even surface brightness. A mag 11.7 star is 1.8' SW of center (aligned with the major axis) and a mag 10 star is 6' SW. Two mag 7 stars are 14' NNW and 17' E.
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14 36 20.5 +05 19 50
V = 13.5; Size 0.9'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.0
17.5" (6/8/91): faint, small, round, bright core, faint
stellar nucleus. Picked up 1.2 min
of RA following
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14 36 22.1 +58 47 39
V = 13.8; Size 0.7'x0.6'
24" (7/6/13): at 322x appeared fairly faint, very small, round, 12" diameter. This Seyfert galaxy has an unusual appearance as it is dominated by a sharp stellar nucleus, surrounded by a small, round halo or shell that is low surface brightness but well defined.
A 2009 HST image captured a ring of brilliant blue stars
encircling a bright, active nucleus, whose monster black hole is blasting
material into space at over 14 million km/hr. Viewed nearly face-on,
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14 37 13.6 +43 41 45
V = 14.5; Size 1.8'x0.2'; Surf Br = 13.3; PA = 161°
24" (7/6/13): at 280x, this superthin appeared faint,
moderately large, extremely thin edge-on 7:1 NNW-SSE, 1.4'x0.2', very slightly
brighter core. The galaxy tapers
just slightly at the tips. Mag 9.8
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14 37 50.9 +30 28 52
V = 14.1; Size 1.1'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.5
48" (5/9/18): at 610x;
24" (6/29/16): Arp 241 is a close encounter of two
spiral galaxies with the interaction resulting in pair of graceful, opposing
tidal tails forming a "sprinkler" appearance. The two nuclei are separated by only
16" and were resolved at 375x.
The brighter and larger southeast component (VV 264a) appeared fairly
faint, small, round, ~15" diameter, stellar or quasi-stellar nucleus. The northwest component (VV 264b) is
faint, very small, round, ~10" diameter, with a very small brighter
nucleus. Arp 241 is located 12'
WNW of
18" (7/2/11): faint, small, round, ~20" diameter (or slightly larger), can hold steadily at 285x. The two nuclei were not resolved.
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14 37 59.8 +40 06 21
Size 1.1'x0.8'; PA = 90°
17.5" (6/27/98): faint, fairly small, irregularly
round, ~0.8' diameter, weak concentration. Located 5.2' N of mag 8.4
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14 40 59.3 +03 08 13
V = 14.2; Size 1.0'x0.3'; PA = 43°
24" (6/18/12): faint to fairly faint, fairly small,
oval 2:1 SW-NE, 20"x10", broad concentration. Two mag 15.5-16 stars aligned NW-SE are
on opposite sides of the NE end of the galaxy.
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14 41 33.0 +38 51 05
V = 12.9; Size 1.4'x1.1'; Surf Br = 13.3; PA = 117°
24" (6/15/15): moderately to fairly bright, roundish,
0.8' diameter, gradually brightens to the center but no distinct zones at
260x. A mag 10 star lies 6.5' SW
and
William Herschel discovered UGC 9473 on 16 May 1787 (sweep 738) and noted "a small patch, very faint". Apparently he was uncertain of the observation and didn't assign it an internal discovery number, but the time was noted as 1 min 6 sec after NGC 5732 (the previous object in the sweep), and 13' north. Close to this offset is UGC 9473 (Harold Corwin puts his position just 10 sec of time following the galaxy). So, this is another pre-NGC discovery that was not assigned an NGC designation. I sent an e-mail notification to Corwin and Steinicke on 9 Oct 2014.
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14 41 32.0 +44 30 46
V = 13.0; Size 1.5'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.2; PA = 128°
18" (7/10/10): at 225x and 285x appeared moderately
bright and large, elongated 3:2 NW-SE, 1.2'x0.8', broad concentration to a
brighter core. Forms a pair with
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14 42 22.4 +22 19 58
V = 13.9; Size 0.9'x0.5'; PA = 69°
82" (5/5/19, McDonald Observatory): at 613x; moderately
bright, fairly large, elongated 3:2 WSW-ENE, 0.8'x0.5', bright core.
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14 43 39.4 +11 08 21
V = 14.8; Size 1.3'x0.15'; PA = 82°
24" (5/11/13): the faintest member of
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14 45 26.3 +19 27 57
V = 14.4; Size 1.5'x0.4'; PA = 86°
24" (6/22/17): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated E-W, ~25"x20". Broad, weak concentration with a brighter core that is poorly defined. Contains a very small nucleus with direct vision. Situated between a mag 13.5 star 1.9' NW and a mag 11.5 star 2.3' ESE.
Neither of the two extremely faint companions at the ends of
the tidally distorted arms were seen but
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14 44 53.6 +51 20 28
V = 15.3; Size 0.4'x0.4'; PA = 12°
48" (5/16/12): at 488x; I Zw 96 appeared fairly faint, fairly small, round. Contains a very small, brighter nucleus. The jet to the SSW was not seen. 2MASX J14450375+5121557 lies 2.1' NE and appeared faint, small, oval 3:2 E-W, 12"x8", smooth surface brightness.
24" (7/6/13): At 280x and 375x appeared very faint,
very small, round, low even surface brightness, 15" diameter. Can just hold steadily with averted and
concentration. 2MASX
J14450375+5121557, situated just 2.1' NE, was not seen.
Described by Zwicky as a "Red post-eruptive globular compact with extended halo, pencil jets and associated faint stellar knots"
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14 47 00.1 +11 35 31
V = 13.6; Size 1.2'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.3; PA = 3°
48" (5/16/12): brightest in a group (WBL 524) of 8
galaxies within 10', including several relatively bright objects not in the NGC
or IC. At 488x appeared bright,
moderately large, oval 5:3 N-S, 1.0'x0.6'. Well concentrated with a very bright core.
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UGC 9523 = MCG +02-38-010 = CGCG 076-038 = PGC 52788
14 47 06.3 +11 35 38
V = 13.6; Size 0.9'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.1; PA = 120°
48" (5/16/12): moderately bright, fairly small, irregularly round, ~30" diameter, small bright core. Situated just 1.5' E of UGC 9521 in the poor cluster WBL 524. A mag 14 star lies 0.7' SE. CGCG 076-040 lies 1.3' ESE.
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14 49 01.2 +42 27 50
V = 14.2; Size 1.6'x0.5'; PA = 32°
24" (7/1/19): at 260x; fairly faint, moderately large,
very thin edge-on, 1.0'x0.25', fairly low nearly even surface brightness.
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14 50 56.6 +35 34 18
V = 14.6; Size 0.7'x0.3'; Surf Br = 12.6; PA = 58°
48" (4/4/11): picked up while observing the polar ring
galaxy
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14 51 27.9 +09 19 19
V = 15.3; Size 0.4'x0.3'; PA = 4°
24" (6/21/17): at 375x; the fainter member of
18" (7/24/11): This is the fainter component of Arp 173, an interacting pair. At 225x it appeared extremely faint and small, round, 10" diameter, required averted vision and concentration to periodically pop out. I missed this galaxy three weeks earlier from GSSP. The sharply defined tidal tail to the south was not seen.
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UGC 9562 = II Zw 71 = VV 324a = MCG +06-33-004 = CGCG 193-006 = PGC 53039
14 51 14.4 +35 32 32
V = 13.9; Size 1.0'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.5; PA = 30°
48" (4/4/11): this unusual galaxy (polar ring perpendicular to the axis of the main galaxy) appeared moderately bright, fairly small, roundish, 24" diameter. The startling feature was the polar ring, which was seen as two extensions that poke out on the SSW and NNE ends appearing like the ansae on the Saturn Nebula! This bar or ring increases the dimensions to nearly 48"x24", oriented SSW-NNE. Forms an interacting pair (connected by a streamer of gas) with UGC 9560 4' NW.
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14 51 35.9 +58 57 14
V = 15.3; Size 0.8'x0.8'
48" (5/1/19): at 375x; fairly faint, moderately large,
roundish, ~40" diameter, diffuse glow, very weak concentration. Located 2.7' SE of
24" (7/6/13): picked up at 200x just 2.8' SE of the center of NGC 5777. Appeared as an extremely faint, very low surface brightness glow with an ill-defined halo, ~25" diameter.
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14 54 11.7 +30 12 34
V = 15.5; Size 0.9'x0.65'
24" (7/11/18): at 375x; faint, small, elongated 3:2
~E-W, occasional very faint nucleus.
A 14th mag star is 50" SE. Located 30' W of
On the SDSS this galaxy has a very disrupted, chaotic morphology and appears to be an interacting merger.
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14 55 09.0 +43 49 07
V = 14.0; Size 1.5'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.7; PA = 124°
24" (7/14/15): fairly faint to moderately bright, elongated 5:2 NW-SE, ~2.0'x0.4', very small bright core.
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14 55 52.4 +24 43 11
V = 15.4; Size 1.4'x0.2'; PA = 141°
24" (6/28/16): at 375x; extremely faint. thin edge-on
~4:1 NW-SE, ~25"x6".
Initially only popped momentarily, but after extended viewing I could
hold this dim object ~50% of the time with averted.
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14 56 53.1 +09 16 18
V = 14.1; Size 0.8'x0.65'; PA = 163°
24" (7/14/15): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly
elongated, 25"x20", contains a very small bright nucleus. A mag 15 star (with a mag 16 companion
at 10") is off the northeast side [35" from center].
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Arp 302 = VV 340 = UGC 9618 = MCG +04-35-018/019 = CGCG 134-058 = PGC 53432/53433
14 57 00.7 +24 36 45
V = 13.4; Size 1.5'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.1; PA = 9°
24" (6/29/16): Arp 302 is a close interacting pair of
spirals (edge-on and face-on) separated by 38" in a N-S orientation. At 375x the northern edge-on (
24" (6/28/16): Arp 302 = VV 340 is a contact pair
consisting of an edge-on LINER galaxy and a near face-on Sc blue spiral. At 375x the northern edge-on
18" (7/2/11): at 285x, Arp 302 (double system) appears as fairly faint, very elongated glow oriented N-S, ~1.1'x0.3'. A faint mag 14.8 star is in the center. With careful viewing I could resolve the two components [centers separated by 36"]. The northern member (MCG +04-35-019 = VV 340a) is longer and thinner and appears barely detached from the star. The southern member (MCG +04-35-018 = VV 340b) seems attached to the star and a bit stubbier. 2MASX J14570243+2441086 lies 4.5' due north. Located 10' SW of mag 6.9 HD 132304.
According to the HST press release in 2008, "Arp 302, provides a textbook example of colliding galaxies seen in the early stages of their interaction...An enormous amount of infrared light is radiated by the gas from massive stars that are forming at a rate similar to the most vigorous giant star-forming regions in our own Milky Way."
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14 53 49.2 +83 35 26
V = 13.5; Size 1.5'x0.4'; Surf Br = 12.8; PA = 6°
18" (6/21/09): fairly faint, small, elongated 2:1 ~N-S,
0.7'x0.35', small bright core increases to a slightly brighter nucleus. Forms a pair with
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UGC 9668 = MCG +14-07-014 = CGCG 366-012 = MRK 839 = PGC 53390
14 56 07.0 +83 31 23
V = 12.9; Size 1.4'x0.7'; Surf Br = 12.7; PA = 82°
18" (6/21/09): fairly faint, small, slightly elongated, 0.4'x0.3', weak concentration to a very small nucleus. Forms a pair (same redshift) with UGC 9650 5.6' NW. Located nearly on a line to the west of two mag 10.6/10.9 stars with the closer star 2.5' due east.
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15 04 37.9 +40 22 19
V = 14.2; Size 1.1'x0.8'; PA = 76°
14.5" (7/1/21): at 182x and 226x; very faint though not difficult with averted, fairly small, slightly elongated WSW-ESE, low even surface brightness. A mag 10.5 star is 3.5' SE and a mag 13 star is 2' ENE. Located 30' due east of mag 3.5 Beta Bootis.
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15 06 32.5 +09 26 58
V = 14.9; Size 1.0'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.3; PA = 168°
48" (5/15/12): fairly faint, slightly elongated,
moderately large, 0.8'x0.6', weak concentration. Forms the NW member of an interacting pair with
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15 06 45.8 +03 46 21
V = 15.0; Size 1.1'x0.2'; PA = 95°
24" (6/30/16): at 322x; extremely faint or very faint,
fairly small, very low surface brightness streak, ~30"x5". Fainter of a close pair with
17.5" (6/29/00): fainter of a very close pair with IC 1087 [33" between centers]. Glimpsed with averted vision only as a very small, elongated glow, ~20"x10" E-W. It was difficult to hold IC 1087 and UGC 9710 simultaneously.
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UGC 9711 = MCG +02-38-041 = CGCG 076-154 = CGCG 077-004 =
15 06 36.6 +09 26 18
V = 14.4; Size 1.2'x0.2'; Surf Br = 12.8; PA = 107°
48" (5/15/12): fairly faint edge-on, 4:1 WNW-ESE, 0.8'x0.2', faint extensions. A mag 12.9 star is 1.1' NE and a similar star is 1.4' S. Forms a close pair with UGC 9708 1.3' NW. On the DSS, these galaxies appear to be interacting, though visually the WNW extension did not reach UGC 9708.
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15 08 56.7 +19 17 25
V = 15.5; Size 0.6'x0.5'
24" (6/13/15): very faint, small, round, very low
surface brightness, 20" diameter.
Picked up 9' NE of the
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15 07 22.0 +76 02 56
V = 13.8; Size 1.2'x1.0'
18" (7/10/10): this relatively bright UGC galaxy
appeared fairly faint, fairly small, irregularly round, 0.7'x0.6' E-W. Contains
a bright core that increases to a stellar nucleus. A group of 4 stars lies to the south including mag 8.3 HD
135118. Forms a pair with
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Ursa Minor Dwarf = UGC 9749 = MCG +11-18-030 = CGCG 318-018 = CGCG 319-001 = DDO 199 = PGC 54074
15 09 11.3 +67 12 52
V = 10.9; Size 30'x19'; Surf Br = 18.3; PA = 70°
24" (7/7/13): the Ursa Minor Dwarf was immediately
noticed at 125x (21mm Ethos) with a 50' field of view as an extremely large,
roughly oval glow WSW-ENE, extending nearly 30'x20'. The edge was noticed first, particularly along the entire
northern side where it has a slightly higher contrast than the background. Barely off the ENE end is a mag 10.3
star and roughly at the WSW end is mag 9.4
18" (6/21/09): at 73x (31mm Nagler), I felt confident about detecting this local group dwarf as an extremely large, very low surface brightness "stain" by scanning in the field. The very weak brightening appeared roughly 25'x18' or possibly as large as 30'x20', oriented WSW-ENE. The southern border was noticed first (perhaps this was the northern border -- see 24" observation) as it appeared to have a slightly higher contrast or edge against a darker background further south. With extended viewing, the entire glow occasionally stood out above the surrounding background. A mag 9.4 star is just off the SW side and a mag 10 star is superimposed a little NE of the center.
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UGC 9750 = MCG +13-11-008 = CGCG 354-019 = PGC 53999
15 07 32.7 +76 08 47
V = 14.4; Size 1.4'x0.35'; Surf Br = 13.7
18" (7/10/10): fainter of a pair with UGC 9748 6' S. At 285x UGC 9750 appears faint, small, 20" diameter, slightly elongated N-S. Located 3.5' SW of mag 8.7 HD 135363. A mag 11.4 star situated 1.6' S. Contains a faint stellar nucleus or a faint star is superimposed near the center. [On the DSS there is a faint star just following the geometric center].
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15 11 28.0 +13 29 01
V = 13.4; Size 1.0'x1.0'
14.5" (7/7/21): at 182x and 226x; fairly faint, fairly small (core region), round, 25" diameter, brighter center with a nearly stellar peak, overall low surface brightness. A mag 12.5 star is 0.8' SSW.
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15 12 02.4 +01 41 55
Size 2.6'x0.2'; PA = 59°
24" (7/25/14): at 260x, this superthin galaxy appeared
extremely faint, fairly small, edge-on 6:1 SW-NE, 0.6'x0.1', very low even
surface brightness. A mag 14.5
star is at the northeast end.
Although images show the galaxy extends northeast of the star, it
appeared as a ghostly splinter extending southwest of the star. Located 2.3' SE of a mag 10/12.5 pair at
25". Member of the
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15 11 18.2 +61 07 25
V = 14.5; Size 1.3'x0.45'; PA = 171°
24" (6/16/20): at 220x and 260x; faint, fairly small,
low surface brightness streak N-S, ~30"x10", slightly brighter
core. A mag 9.6 star is 5' N.
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15 14 01.0 +44 35 26
V = 14.6; Size 2.1'x0.3'; Surf Br = 13.8; PA = 148°
24" (7/8/13): at 282x, very faint, fairly large, extremely tlhin edge-on, 8:1 NW-SE, 1.6'x0.2', very low surface brightness.
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15 15 14.2 +05 11 23
V = 14.7; Size 0.9'x0.5'; PA = 167°
24" (7/14/18): at 375x; faint to fairly faint, fairly
small, elongated 2:1 N-S, 25"x12", even surface brightness. A very distinctive asterism (= Patchick
80), consisting of 8 brighter stars in less than a 3' region, lies ~6' NE. Two mag 10 stars to the ESE by 6' and
10' are nearly collinear with this galaxy. Member of the USGC U690 group that includes
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15 16 44.4 +07 01 17
V = 13.0; Size 1.8'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.5; PA = 30°
18" (7/4/08): this cD galaxy was easily the brightest
of 15 galaxies viewed in
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15 18 58.2 +20 48 55
V = 14.3; Size 1.0'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 155°
17.5" (7/8/94): very faint, small, round, low even
surface brightness. Forms the
vertex of an isosceles triangle with mag 12 star 1.7' ESE and a mag 13 star
1.6' ENE. Forms a pair with the
multiple galaxy
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15 21 40.3 +08 24 56
V = 13.3; Size 1.5'x1.4'; Surf Br = 13.9
18" (7/28/03): extremely faint, small, round, 15"
(probably viewed core only).
Located 2.2' SSE of mag 8.7
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15 23 01.6 -01 20 50
V = 14.0; Size 2.1'x0.9'; PA = 167°
48" (5/1/19): at 545x; this unusual galaxy contained a bright elongated core 0.3'x0.2'. A spiral arm was attached on the east side and was brightest near the root. It continues as a diffuse, low surface brightness extension to the south and curves slightly, convex to the east, for a total length of ~40". A second faint tidal arm is attached on the NW side of the core. This thin arm extended straight north for 1' with a brightening at the north end. A faint, broken section angling SE from the north tip was not seen.
24" (6/27/14): faint, small, slightly elongated (core),
15"x12". Often extremely
faint extensions (arms) are visble extending NNW to SSE and increasing the
dimensions to 30"x12".
Brightest in a trio (
24" (5/29/14): faint to fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 N-S, 0.4'x0.3'. The remarkable tidally stretched arms extending north and south were not seen.
Although a merger or interaction must have taken place to create the distorted arms in UGC 9829, the two compact ellipticals appear undisturbed on the SDSS.
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15 23 00.9 +04 31 47
V = 15.0; Size 1.4'x0.2'; PA = 30°
48" (5/1/19): at 545x; faint, fairly large, extremely
thin edge-on, ~10:1 SW-NE, ~1.5''x0.15', very low nearly even surface
brightness. A mag 13.6 star is
attached at the east edge near the center and detracted from viewing. I was surprised this galaxy was
so faint, based on the SDSS V mag = 15.0, though perhaps it's in error due to
the bright, nearby star. Located
36' SSE of
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15 22 44.9 +29 46 11
V = 13.9; Size 0.6'x0.5'; PA = 108°
18" (6/30/11): faint, small, slightly elongated E-W,
20"x15", weak concentration.
A mag 12.5 star lies 1.1' NNW.
Located about 20' SW of the distant cluster
18" (7/10/10): faint, small, round, 24" diameter. Located 1.1' SSE of a mag 12.6 star and 3.7' SW of a mag 10.5 star.
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15 25 34.2 +18 16 38
V = 13.6; Size 2.5'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 55°
17.5" (5/30/92): very faint, moderately large, edge-on
5:1 SW-NE, 2.0'x0.4'. A mag 11
star is off the SW edge 2.0' WSW from the center. Located 11' NW of a mag 7.8
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15 25 39.8 +20 47 17
V = 14.5; Size 1.1'x0.6'; PA = 80°
24" (7/16/15): very faint, fairly small, round or slightly elongated, ~25" diameter, very weak concentration, low surface brightness.
On the SDSS this is a distorted 2-armed spiral (not a multiple galaxy). It contains a long tidally stretched, nearly linear arm to the south and a curving northern arm pointing in the direction of an extremely thin, faint companion (not seen) 1' SW.
24" (6/13/15): very faint, small, round, 20" diameter. Possibly viewed through thin clouds.
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15 26 30.3 +41 17 22
V = 14.7; Size 2.3'x0.3'; Surf Br = 14.2; PA = 152°
24" (7/8/13): this superthin galaxy appeared as an
extremely faint to very faint ghostly streak, ~8:1 NNW-SSE, ~0.8'x0.1', very
low even surface brightness, no core or zones. A mag 15.5 star is just off the east side and a rhombus of 4
mag 12-14 star lies 3' S. Located
24' S of
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15 26 41.5 +40 33 52
V = 12.8; Size 4.3'x0.8'; Surf Br = 14.0; PA = 83°
24" (7/19/12): moderately bright, fairly large, very
elongated 9:2 WSW-ENE, 2.2'x0.5', broad concentration with a large slightly
brighter core. With averted
vision, the eastern wing has a very faint extension slightly angled to the major
axis of the galaxy. On the DSS
this feature appears to describe the brightest portion of a spiral arm that is
attached on the ENE end. This arm
wraps sharply backwards due west on the north side so is angled slightly to the
main body of the galaxy. Located
2.3' SE of mag 8.7
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15 29 50.7 +42 37 44
V = 14.7; Size 1.4'x0.3'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 127°
17.5" (7/17/01): extremely faint, very small, 0.3'x0.2'. Located just 2.4' SE of compact MCG
+07-32-015, which is a faint but an easier observation. This is an ultrathin edge-on, so I must
have only viewed the core. This
faint pair is located on a line with
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15 32 32.0 +04 40 52
V = 14.1; Size 1.1'x1.0'
24" (6/23/17): at 375x; faint, fairly small, slightly
elongated, 30" diameter, low even surface brightness. Brightest member of the poor cluster
MKW 9.
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15 32 57.3 +46 27 10
V = 14.7; Size 1.2'x0.4'; PA = 46°
24" (6/16/20): at 260x; between faint and fairly faint, very elongated SW-NE though the extensions have a very low surface brightness, ~0.6'x0.2', no nucleus. A wide pair (~35") of mag 11 stars is 4' WNW.
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15 33 51.7 +11 00 39
V = 14.0; Size 0.9'x0.7'; PA = 57°
14.5" (7/11/21): at 182x: faint, fairly small, low even
surface brightness. It was difficult to pin down the orientation but roughly
4:3 SW-NE and 30" diameter. Easier
at 226x, particularly when I let the field drift. A mag 14.5 star is 1' NNE. Located 17' ENE of mag 7.2
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15 35 10.5 +16 32 58
V = 14.7; Size 1.5'x1.4'; Surf Br = 14.4
24" (7/16/15): fairly faint, moderately large, round, very low surface brightness with no core. But the surface brightness is not smooth and there appears to be slightly brighter patches.
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15 35 17.7 +30 48 12
V = 14.6; Size 1.3'x0.2'; Surf Br = 12.7; PA = 44°
17.5" (7/15/93): very faint, very small, very elongated
3:1 WSW-ENE, 0.4'x0.15', low surface brightness. A mag 14 star is just off the north edge 26" from the
center. Forms a pair (line of
sight) with
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15 35 53.7 +38 40 40
Size 0.9'x0.3'
24" (7/8/13): at 322x this interacting pair of compact galaxies was just resolved. The brighter (starburst) component is on the south end and appeared fairly faint, fairly small, elongated N-S, ~24"x12", contains a very small brighter nucleus offset towards the north end. A very faint, extremely small companion is barely detached in steady moments at the north end, appearing as an 8" round knot. Generally, though, the two objects blend together into a single elongated glow.
On the SDSS, the southern component looks like a distorted barred galaxy and northern component a disrupted compact elliptical.
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15 36 27.8 +22 30 02
V = 13.7; Size 0.9'x0.7'; PA = 122°
24" (6/29/22): at 327x and 375x; fairly faint, slightly
elongated, 30" diameter, very small brighter core, stellar nucleus. Mag 8.1
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15 39 39.0 +21 46 58
V = 13.4; Size 1.3'x1.1'; Surf Br = 13.7; PA = 98°
24" (7/21/12): this cD galaxy is the dominant member of
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15 41 59.5 +00 42 46
V = 13.2; Size 3.5'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.7; PA = 77°
18" (6/21/09): this difficult superthin galaxy was just
visible as an edge-on needle oriented WSW-ENE, ~2.2'x0.2'. A mag 12.4 star lies 2.2' NE of
center. Located 4.8' NW of mag 9.9
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15 43 29.9 +04 47 40
V = 15.2; Size 1.3'x0.3'; PA = 165°
24" (6/8/13): at 260x appeared extremely faint, fairly
small, very elongated 3:1 NNW-SSE, 0.6'x0.2', very low even surface
brightness. First in the
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15 44 23.0 +25 19 39
V = 13.5; Size 1.2'x0.8'; PA = 28°
14.5" (7/1/21): at 182x and 226x; fairly faint (can hold easily), fairly small, round, 0.5' diameter, gradually increases to a fant stellar nucleus. Only a couple of stars within 10' of the galaxy.
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15 44 59.0 +36 06 34
V = 14.3; Size 0.9'x0.65'; PA = 143°
18" (7/2/11): very faint, fairly small, round, 24" diameter, very low surface brightness, very weak concentration. This cD galaxy is the brightest in AGC 2124, an outlying member of the Corona Borealis Supercluster at 900 million light years.
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15 46 54.3 +05 53 28
V = 14.0; Size 0.9'x0.5'; PA = 98°
24" (6/13/15): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small,
oval 4:3 E-W, ~28"x21", small slightly brighter nucleus but overal
fairly low surface brightness.
E.E. Barnard discovered UGC 10029 on 15 Jul 1890 while searching for d'Arrest's Comet with the 12-inch refractor at Lick Observatory. He noted in his logbook "F, pS, indef, difficult, 12 1/2m." He has a small sketch that shows a 9.5 mag ~3' SE. The star is shown as the middle of three nearly on a line and the sketch is a good match with UGC 10029. He added "Perhaps a very small neb, 5' f and 1' N." At this offset from UGC 10029 is CGCG 050-104, so the identification is certain.
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15 48 43.9 +17 51 46
V = 14.7; Size 1.0'x0.3'; PA = 160°
24" (6/22/17): at 200x; fairly faint, fairly small,
elongated ~5:3 NNW-SSE, ~25"x15" (central region of galaxy), even
surface brightness. A wide pair of
stars (LDS 979 = 12.5/13.8 at 29") lies 2' SE.
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15 48 41.2 +21 52 10
V = 14.0; Size 2.4'x0.3'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 150°
48" (4/6/13): fairly faint, fairly large, thin edge-on
extending 10:1 NNW-SSE, 1.8'x0.15'.
Contains a bright, bulging core with long, very thin extensions
(~10"). This galaxy is
striking on the DSS and SDSS with an exceedingly thin disc and a very small,
abrupt bulge.
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15 49 19.3 +00 10 58
V = 14.6; Size 1.3'x0.3'
24" (6/16/12): faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 E-W,
0.4'x0.2' slightly brighter nucleus, very low surface brightness extensions
(full extent not seen). Located
3.7' SW of
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UGC 10046 = VV 536 = MCG +00-40-011 = CGCG 022-041 = PGC 56131
15 49 28.0 +00 13 52
Size 1.3'x0.8'; PA = 178°
24" (6/16/12): this contact pair consists of two
similar small galaxies whose cores are separated by just 18" N-S! A bright mag 10 star is just off the NE
side of the northern member (28" NE of center) detracting from the observation. The southern component appeared faint
to fairly faint, small, contains a very small brighter nucleus with a much
fainter halo slightly elongated NW-SE, ~20"x15". The northern component (
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15 49 16.9 +21 49 10
V = 13.7; Size 1.4'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.3
48" (4/6/13): UGC 10049 = HCG 77 is a very small
quartet, 1.4'x0.6', oriented N-S.
At 488x,
18" (8/3/05): at 257x, HCG 77A and 77B appeared as a soft elongated patch, extended N-S, ~20"x10". With concentration the glow appeared clumpy and at moments A or B would resolve into two 10" knots, although it was very difficult to view both simultaneously. Two mag 14.5 and 15 stars are close following and a brighter, wider pair of stars is SW. Located 7' NW of a mag 10 star.
17.5" (6/14/96): HCG 77A and B appear as an extremely faint, elongated glow measuring 30"x15" in a N-S orientation. A mag 15 star is 1' SE and a slightly fainter star 1.3' E. For moments only, resolved into two components (77A and 77B have a total length of 0.5') although extremely difficult to view these simultaneously.
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15 49 58.4 +20 48 19
Size 1.1'x0.8'
24" (7/14/20): this close pair consists of two small
spirals:
The two galaxies form a physical pair (same redshift), though there are no signs of interaction on the SDSS image.
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15 47 51.0 +69 28 11
Size 1.1'x0.7'; PA = 12°
18" (7/10/10): this is the western component of
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15 43 56.0 +81 48 36
V = 13.1; Size 2.6'x1.1'; Surf Br = 14.1; PA = 150°
17.5" (5/14/88): very faint, fairly large, very diffuse glow elongated NW-SE. Several mag 15-15.5 stars surround the galaxy.
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15 48 17.3 +68 13 14
V = 14.1; Size 1.5'x0.7'; Surf Br = 14.0; PA = 92°
48" (5/9/18): at 375x and 488x; fairly bright,
moderately large, edge-on 5:1 E-W, ~50"x10", very small brighter
nucleus. UGC 10057 is the largest
member of
18" (8/4/05): at 225x; appeared faint, small, very
elongated 3:1 E-W, 0.6'x0.2', low even surface brightness. Located 2.5' NW of a mag 13 star. Forms a close pair wth
17.5" (6/14/96):
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15 54 24.2 +18 39 07
V = 13.4; Size 1.2'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.1; PA = 126°
24" (6/16/12): fairly faint, fairly small, oval 4:3
WNW-ESE, 30"x24", small brighter core. In a group of four galaxies including
18" (7/2/11): faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 WNW-ESE, 25"x20".
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UGC 10085 = MCG +03-40-062 = CGCG 107-057 = CGCG 108-006 =
15 54 26.9 +18 31 32
V = 14.3; Size 1.0'x0.7'; PA = 72°
24" (6/16/12): faint to fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated WSW-ENE, even surface brightness. Furthest south in a quartet with UGC 10084 7.5' N, MCG +03-40-058 9' NNW and Arp 218 13' WNW.
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15 54 41.3 +16 37 01
V = 14.3; Size 0.6'x0.2'; Surf Br = 12.0; PA = 177°
17.5" (5/13/88): faint, fairly small, elongated ~N-S, even surface brightness.
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15 55 19.4 +45 25 40
V = 15.4; Size 1.2'x0.5'; Surf Br = 14.6
24" (6/16/20): at 260x; extremely faint, fairly small,
very low surface brightness. Only
occasionally glimpsed and too faint to determne a size or shape (just an
elusive patch). Located 8' NE of I
Zw 128 and 4' SSE of
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15 55 43.3 +47 52 02
V = 12.9; Size 1.3'x1.1'
24" (7/28/16): moderately bright, round, sharp
concentration with a very bright, very small core and a fairly large, diffuse
halo 1.0'-1.2' in diameter. In a
group at a redshift-based distance of 350-370 million l.y.
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15 56 36.4 +41 52 50
V = 14.2; Size 0.45'x0.4'
24" (6/16/20): at 260x; fairly faint, very small, round, 15" diameter, faint stellar nucleus, even surface brightness halo. Forms a close pair with CGCG 223-017 1.2' NNW. In a group (USGC U735 = WBL 595) with a number of CGCG galaxies.
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15 57 27.9 +30 03 35
V = 13.8; Size 2.0'x1.6'; PA = 0°
14.5" (7/1/21): at 182x, very faint patch, small,
round, ~20" diameter, low surface brightness. It was easier to view if I let the field drift. A mag 12.4 star is 1.2' NW. HJ 2800, a wide 9.8/12.8 pair at
15", lies 2.4' NW. The galaxy
is collinear with the mag 9.8 and the closer 12.4 star. Located 17' WNW of mag 7.3
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16 00 24.0 +20 50 56
V = 13.3; Size 1.5'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.2; PA = 70°
13.1" (6/18/85): faint, elongated WSW-ENE, low surface brightness. Two faint stars are at the west edge both 30" from the center and a mag 11 star is at the NE edge 36" from center. Located 17' ENE of Seyfert's Sextet on the Serpens/Hercules border and possibly a member of the same cluster.
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16 01 21.2 +16 18 25
V = 14.5; Size 0.9'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.8; PA = 129°
24" (8/3/21): at 375x; very faint, fairly small, round, 25" diameter, very low surface brightness, no core.
18" (6/17/04): very faint, fairly small, round, 0.8'
diameter, low surface brightness glow with no concentration. Fairly easy to view once noticed in the
field. Located 14' WSW of UGC
10144 in
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16 02 17.0 +15 58 29
V = 13.2; Size 1.7'x1.0'; Surf Br = 13.7; PA = 10°
24" (6/28/16): moderately bright and large, elongated
4:3 ~N-S, ~0.8'x0.6', broad concentration brighter core. A mag 15 star is off the WSW side
[44" from center] and a mag 13.5 star is 1.4' NNW. UGC 10143 = VV 159a is the brightest
member in the
17.5" (7/21/90): faint, small, round, even surface
brightness. A mag 15 star is off
the WSW end 42" from the center and a mag 12 star lies 1.4' NNW. This galaxy is the brightest and
furthest north in a chain of four galaxies oriented N-S in AGC 2147. Located 5.6' NNW of mag 8.9 SAO
101866. Situated on a line to the
south are
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16 02 19.9 +16 20 46
V = 13.1; Size 1.3'x1.0'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 170°
24" (8/3/21): at 375x; moderately bright, slightly
elongated halo N-S,~40"x30", small bright core (round). Situated 2' NW of a mag 10.1 star. Forms a pair with
18" (6/17/04): fairly faint, small, slightly elongated,
~40"x35", weak concentration.
Located 2' NW of a mag 10 star.
Brightest in a field of 16 galaxies in AGC 2147 with
17.5" (7/21/90): faint, small, round, weak concentration. Located 2' WNW of a mag 9.5 star. Forms a close pair with CGCG 108-076 1.4' NW with 108-072 6' N. Member of AGC 2147.
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16 03 16.3 +05 38 27
V = 14.7; Size 0.85'x0.55'; PA = 90°
24" (7/1/22): at 327x; faint, small, diffuse, slightly
brighter core. A mag 14.8 star is
1' SSW. This star is at the SE of
a string with 3 mag 12 stars to the NW.
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16 02 16.3 +49 12 12
V = 14.8; Size 1.0'x0.5'; Surf Br = 13.8; PA = 105°
24" (8/12/15): at 225x; faint, fairly small, elongated
3:2 ~E-W, 30"x20", very weak concentration, no distinct core or
zones.
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16 03 00.3 +27 00 37
V = 13.9; Size 0.9'x0.7'; PA = 176°
24" (7/28/19): at 322x; fairly faint, fairly small,
round, small slightly brighter core, occasional faint stellar nucleus,
25"-30" diameter.
Appears slightly clumpy, like a face-on spiral (confirmed next day on
the SDSS). Situated in a group of
stars with mag 14 stars 1.4' SSW, 1.0' WSW and 1.3' NNW. Located 24' NNE of mag 7.7
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16 01 07.3 +70 35 57
V = 14.0; Size 0.9'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.7
17.5" (4/18/87): very faint, small, round,
diffuse. In a low power field with
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16 04 28.2 +14 46 57
V = 13.7; Size 1.0'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.2; PA = 24°
24" (6/21/17): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small,
oval 4:3 or 3:2 SSW-NNE, weak concentration, ~24"x18". A mag 11 star is 1' NE. Forms a pair (
18" (7/12/10): fainter of an Arp interacting pair with UGC 10169, situated 2.3' NNE. At 285x appeared faint, small, round, 24" diameter, very weak concentration. Located 1' SW of a mag 11 star.
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UGC 10168 = MCG +08-29-041 = CGCG 250-043 = PGC 56875
16 03 31.6 +49 20 17
V = 13.1; Size 1.4'x1.2'; PA = 171°
24" (8/12/15): at 225x; an extremely low surface brightness halo, perhaps 1' diameter, was obvious in excellent transparency and seeing, though I couldn't verify it was brighter along the rim (ring structure).
24" (7/14/15): this Ring galaxy appeared fairly faint
to moderately bright, fairly small, round, 30" diameter. There appeared to be an extremely faint
halo (this is an outer ring), but no ring structure. Jimi thought 1 or 2 arcs in the ring were visible. A mag 15.9 star lies 1.2' SW.
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UGC 10169 = Arp 101 NED2 = VV 318b = MCG +03-41-070 = CGCG 108-097 = PGC 56953
16 04 31.7 +14 49 09
V = 13.7; Size 0.7'x0.4'; Surf Br = 12.3; PA = 39°
24" (6/21/17): at 375x; the main component of Arp 101 appeared moderately bright, elongated 2:1 or 5:2 SW-NE, ~40"x20", contains a very small bright core. A mag 13 star [double on the SDSS] is 1' NW. The low surface brightness tidal plume to the northeast was not visible. Forms a close, interacting pair with UGC 10164 2.3' SSW.
18" (7/12/10): brighter member of the interacting Arp
101 pair (connected by extremely faint plumes to UGC 10164 2.3' SSW). At 285x appeared fairly faint, fairly
small, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, 0.6'x0.3'.
Contains a round, small bright core with fainter extensions. Situated directly between a mag 11 star
1.6' S and a mag 12.8 star 1.1' NW.
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16 05 02.0 +13 42 04
Size 1.5'x0.2'; PA = 65°
24" (7/18/17): at 375x; very faint, thin edge-on ~7:1
WSW-ENE, ~40"x6", very low surface brightness, slightly brighter
(elongated) core region. A mag
13.1 star is 1' N. Located 12' ESE
of
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16 05 26.3 +17 41 49
V = 16.3; Size 0.8'x0.2'; PA = 156°
48" (4/5/13): faint, thin edge-on 4:1 N-S, 0.4'x0.1'. Located 3.7' SSE of NGC 6050.
48" (5/15/12): very faint, very elongated 3:1 N-S,
0.4'x0.15'. This member of AGC
2151 is situated 3.8' SSE of
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16 06 05.9 +20 47 03
V = 14.7; Size 1.2'x0.5'; PA = 170°
24" (6/28/14): at 375x,
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16 06 04.4 +20 48 06
V = 14.6; Size 1.2'x0.5'; PA = 40°
24" (6/28/14): VV 327b is extremely to very faint, small, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, low even surface brightness. A mag 15.5 star is 30" NW and a mag 16 star is 20" S. Fainter of a pair with VV 327a = UGC 101997 1.0' SSE.
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16 05 45.9 +41 20 41
V = 12.9; Size 0.7'x0.6'
24" (7/28/16): at 260x; moderately bright, fairly
small, round, 20" diameter, bright core, increases to a bright, sharp
stellar nucleus. Forms a pair with
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16 06 42.1 +16 19 11
V = 13.0; Size 1.0'x0.6'; Surf Br = 12.3; PA = 93°
24" (8/3/21): fairly faint, fairly small, 30" diameter, slightly elongated, small bright core increases to a quasi-stellar nucleus. A mag 15.8 star is 0.5" S of center. Situated 2.8' SW of a mag 8 star that affects the view.
18" (6/22/09): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated
4:3 WNW-ESE. The core appears
offset to the WNW side. This is
the brightest member of 14 galaxies viewed in the region of
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16 06 40.2 +30 05 57
V = 13.4; Size 1.4'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.5; PA = 132°
24" (6/28/19): at 225x and 375x: fairly faint, fairly small, oval 4:3 or 3:2 NW-SE, ~45"x30", slightly brighter core, faint stellar nucleus. A mag 15.5 star lies 1' E.
24" (6/13/15): fairly faint to moderately bright oval
4:3 NW-SE, ~36"x27", broad weak concentration, but no nucleus. A mag 11 star lies 3.7' W and a mag
15.5 star is 1' E. Situated 12'
NNE of mag 7.6
8" (6/28/19): at 107x; faint, very small, round, fairly easy to hold continuously with averted vision as a dim glow with no structure.
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16 07 25.1 +10 25 33
V = 14.4; Size 1.1'x0.8'; PA = 107°
24" (7/21/17): at 375x; faint to fairly faint,
moderately large, irregularly round, 1.0'x0.8'. The slightly brighter core
seems a bit elongated. Located 23'
SSW of
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16 06 03.9 +55 25 32
V = 13.7; Size 1.5'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 79°
48" (5/15/12 and 4/21/17): at 488x, the "Tadpole
Galaxy" appeared moderately to fairly bright, elongated 2:1 E-W,
~1.2'x0.7', contains a bright, elongated core (bar). The west end of the bar curves or bends slightly south
(beginning of the southern spiral arm) and the east end curves slightly north
(start of the northern spiral arm).
The tidal plume, stretching 280,000 light years and captured
spectacularly by the HST in 2002, was visible as a fairly thin, low surface
brightness tail, extending east from the main body. It was faint, but clearly visible with averted vision
angling east-northeast and doubling the overall length to ~2.3'. There seemed to be an extremely faint knot
at the east tip. The portion of the plume further east was not visible.
18" (6/18/04): the "Tadpole Galaxy" was much
easier to view than two years ago from the Sierra Buttes. It appeared fairly faint, fairly small,
elongated 2:1 WSW-ENE, ~1.0'x0.5'.
The galaxy seemed brighter on the ENE end. Located 7.5' W of mag 8.4
17.5" (9/1/02): very faint, small, elongated ~E-W, 0.5'x0.3', low surface brightness. The previous month I mistook fainter MCG +09-26-052 located 12' NNW for this galaxy from the Sierra Buttes. In poorer conditions (haze from fires cut down transparency) I couldn't see MCG +09-26-052.
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16 08 58.3 +36 36 39
V = 14.5; Size 2.0'x0.2'; PA = 169°
24" (7/23/14): at 260x and 375x appeared very faint, extremely thin edge-on 11:1 NNW-SSE, ~1.1'x0.1', very low nearly even surface brightness with a very slightly brighter central region. A mag 15 star is 40" WNW of center. Located 7.5' due north of mag 4.7 Tau CrB.
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16 11 26.4 +29 21 11
V = 14.8; Size 1.0'x0.4'; PA = 34°
24" (8/1/19): at 322x; faint, small, round,
20". I only noticed the core
region of this elongated spiral in
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16 11 44.4 +29 44 54
Size 1.8'x0.6'
24" (7/1/22): at 327x and 375x; the main glow (a merged pair "c" and "d" with centers 12" apart) appeared very faint, elongated 3:2 E-W, 25" diameter, low surface brightness.
A mag 15.2 star is 0.7' S, along with
18" (7/28/03): extremely faint, small, slightly
elongated, 0.5'x0.4' or 0.6'x0.4'.
A 15th magnitude stellar object was glimpsed at the south edge, although
this may be one of the components of this multiple system. Described in the UGC as a "chain
of 5 galaxies; connected, plumes."
Forms a pair with brighter
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16 11 04.1 +52 27 01
V = 14.2; Size 1.1'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.9; PA = 166°
24" (7/9/13): first in a linear trio with fainter CGCG
275-028 3' E and
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UGC 10262 = MCG +05-38-029 = CGCG 167-039 = PGC 57455
16 11 58.2 +29 50 18
V = 13.6; Size 1.0'x1.0'; Surf Br = 13.3
18" (7/28/03): faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, 0.7'x0.45'. Forms a pair with UGC 10259 6' SW in the northern portion of AGC 2162.
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16 12 44.7 +28 17 10
Size 1.5'x0.2'; PA = 160°
24" (7/18/17): at 375x; very faint, thin edge-on streak 5:1 NNW-SSE, small bright nucleus, 30"x6". With careful viewing, this ultra-thin blade has a fainter extension at the NNW end, increasing the dimensions to 0.9'x0.1'. I didn't notice the companion LEDA 1831614 with confidence. CGCG 167-043 was easily visible 3' NW.
24" (6/23/17): at 375x; extremely to very faint,
moderately large, very thin edge-one 6:1 NNW-SSE, 50"x8". Once identified I could mostly hold the
slightly brighter central section steadily, but not the full extent. Forms a double system with
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16 12 46.9 +27 59 15
V = 13.6; Size 1.4'x1.2'; Surf Br = 13.9; PA = 10°
17.5" (6/24/95): very faint, small, round, 30" diameter, low surface brightness. Nearly collinear with three mag 12-13.5 stars about 3' SW. A mag 11 star lies 3.1' WNW (at the end of a shallow arc of three mag 10 stars to the SW).
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16 14 03.3 +14 16 56
V = 13.4; Size 1.3'x1.0'; PA = 27°
24" (7/18/20): fairly faint, fairly small, irregular
oval ~3:2 SW-NE, ~45"x30", relatively large brighter central region
that was brighter along the central axis (this is the bar) and an ill-defined
low surface brightness halo that faded out. A mag 13.5 star is 45" E of center. Member of the USGC U751 group, with
brightest member
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16 14 25.0 -00 12 28
V = 13.8; Size 4.8'x0.6'; Surf Br = 14.2; PA = 91°
17.5" (6/11/88): very faint, fairly large. This thin edge-on appears as a ghostly
streak oriented precisely E-W.
Located 4.5' SE of mag 9
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16 15 28.8 +18 54 18
V = 14.3; Size 2.0'x0.25'; Surf Br = 13.5; PA = 1°
24" (6/12/15): at 225x; very faint, very thin edge-on 7:1 N-S, 0.7'x0.1', low even surface brightness. Located 5.8' due north of mag 5.7 16 Her! With the 11' field of the 10mm Zeiss, I could keep the bright star outside the field.
The SDSS shows a warped tail on the north end, but this was not seen visually.
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16 16 18.3 +47 02 47
V = 13.2; Size 2.7'x2.3'; Surf Br = 15.0
18" (7/10/10): at 175x, appeared as a very faint,
fairly large, very low surface brightness glow, roughly 1.3'x1.0', with a very
weak, broad concentration but no core.
Located 11' E of mag 7.8
The DSS image reveals a face-on, knotty bar-like spiral with two extremely low surface brightness arms (see HST image).
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16 18 14.3 +12 47 43
Size 1.1'x0.4'
24" (7/6/13):
24" (6/16/12): HCG 81A and similar 81B were the only two members of this extremely compact quartet that were clearly resolved at times. At 322x, both appeared extremely faint and small, round, 8" diameter. Although not resolved, HCG 81C and D appeared as an extremely faint glow ~20" NNE of 81B and the "clump" of 81B/C/D was more evident than 81A. The entire quartet spans 51" N-S with 81A at the north end and 81B at the south end. Two mag 12.5 stars 2.5' NNW and 2.5' WNW form an equilateral triangle with the group and are helpful with pinpointing the location.
18" (8/3/05): at 257x an extremely faint, small, low surface brightness glow was intermittently visible perhaps 1/3 of the time. Forms the southern vertex of an equilateral triangle with two mag 12.5 to the WNW and NNW. Only a single member or the combined glow of two or more members was seen.
17.5" (8/22/98): using a GSC finder chart, either HCG 81A or the combined glow of two or more galaxies was seen as an extremely faint glow. At moments it appeared elongated or possibly double, though observation was difficult in windy conditions. Forms the southern vertex of an equilateral triangle with two mag 12.5 stars 2.7' N and 2.7' NW.
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16 18 05.3 +21 33 13
V = 14.6; Size 1.8'x0.6'; Surf Br = 14.5
48" (4/5/13): three components of this small quadruple
group (fits within a 1.5' circle) were seen at 375x in soft seeing. The dominant component (UGC 10321 NED01
= VV 129a) appeared fairly faint, small, round, 18" diameter.
24" (7/7/13): at 282x, three components of
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16 21 22.1 +40 48 38
V = 14.9; Size 1.2'x0.9'; Surf Br = 14.5
17.5" (7/18/01): extremely faint, fairly small, round,
0.8' diameter, low even surface brightness. Requires averted vision to glimpse with effort. A mag 15-15.5 star is close north, 0.9'
N of center. Possible member of
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16 23 11.3 +16 55 57
V = 13.6; Size 1.1'x0.9'; PA = 68°
14.5" (7/1/21): at 182x; faint, fairly small, round, 25" diameter. Situated 2.5' NW of a mag 9.5 star. A string of 4 mag 13-14 stars trending WSW-ENE lies a little further NW and a mag 15.3 star was glimpsed 1' NE.
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16 22 55.5 +39 47 30
V = 13.8; Size 1.2'x0.6'; PA = 69°
24" (10/2/21): at 200x and 375x; very faint, fairly
small, elongated 3:2, ~30"x20", very low surface brightness. A mag 14.8 star is 1' SE.
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UGC 10367 = MCG +07-34-011 = CGCG 224-009 = PGC 57978
16 23 16.6 +39 55 11
V = 13.5; Size 1.3'x1.1'
24" (10/2/21): at 260x and 375x; between faint and fairly faint, irregular appearance but slightly elongated shape that changes with averted vision (face-on barred spiral), low surface brightness, ~45" diameter, slightly brighter core that seems offset from center. UGC 10362 lies 9' SW. Outlying member of AGC 2199.
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16 23 39.2 +50 58 11
V = 13.7; Size 1.2'x0.9'; PA = 121°
24" (10/2/21): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small,
elongated 4:3 NW-SE, ~25" diameter, small slightly brighter nucleus. A mag 14.5 star is close off the NE
edge [33" from center]. A
wide pair [21" separation] with a mag 10.7 primary is 4' E.
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16 25 26.1 +39 52 15
V = 13.7; Size 1.2'x0.7'; PA = 94°
24" (10/2/21): at 260x and 375x; fairly faint, moderately large, elongated 2:1 E-W, 50"x25", strong concentration with a bright core than increases to a stellar nucleus. A mag 14.6 star is close north [0.7' from center]. Member of AGC 2199.
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16 26 53.2 +51 33 18
V = 13.8; Size 1.1'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.2
24" (6/29/16): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated NNW-SSE, 0.5'x0.4', weak concentration. Occasionally low surface brightness extensions (spiral arms) increase the size to 0.7'x0.4'. An extremely faint stellar or quasi-stellar "knot" (companion galaxy SDSS J162653.96+513338.2) was visible at the north end [20" from center]. A mag 10.4 star is 2.0' NW.
18" (7/12/10): at 286x appeared faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 or 5:2 NNW-SSE, 0.7'x0.3', even surface brightness except for an occasional faint stellar nucleus. After careful viewing for a couple of minutes, I could occasionally glimpse an extremely faint quasi-stellar knot, <5" diameter at the north end (~20" from the center). The companion is not catalogued in NED or HyperLeda, but has the SDSS designation SDSS J162653.96+513338.2.
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16 28 41.2 +12 45 45
V = 15.5; Size 1.3'x0.7'
48" (5/10/18): at 610x; the main southern galaxy appeared fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 5:3 or 2:1 SSW-NNE, ~18"x10". It was brighter and mottled along the major axis but with a fairly low surf brightness. There was a strong impression of an extension or tail to the SSW, increasing the size to nearly 30"x10". A very faint mag 17.7 star was visible very close north [17"]. The southern end of the hook-shaped northern galaxy was seen as a low surface brightness glow, slightly elongated, 12"-15" in length, but the actual "sickle" portion to the north was not seen.
24" (6/28/22): at 263x in poor seeing; very faint, small, elongated ~5:3 N-S, ~15" diameter, low surface brightness. The interacting galaxy at the north edge was not seen with confidence.
24" (7/10/18): at 375x; faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, low surface brightness, ~15"x10". An extremely faint star (double on the SDSS) is ~25" E.
24" (7/23/14): at 375x and 500x, appeared faint, small, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, ~18"x12". An extremely faint glow was noted 27" east of center, but the SDSS reveals this is a very close pair of extremely faint stars. Jimi Lowrey felt he detected the tail to the north, but I was unable to confirm.
24" (7/7/13): at 282x appeared as a faint, elongated glow with a brighter elongated knot oriented N-S on the south side. The fainter northern component occasionally resolved into a very faint, very small glow, ~10" diameter.
UGC 10402 = VV 560 is an interacting pair of disturbed spirals. On the SDSS, the pair has a "Sickle" shape, with the fainter curved section at the north end and the elongated "handle" at the south end.
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16 28 27.9 +41 13 03
V = 13.6; Size 0.6'x0.5'; Surf Br = 12.1
18" (7/29/08): this relatively bright member of AGC 2197 appeared fairly faint to moderately bright, elongated 3:2 ~N-S, 0.6'x0.4', with a broad weak concentration to the center.
17.5" (5/23/87): fairly faint, small, slightly elongated N-S. Second in a subgroup of four within AGC 2197.
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16 29 47.3 +08 38 29
V = 14.5; Size 1.0'x0.8; PA = 84°
24" (6/12/15): at 225x; faint, fairly small, round,
24" diameter, low even surface brightness. Between a mag 13 star 1.7' N and a mag 14 star 1.3' S. Forms a pair with
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16 29 00.5 +41 17 02
V = 13.8; Size 1.0'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 135°
18" (7/29/08): faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, ~35"x28", weak concentration with a slightly brighter core. A wide pair of mag 11/13.5 stars lies 2'-3' W.
17.5" (5/23/87): very faint, small, round. Collinear with a pair of mag 11/13 stars (44" separation) about 3' W. Fourth in a subgroup of four within AGC 2197.
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UGC 10416 = MCG +01-42-006 = CGCG 052-032 = PGC 58374
16 30 20.4 +08 37 44
V = 14.2; Size 1.0'x0.8'; PA = 12°
24" (6/12/15): at 225x; faint to fairly faint, fairly small, roundish, 0.5'x0.4'. Situated in the exact center of an isosceles triangle of 3 mag 11 stars 2.8' NNW, 2.9' SSW and 3.2' ESE. UGC 10414 lies 8.3' WNW.
E.E. Barnard discovered UGC 10416 on 20 May 1890 while searching for d'Arrest's Comet with the 12-inch refractor at Lick Observatory. He noted "pF, R, gbM, 3/4' diam. Some 9.5 mag stars in the field." His simple field sketch (showing 4 brighter stars surrounding the nebula) is a perfect match with UGC 10416, though his rough pointing position is off by 30'. He missed UGC 10414 to the west, which is only very slightly fainter.
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16 29 40.8 +40 41 13
V = 15.3; Size 0.9'x0.15'; PA = 122°
24" (7/10/18): at 375x; extremely faint, fairly small,
elongated NW-SE, 0.4'x0.15', extremely low surface brightness. This member of AGC 2197 is located 4.7'
NW of
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16 26 52.3 +74 53 17
Size 0.5'x0.35'; PA = 36°
24" (6/16/20): at 260x and 375x; faint, very small,
round, 18" diameter, faint stellar nucleus. Nearly collinear with two mag 9.4 stars (
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16 29 51.0 +39 45 59
V = 13.8; Size 1.3'x1.0'; Surf Br = 13.9; PA = 155°
18" (8/11/10): very faint, moderately large, elongated
3:2 N-S, 0.8'x0.5', very low surface brightness. Very weak concentration except the center is punctuated by a
faint, but distinct stellar nucleus.
Located 5' N and 6' NE of two mag 11 stars and 19' NE of
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16 30 19.1 +41 06 07
V = 14.2; Size 0.6'x0.6'
18" (7/29/08): very faint, fairly small, round, 25 diameter. Located close NE of a string of 4 stars mag 12-13.5 within AGC 2197.
17.5" (5/23/87): very faint, fairly small, round. Situated within a group of six stars (two mag 13 stars 3' and 5' NE are collinear with the galaxy). Member of AGC 2197.
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16 30 33.3 +39 49 51
V = 14.1; Size 0.9'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.7
18" (8/11/10): fairly faint to faint, fairly small,
elongated 4:3 NW-SE, 0.4'x0.3', even concentration to a stellar nucleus but no
well-defined core. Within 6' of
U10429 are a half-dozen galaxies in AGC 2199 including
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16 31 04.0 +41 09 20
V = 13.8; Size 0.9'x0.9'; Surf Br = 14.2
18" (7/29/08): faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, 0.6'x0.45', very weak concentration. Located 4' S of a mag 10 star and 3.5' NW a mag 10.5 star. UGC 10427 lies 9' SW.
17.5" (5/23/87): very faint, fairly small, round. Two mag 9.5-10 stars lie 3.5' SE and
5.6' SSE (
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16 33 47.6 +28 59 05
V = 13.1; Size 1.9'x1.5'; PA = 145°
24" (6/28/19): at 175x and 322x; fairly faint, moderately large, ~1' diameter, irregular appearance, brighter core, mottled, occasionally a faint knot was glimpsed at the E end. On the SDSS, this appears to be a brighter region at the root of a spiral arm that curls sharply to the north. A mag 13.6 star is 1.4' E.
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16 28 19.0 +80 21 17
V = 14.4; Size 2.2'x0.5'; Surf Br = 14.4; PA = 137°
18" (6/21/09): very faint, fairly small, very elongated 3:1 NW-SE, 0.6'x0.2', low even surface brightness. Located in a striking 15'x10' "Mini-Coathanger" asterism and between two mag 10.8 and 11.5 stars that are part of the asterism.
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16 36 45.0 +01 40 48
V = 13.9; Size 1.1'x1.0'; PA = 95°
24" (8/29/19): at 375x; faint, fairly small, round, low
even surface brightness, 35"-40" diameter. AG 204 = 9.7/10.8, an easy 4" pair, is 20' ESE. UGC 10465 is located 20' NNE of mag 7.3
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16 36 54.5 +36 25 23
V = 13.9; Size 1.5'x0.5'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 170°
18" (6/7/08): at 262x appeared fairly faint, moderately
large, very elongated 7:2 ~N-S, 0.75'x0.25'. Fairly easy member of the
17.5" (6/6/86): faint, can just hold steadily with
direct, weak concentration, faint extensions ~N-S. Located 13' NNE of
13.1" (4/28/84): faint but easy with averted, slightly elongated.
13.1" (8/5/83): faint but definite with averted.
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16 37 34.8 +37 17 10
V = 14.8; Size 1.7'x0.3'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 26°
24" (6/16/12): at 322x appeared as a faint, moderately
large edge-on 5:1 SSW-NNE, 1.0'x0.2', with a low even surface brightness. Situated between two brighter stars
that interfere with viewing; a mag 10.7 star is 1.4' SW of center and a mag 9.5
star is 1.6' NNE of center. The
galaxy is just east of a line connecting these stars and 1.2 degrees NW of
17.5" (8/1/9): not found.
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16 37 30.2 +44 08 40
V = 13.5; Size 1.2'x0.7'; PA = 48°
24" (6/28/19): at 322x; moderately bright, oval 5:3
SW-NE, ~50"x30", sharply concentrated with a very bright
quasi-stellar nucleus and a low surface brightness even halo. UGC 10480 is the brightest member of
the galaxy group USGC U771 with
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16 36 47.8 +72 24 14
V = 13.6; Size 1.2'x0.4'; PA = 98°
24" (6/14/15): fairly faint, fairly small, very
elongated 7:2 ~E-W, fairly low surface brightness. The view is affected by mag 8.5
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16 38 59.4 +57 43 27
V = 12.9; Size 1.3'x1.2'; Surf Br = 13.3
18" (6/7/08): I was surprised how bright this UGC
galaxy appeared. At 260x it was
moderately bright, round, 1' diameter, weak concentration. Located 6.8' W of mag 9.2
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UGC 10502 = MCG +12-16-005 = CGCG 339-014 = PGC 58634
16 37 37.7 +72 22 29
V = 12.2; Size 2.3'x2.0'; Surf Br = 13.7
24" (6/14/15): moderately bright, fairly large, roundish, ~1.4' diameter, fairly weak gradual concentration. Forms a pair with UGC 10497 4.3' NW. A wide pair of mag 12/14 stars is ~2' S. Situated 5.7' E of mag 8.5 HD 150747.
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16 40 31.1 +58 05 28
V = 13.1; Size 1.0'x0.8'; Surf Br = 12.7; PA = 33°
18" (6/23/09): faint, fairly small, very slightly
elongated, 40"x35", low even surface brightness. Located 20' NNW of NGC 6211 (first of 4
in a string) and 3.5' SE of mag 8.2
18" (6/7/08): faint, fairly small, slightly elongated,
~35"x30", low surface brightness. Located 3.5' SE of mag 8.2 HD 150826 and 1.8' N of a mag 10
star. Also mag 9.5
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16 41 09.0 +61 19 35
V = 13.1; Size 1.5'x0.3'; Surf Br = 12.1; PA = 148°
18" (6/21/09): this surprisingly bright UGC galaxy is
located 20' SW of
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16 43 10.4 +42 11 34
V = 14.2; PA = 174°
24" (8/15/12): at 280x appeared fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 N-S, ~30"x15", very small bright nucleus. Enclosed within a small triangle of mag 15 stars 45" NNE, 52" WSW and 54" SSE of center.
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16 45 01.8 +58 02 25
Size 0.9'x0.2'; PA = 173°
18" (6/23/09): extremely faint, fairly small, difficult
but occasionally visible as an elongated 3:1 N-S glow. Otherwise, just momentariliy glimpsed
without any structure. This galaxy
is not in the CGCG and HyperLeda lists a blue magnitude of 16.35. Located 3.2'
SW of mag 8.5
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16 46 41.6 +36 05 25
V = 14.4; Size 0.9'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.3; PA = 177°
17.5" (8/1/89): very faint, small, very elongated N-S, small bright core, faint stellar nucleus. A mag 13 star is 1.3' NW of center.
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16 46 53.0 +34 24 36
V = 14.4; Size 1.2'x0.45'; PA = 154°
24" (6/16/12): very faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1
NNW-SSE, 0.6'x0.3', fairly low even surface brightness. Brighter
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UGC 10547 = MCG +06-37-010 = CGCG 197-011 = PGC 58970
16 46 56.7 +34 09 20
V = 13.7; Size 1.3'x0.7'; PA = 5°
24" (6/16/12): at 322x appeared fairly faint,
moderately large, oval 2:1 N-S, 1.0'x0.5', broad weak concentration. UGC 10545 lies 15' N. I also picked up
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16 45 52.6 +59 37 19
V = 13.7; Size 1.5'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.8
24" (7/2/16): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated 4:3 N-S (central region), 24"x18", broad concentration, slightly brighter nucleus. Occasionally the low surface brightness halo (spiral arms) increases size to 36"x24". A mag 10.8 star is 4.5' W and a mag 12 star is 1.2' W.
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16 47 14.8 +40 14 42
V = 14.0; Size 1.0'x0.5'; Surf Br = 13.1; PA = 150°
24" (6/16/12): faint to fairly faint, fairly small, oval 3:2 NNW-SSE, ~40"x25", brighter core. A nice 1.5' string of three mag 12-13 stars is 5' SE.
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16 46 36.0 +62 49 22
V = 14.3; Size 2.4'x0.25'; Surf Br = 13.7; PA = 150°
24" (6/27/14): this superthin was faint, but easily
picked up at 260x. Appeared faint
or fairly faint, moderately large, extremely narrow edge-on streak,
~1.0'x0.15'. Low surface
brightness with no core or nucleus.
Two mag 14/15 bracket the center, 0.8' southwest and 0.6' northeast,
respectively. The view is hampered by two nearby bright stars: mag 8.2 HD
152011 lies 2.0' southeast of center and mag 9.8
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16 48 20.9 +48 44 11
V = 14.5; Size 1.0'x0.9'; Surf Br = 14.3
24" (6/16/12): at 322x appeared very faint, fairly
small, round, very low surface brightness. Two mag 15 stars lie just 50" S of center and 45"
E of center.
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16 49 02.0 +36 11 33
V = 15.1; Size 1.8'x0.4'; PA = 74°
24" (7/15/15): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small,
elongated 5:2 E-W, 25"x10", low even surface brightness. A mag 16.5 star is close southwest of
center [by 26"]. Forms a pair
with brighter
17.5" (8/1/89): very faint, very small, slightly elongated ~E-W, weak concentration. Forms a pair with UGC 10567 2.5' NE.
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UGC 10567 = MCG +06-37-013 = CGCG 197-015 = PGC 59052
16 49 09.7 +36 13 25
V = 13.9; Size 1.0'x0.6'; PA = 55°
24" (7/15/15): moderately bright, fairly small, round, 24" diameter, brighter nucleus. Forms an interacting pair with UGC 10566 2.4' SW. The disrupted arms or plumes in UGC 10566 were not seen.
17.5" (8/1/89): very faint, small, oval SW-NE, bright
core. Forms a pair with UGC 10566
2.5' SW. 2MASX J16493474+3612029 =
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16 49 14.4 +48 37 26
V = 14.5; Size 1.3'x0.4'; PA = 15°
24" (6/16/12): faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 N-S,
40"x20", low nearly even surface brightness. Three mag 14-14.5 stars, in a 2.4'
string SSW-NNE, are off the west side of the galaxy. UGC 10565/
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16 50 48.6 +45 24 06
V = 13.8; Size 1.6'x1.4'; Surf Br = 14.5
24" (7/19/12): faint or fairly faint, fairly small,
round, 30" diameter, broad weak concentration (face-on spiral). Located 6.7' ESE of
17.5" (8/22/98): faint, small, diffuse, even surface brightness. Forms the southern vertex of a small triangle with two mag 13 star lie 1.1' NNW and 1.4' ENE. Located 6.7' ESE of NGC 6241.
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16 50 23.7 +55 50 18
V = 14.3; Size 1.6'x0.7'; Surf Br = 14.3; PA = 62°
17.5" (7/4/86): very faint, elongated WSW-ENE, fairly
small. Located 1.4' S of a mag
10.5 star which interferes with viewing.
Located 17' NNE of
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16 52 19.1 +55 54 18
V = 14.0; Size 1.5'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.7; PA = 87°
17.5" (7/4/86): faint, elongated E-W, fairly small, brighter core. UGC 10589 lies 14' W. Member of the NGC 6246 group.
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16 53 52.2 +39 45 37
V = 13.3; Size 1.1'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.3
18" (7/30/08): Mrk 501 is one of the brightest and the second closest BL Lacerta objects (blazars) in the sky. At 283x it appeared faint, extremely small, round, ~10" diameter (viewed core only). With averted vision the halo increased to 15"-20". With direct vision a stellar nucleus was visible and the halo nearly disappeared. Located ~6' W of a 6' string of mag 12-13 stars
NED lists 61 aliases from numerous radio, X-ray, QSO, Ultraviolet and even Infrared catalogues. Mrk 501 falls in the class of AGN (Active Galactic Nuclei) which are thought to be ejecting material from a very hot X-ray emitting accretion disc, with one jet shooting out directly along our line of sight. It generally varies from 13.6-13.9V.
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16 55 00.5 +43 03 30
Size 2.1'x1.8'
24" (6/30/19): at 375x;
24" (7/14/18): at 375x; VV 289a is the brighter and larger member of an interacting pair (VV 289 = UGC 10610) with a tidal tail stretching to the NNW. It appeared fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 5:3 ~E-W, ~25"x15", faint stellar nucleus. A 16th magnitude star is at the east edge. VV 289b is beyond this star, 0.7' ESE of center. The tidal plume to the northwest was not seen with confidence though haze was suspected.
VV 289b appeared faint, very small, slightly elongated, 15"x12", faint stellar nucleus. Slightly brighter LEDA 2212393 just 1.6' NE appeared fairly faint, small, round, 15" diameter, slightly brighter stellar nucleus. It has a higher surface brightness than VV 289b.
24" (7/21/17): at 375x; VV 289a appeared fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 or 5:2 ~E-W, ~30"x12", slightly brighter core. A 16th mag star is at the east edge [16" from center]. Brighter of a very close interacting pair with VV 289b, 0.7' ESE. The stretched tidal arms were not seen. The companion appeared very faint to faint, very small, slightly elongated E-W, 16"x12". LEDA 2212393, situated 2' NE, appeared faint/fairly faint, very small, round, 12" diameter, relatively high surface brightness. Higher surface brightness and easier than VV 289b.
24" (7/2/16): at 375x; VV 289a, the western component, appeared fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 5:3 E-W, 25"x15", broad weak concentration, slightly brighter core. A mag 16 star is at the east edge and close southeast of this star is VV 289b = MCG +07-35-005 [42" between center of VV 289a]. VV 289b is very faint, very small, slightly elongated, 15"x12". A mag 14.5 star is 1.0' NW and a mag 14 star is 1.8' SE, bracketing the pair. LEDA 2212393, just 2' NE [at the vertex of an equilateral triangle with the two stars], appeared fairly faint, small, round, 15", fairly high surface brightness, faint stellar nucleus. LEDA 2212393 is slightly brighter than VV 289b. The tidal plumes or arms of VV 289a extending north on the west side and south on the east side were not visible.
24" (7/22/14): using 375x, the brighter component VV 289a appeared fairly faint, fairly small, oval 2:1 E-W, 24"x12", slightly brighter core, irregular surface brightness. A mag 16.5+ star is at the east edge. Forms a very close, interacting pair with VV 289b = MCG +07-35-005 [0.7' between centers], which appeared very faint to faint, small, elongated 3:2 E-W, 18"x12", brighter nucleus, just detached from brighter VV 289a. LEDA 2212393 = MAC 1655+4304 lies 1.6' NE and is faint, very small, round, 12" diameter. Contains a relatively bright quasi-stellar nucleus.
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16 58 06.5 +58 53 08
Size 1.3'x0.1'; PA = 88°
24" (7/2/19): at 375x; UGC 10641, located 4.5' SW of
24" (7/20/17): at 375x; this 16th magnitude superthin was only glimpsed due to its extremely low surface brightness. Only the central region, extending 15"x5" E-W, was seen with confidence. Situated 0.4' NW of a mag 13.7 star and 4.5' SW of the interacting pair (Arp 293) NGC 6285/6286.
24" (6/28/16): extremely faint and thin edge-on 8:1 E-W, unusually low even surface brightness, ~40"x5". A mag 13.7 star is 0.4' SE of center. Based on the DSS image I was surprised to pick up this superthin with certainty 4.5' SW of NGC 6285/6286 (interacting pair Arp 293). The SQM-L reading at the time was over 21.8.
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16 59 20.5 +29 56 46
V = 13.5; Size 1.0'x0.5'; Surf Br = 11.3
24" (7/15/15): at 225x and 375x; faint to fairly faint,
small, roundish, ~22"x18", small slightly brighter nucleus. UGC 10643 is a double system with UGC
10643b = MCG +05-40-020 attached on the south end. At 225x;
17.5" (7/8/89): faint, small, possibly elongated E-W, brighter core. Located 2' E of an isosceles triangle consisting of three mag 13-14 stars. The nearest of these stars is a close double.
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17 00 14.6 +23 06 23
V = 14.5; Size 1.5'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.7; PA = 23°
24" (9/5/18): at 225x and 375x; very faint, moderately
large, extremely thin edge-on SSW-NNE, ~45"x5", low surface
brightness, slightly brighter core.
A mag 15.2 star is at the SSW tip.
In a group with NGC 6276 8' SE and
17.5" (5/28/89): extremely faint, very elongated SSW-NNE. A mag 15 star is at the SSW end. Forms a trio with NGC 6277 and NGC 6278 about 10' SE.
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17 00 15.0 +27 35 00
V = 14.8; Size 1.1'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 132°
18" (7/13/10): very faint, small, slightly elongated
~N-S, 0.5'x0.4', very low even surface brightness. Located 20' ESE of mag 8.0
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17 00 51.6 +28 01 20
V = 14.6; Size 1.1'x0.6'; Surf Br = 14.0; PA = 18°
18" (8/27/11): faint, small, round, 24" (probably the core of the galaxy), gradually increases to a faint stellar nucleus. Located 5.5' ESE of a 10th magnitude star. A similar companion 1.8' W was not noticed. Member of the NGC 6269 = AWM 5 group.
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17 01 30.2 +30 10 03
V = 13.7; Size 1.2'x0.8'; PA = 75°
24" (7/15/15): fairly faint, fairly small, roundish, 30" diameter, fairly high surface brightness (core region). A mag 10.5 star lies 3' S and a mag 12 star is 1' N. Three additional mag 10-10.5 stars are ~7' S.
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17 03 15.7 +31 27 28
V = 14.8; Size 0.7'x0.4'; PA = 36°
24" (7/18/17): at 375x; fairly faint but very small, only 12" diameter. An ill-defined, very faint extension to the southwest [tidal tail on the SDSS] was just visible!
In a quartet (observed) of galaxies with very similar
redshifts z = .034.
This asymmetric spiral is assumed to be a merger remnant and
displays "a prominent tail pointing to the SW and a faint residual
interacting feature at the opposite direction." A companion (
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UGC 10679 = MCG +05-40-035 = CGCG 169-037 = PGC 59529
17 03 53.0 +31 29 57
V = 14.7; Size 1.3'x0.25'; PA = 52°
24" (7/18/17): at 375x; faint to fairly faint, thin edge-on 5:1 SW-NE, ~40"x8", weak concentration with a slightly brighter nucleus. CGCG 169-038 lies 3.5' ESE and UGC 10675 is 8.5' WSW.
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17 05 28.1 +23 09 12
V = 14.3; Size 1.75'x0.35'; PA = 0°
24" (9/5/18): at 225x; faint to fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 N-S, 25"x15", nearly even surface brightness, occasional faint stellar nucleus. UGC 10692 is a thin edge-on (5:1 axial ratio) and I only noticed the core region in a quick look, though the extensions have a very low surface brightness. Located 6' W of a mag 9.8 star.
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17 04 53.0 +41 51 56
V = 12.9; Size 1.8'x1.2'; PA = 104°
14.5" (7/1/21): at 182x and 226x; between fairly faint and moderately bright, slightly elongated 5:4 ~E-W, ~1.0' diameter. Contains a brighter core that gradually increases to the center. The outer halo has a low surface brightness.
STF 2121, an 8.1/10.6 pair at 2.6", lies 18' W.
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17 06 19 +10 22 30
Size 0.6'x0.5'
24" (8/12/15): at 220x; fairly faint, fairly small,
round, 24" diameter, small bright core. At 225x a stellar nucleus was distinguishable. At 375x, the stellar nucleus appears
offset to the northwest side of the galaxy. A mag 14.5 star is 1.2' SE. Located just 5' SSE of mag 6.4
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17 04 34.0 +72 26 48
V = 13.2; Size 1.8'x0.3'; Surf Br = 12.5; PA = 7°
24" (7/29/16): at 260x; moderately bright, fairly
large, edge-on 5:1 N-S, 1.0'x0.2', broad concentration, slightly brighter
nucleus, mottled appearance.
Situated close to the midpoint of a mag 10.6 star 3.2' NNW and a mag
11.6 star 3.1' SE. Located 28' WNW
of
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17 04 26.9 +78 38 25
V = 13.8; Size 1.1'x1.0'; Surf Br = 13.8
24" (8/7/13): faint to fairly faint, irregularly round,
~35" diameter, broad weak concentration. This galaxy and
18" (7/5/08): faint, fairly small, elongated NW-SE,
~35"x25". Located 2.7'
ENE of NGC 6331 in
17.5" (5/14/88): very faint, small, round. A mag 13.5 star is 1.2' SW. Located 2.7' ENE of NGC 6331 within AGC 2256.
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17 08 10.4 +63 37 52
Size 1.0'x0.6'; PA = 35°
24" (6/16/20): very unusual object as a blue mag 12-12.5
star is superimposed on the nucleus!
Only a hint of fuzz was visible around the star, which overpowered the
halo. A mag 10.5 star is 8' S. The center of galaxy cluster
On deep images, the outer disc is very distorted with thin long arms splayed towards the north. Perhaps interacting with a blue companion at the south edge. Neither the UGC, CGCG or CGPG mentions the superimposed the star, which can't be distinguished as a star on POSS1. It is quite prominent, though, on the SDSS (with diffraction spikes).
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17 08 04.8 +69 27 52
V = 14.0; Size 3.1'x0.9'; Surf Br = 14.9; PA = 155°
17.5" (7/9/88): extremely faint, fairly large, very diffuse glow. Situated between two mag 10 stars. Unconcentrated low surface brightness halo with a small brighter core.
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17 11 05.8 +05 51 08
V = 14.3; Size 1.7'x0.2'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 49°
24" (9/13/12): this superthin (axial ratio = 8.5) appeared as a very faint, very thin edge-on 7:1 SW-NE, ~1.0'x0.15'. The slightly brighter central region was sometimes only visible as the fainter tips were slightly more difficult to view. Located 2.5' S of mag 9.6 HD 155398. This is only the 16th galaxy I've logged in Ophiuchus and just the second UGC.
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16 53 27.4 +86 35 28
V = 14.4; Size 0.8'x0.5'; PA = 140°
18" (8/1/11): faint, small, elongated 3:2 NW-SE,
~20"x14". Contains a
very small, slightly brighter nucleus.
Located 4.2' W of mag 9.8
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17 11 30.7 +07 59 41
V = 13.8; Size 1.1'x0.4'; Surf Br = 12.8; PA = 113°
18" (7/22/03): faint, fairly small, elongated 5:2
WNW-ESE, 0.8'x0.3', low even surface brightness, no concentration. Located 7' NW of mag 6.3
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17 13 08.7 +59 19 40
V = 13.7; Size 1.5'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 30°
48" (5/15/12):
18" (7/11/10): fairly faint, moderately large, elongated 5:2 N-S, 0.8'x0.3', even surface brightness. The extension on the NE end, which was not seen, may be a very faint companion. A mag 13 star lies 2.3' NNE. Classified by Arp as an "Integral Sign" system, though this may be an interacting pair.
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17 16 05.1 +06 50 26
V = 13.6; Size 1.2'x1.0'; PA = 35°
24" (8/29/19): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small,
elongated 4:3 SW-NE, ~35"x25", broad concentration, slightly brighter
core. A mag 14 star is 0.6' NNE of
center. Located just 3.8' E of
pale orange 8th mag
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17 16 24.0 +06 33 36
V = 13.3; Size 1.0'x0.7'; PA = 110°
24" (8/29/19): at 375x; moderately bright, fairly
small, round, ~35" diameter, sharply concentration with a small bright
core and much fainter halo. A
faint mag 15.3 star is superimposed at the north edge of the halo [15" N
of center]. Located 12' ENE of mag
7.7
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UGC 10779 = MCG +01-44-005 = CGCG 054-016 = PGC 59987
17 16 30.6 +06 25 55
Size 1.7'x0.7'; PA = 70°
24" (8/29/19): at 375x; very faint, fairly small, elongated 5:2 E-W, ~50"x20", low even surface brightness. A mag 12 star is 1' SE. Located 12' ENE of mag 7.7 HD 156166. UGC 10778 lies 8' N.
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17 17 44.9 +07 36 30
Size 1.7'x0.4'; PA = 169°
24" (8/12/15): last and faintest in a 11' string of 4 galaxies. At 375x; extremely to very faint, very elongated glow with a mag 13 star attached at the east edge that contributes to the difficult view. An extremely faint companion at the south end was not noticed.
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17 16 47.8 +61 55 11
V = 13.7; Size 1.6'x1.2'; Surf Br = 14.3; PA = 20°
17.5" (6/18/88): very faint, small, elongated ~E-W,
very diffuse. Located 11' NW of
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17 16 05.3 +73 26 11
V = 12.1; Size 1.2'x0.7'; PA = 30°
24" (7/18/15): fairly faint to moderately bright, elongated 4:3 SSW-NNE, 28"x21", fairly high surface brightness, gradually increases to a very small brighter nucleus. Appears to have an extremely faint halo, increases the major axis to ~0.6' diameter. A distinctive right triangle to mag 10-11 star lies 7'-8' W. This galaxy is a relatively bright UGC.
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17 18 51.8 +49 53 04
V = 13.2; Size 2.1'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.8; PA = 77°
17.5" (6/18/88): fairly faint, moderately large, elongated ~E-W, fairly low surface brightness. This galaxy is fairly bright for a non-NGC/IC galaxy.
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17 18 43.7 +58 08 07
V = 14.0; Size 1.6'x0.5'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 91°
24" (8/15/12): faint or fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 5:2 E-W, 35"x15", weak concentration. A mag 15.4 star is situated just 22" NE of the core. Located 2.8' SW of a mag 11 star and 17' NW of the center of the Draco Dwarf!
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17 19 21.3 +49 02 25
V = 14.1; Size 1.1'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.5; PA = 170°
18" (7/11/10):
On the DSS extremely low surface brightness tidal tails extend several arcminutes to the north and south, with the dimmer southern tail heading to MCG +08-31-041.
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Draco Dwarf = UGC 10822 = MCG +10-25-008 = CGCG 300-012 = DDO 208 = PGC 60095
17 20 12.4 +57 54 55
V = 10:; Size 35.5'x24.5'; PA = 85°
24" (8/15/12): The 10' central region was visible as a
patchy, irregular, low surface brightness glow. On the east side are two wide pairs (oriented E-W and N-S)
at 20" and 24" separations and mag 8.8
17.5" (7/14/99): in excellent transparency, the Draco Dwarf appeared as a very low surface brightness glow at 100x, roughly 15'x10', elongated N-S. On the eastern side are a couple of mag 11 pairs and the glow extends just beyond a N-S string of stars on the west side. There appeared to be a locally brighter region (possibly the core) offset towards the south side of the glow. The edges of the halo as the periphery generally faded into the background, though some areas seemed to have a more well-defined edge. Local Group member.
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17 22 49.3 +60 26 41
V = 14.0; Size 1.1'x0.45'; PA = 91°
24" (9/25/19): at 375x; fairly faint, very elongated
3:1 E-W, small brighter round core, 0.75'x0.3'. Located 32' ESE of
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17 28 08.9 +07 25 21
V = 12.7; Size 2.3'x1.9'; Surf Br = 14.2; PA = 126°
24" (7/21/17): at 200x and 375x; initially seen as a
very faint, elongated SW-NE glow, ~0.6'x0.2'. A mag 10.5 star is off the NE
edge (collinear with the galaxy).
This elongated oval is actually the central bar in a face-on spiral with
an extremely low surface brightness halo.
It was best seen at 200x as a 1' roundish haze surrounding the bar. Located 29' ESE of mag 6.1
From the 2009 paper "Do Bars Drive Spiral Density
Waves?" by Buta et al: "We find two galaxies,
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17 28 19.4 +14 10 08
V = 13.3; Size 1.2'x0.5'; Surf Br = 12.7; PA = 175°
24" (8/29/19): at 375x; moderately bright, fairly small, sharply concentrated with a very small bright core, sharp stellar nucleus. The halo is elongated 2:1 ~N-S, ~0.6'x0.3'. A mag 13.2 star is 40" W. Situated just south of the Hercules border.
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17 29 00.4 +06 19 51
Size 1.6'x0.3'; PA = 20°
24" (8/29/19): extremely faint, fairly small, very elongated 3:1 SSW-NNE, ~30"x10", low even surface brightness. A mag 12 star is 2' E.
Forms a connected, interacting pair with
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17 27 09.6 +60 01 42
V = 15.3; Size 1.0'x0.5'; PA = 90°
24" (7/2/16): faint, small, elongated 3:2 E-W,
0.3'x0.2', low even surface brightness.
Located just 1.3' NW of
24" (7/15/15): faint to fairly faint, elongated 2:1 E-W, 0.4'x0.2', fairly low even surface brightness. Forms a pair with much brighter NGC 6381 just 1.3' SE.
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17 29 16.1 +16 09 44
V = 14.3; Size 1.5'x0.2'; Surf Br = 12.9; PA = 4°
17.5" (8/2/89): extremely faint, fairly small, thin
edge-on N-S. Located 2.8' SW of
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17 29 59.3 +60 21 01
V = 13.8; Size 1.1'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.3; PA = 150°
24" (7/2/16): at 375x; fairly faint, slightly elongated
NW-SE, contains a small bright nucleus.
The halo, initially 0.4' diameter, increases with averted vision to
~40"x30". Located 19' NE
of
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17 33 38.0 +50 22 25
Size 1.2'x0.8'; PA = 170°
24" (8/7/13): extremely to very faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 ~N-S, ~0.6'x0.4', very low even surface brightness. Located 1.3' WSW of a mag 11 star. A mag 15.5 star lies 1.2' SSW and an extremely faint mag 16.5 star (only occasionally visible) is 40" SSE.
VV interpreted this object as a triple system, though it may be a barred dwarf Magellanic system.
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17 37 33.4 +11 07 18
V = 13.3; Size 1.1'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.2; PA = 173°
24" (8/29/19): at 375x; moderately bright, fairly
small, nearly round, small bright core, 0.6' diameter, fairly high surface
brightness. A 15th mag star is at
the NE edge [15" from center].
A mag 10.4 star is 1.5' SW.
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UGC 10923 = MCG +14-08-024 = CGCG 367-023 = CGCG 370-006 =
17 19 30.8 +86 44 18
V = 13.4; Size 1.2'x0.6'; Surf Br = 12.9; PA = 1°
24" (6/16/20): Interacting pair viewed at 225x, 260x and 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, oval 3:2 (N-S), ~35"x25", weak concentration, no distinct core, slightly irregular surface brightness. This extreme northern galaxy is located 14' NW of mag 4.4 Delta Ursa Minoris.
Forms an interacting pair with
18" (8/1/11): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 N-S, ~40"x30", broad concentration to a brighter center but no distinct core. Located 14' NW of mag 4.4 Delta (23) UMi. Using a 10mm Ethos at 225x, the bright star was at the edge of the field with the galaxy centered (27' apparent field) and mag 5.8 24 UMi was just outside the field 16' NE. UGC 10740 lies 24' WSW. MCG +14-08-025, an extremely faint and small companion 45" E, was not seen.
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17 38 27.2 +24 57 13
Size 1.1'x0.5'; PA = 145°
24" (10/9/21): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, elongated nearly 2:1 NW-SE, ~30"x18", small brighter core, overall moderately low surface brightness. A 17" pair of mag 13.8/14.4 stars is close off the SE end. Several stars (some in a string) are to the SE including a mag 11.4 star 3' ESE.
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17 42 14.9 +68 20 54
Size 1.4'x0.5'; PA = 80°
24" (6/16/20): at 225x; faint, fairly small, elongated
5:2 ~E-W, 40"x16", small brighter core. Probable member of the
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17 46 27.9 +30 42 17
V = 13.8; Size 0.9'x0.5'; PA = 50°
24" (6/23/17): at 375x; fairly faint, very elongated
5:2 or 3:1 SW-NE, ~45"x18", brighter core. Appears to be a barred spiral with a strong impression of
asymmetry or curvature at the ends of the major axis. Forms an interacting pair (
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UGC 10977 = VV 426 NED2 = MCG +05-42-003 = CGCG 171-005 NED2 = PGC 60834
17 46 31.6 +30 41 55
V = 15.5; Size 0.9'x0.2'; PA = 97°
24" (6/23/17): at 375x; extremely faint, small, elongated ~2:1 WNW-ESE, ~20"x10", extremely low surface brightness. Only occasionally glimpsed 0.9' ESE of UGC 10976 (interacting pair).
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17 47 08.1 +20 51 36
V = 13.9; Size 1.0'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.7
17.5" (8/3/89): faint, small, round, diffuse, even
surface brightness. A mag 10.5
star is at the SW edge. Located 7'
NNE of
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17 46 39.6 +51 16 53
V = 14.0; Size 1.3'x0.6'; PA = 162°
24" (7/28/16): fairly faint, moderately large, oval 4:3
NNW-SSE, ~40"x30", broad concentration with a brighter core. A mag 11.6 star is 2.8' SSW.
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17 48 04.4 +14 44 29
Size 1.3'x0.9'; PA = 110°
14.5" (7/1/21): at 182x; faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, low surface brightness, no central condensation. The view was compromised by mag 7.9 HD 161960, situated just 2' WNW. A mag 15.2 star is off the NW edge of the halo. The galaxy was easier to view when I turned off the drive and let the field drift.
STF 2222, an 8.4/9.7 pair at 2.3", is 5' NW. At 182x it was split cleanly and very attractive with an orange primary and a moderate delta.
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17 48 19.4 +17 56 53
Size 1.3'x1.0'
24" (6/30/19 and 7/1/19): at 375x; this merged double
system appeared faint to fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 ~E-W. Occasionally two very small nuclei were
resolved. The third component (UGC
10987 NED1), just 0.5' W, appeared faint, very small, round, 12"
diameter.
24" (6/28/19): at 322x, 450x and 500x; fairly faint, fairly small, round, small bright core, occasional stellar nucleus. This is a double system and the companion appeared merged on the NW side and a few times sharpened to a knot, which was probably the nucleus. The third component is only 28" W. It appeared faint, very small, round, 10" diameter.
24" (7/14/18): at 375x; the merged eastern pair appeared faint to fairly faint, small, elongated 3:2 or 5:3 NW-SE, 20"x14". The glow was irregular and larger on the southeast side (the main component, UGC 10987 NED3 = LEDA 200349, of a 7" pair), but the northwest component (UGC 10987 NED2) was not resolved. A faint stellar nucleus was occasionally visible, offset to the southeast end (in LEDA 200349). The separate third member, UGC 10987 NED1, is 30" W and appeared faint, extremely small, round, 10" diameter, faint stellar nucleus.
24" (7/29/16): at 260x; UGC 10987 was resolved into a
pair of close galaxies [separation ~25"]. The fainter western galaxy appeared very faint, extremely
small, round, 8" diameter.
The brighter eastern component is actually an extremely close pair
itself [separation 7"]. It
appeared as a faint to fairly faint glow (unresolved), slightly elongated, 0.3'
diameter, even surface brightness.
A mag 12 star is 1.2' S.
Located 23' NE of mag 5.6
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17 49 26.7 +36 08 43
V = 13.4; Size 0.7'x0.4'; Surf Br = 11.8; PA = 156°
17.5" (8/3/89): faint, very small, oval NW-SE. A mag 12 star is at the NW edge 29" from the center.
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17 50 13.6 +14 17 15
V = 13.9; Size 1.3'x0.5'; PA = 133°
24" (8/29/19): at 375x; faint, very elongated 3:1
NW-SE, 60"x20", brighter along the major axis. Forms the western vertex of an
equilateral triangle with a 9th mag star 7' NE and a 9th mag star 7' SE. Located barely south of the
Hercules border.
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17 49 47.4 +61 36 16
V = 16.0; Size 1.0'x0.6'
18" (7/27/03): extremely faint, small, round, 0.4'
diameter. Requires averted to
glimpse but sighting definite.
This galaxy is the first of three in a small trio with brightest member
The UGC notes mention, "One thin almost straight arm, hints of very faint second arm. Appears distorted, but no disturbing object visible."
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17 50 47.2 +62 52 51
V = 14.5; Size 1.0'x0.2'; PA = 62°
24" (7/9/13): faint to fairly faint, small, elongated
5:2 SW-NE, 24"x10", even surface brightness. Picked up while viewing
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17 53 16.0 +24 34 20
V = 13.8; Size 1.4'x1.0'; Surf Br = 14.1
24" (6/8/13): at 282x appeared faint to fairly faint,
low even surface brightness, slightly elongated SW-NE, ~30"x24". The SDSS shows an unusual off-center
core like
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UGC 11029 = MCG +04-42-014 = CGCG 141-028 = KTG 67C = LGG 413-003 = PGC 61063
17 53 51.7 +24 28 01
V = 14.3; Size 1.1'x1.0'
24" (6/8/13): fairly faint, moderately large, round,
40" diameter, fairly low nearly even surface brightness with just a very
weak concentration. Last in the
KTG 67 triplet with UGC 11027 10' NW.
Brighter
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17 54 33.6 +02 52 45
Size 1.7'x0.4'; PA = 61°
24" (8/29/19): at 375x; between extremely faint and
very faint, edge-on 5:1 WSW-ENE, ~45"x9", very low even surface
brightness. Located 8' NNE of mag
8.3
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17 54 29.4 +32 53 14
Size 1.6'x0.7'; PA = 140°
24" (6/21/20): fairly faint, moderately large, very
elongated 3:1 NW-SE, 1.0'x0.3'.
Unusual bowed or banana shape, concave outwards towards the west. The core seems offset towards the
northwest side of the central region.
Located in a rich star field with a mag 10.5 star 1.3' W.
This galaxy is a mid-to-advanced stage major merger with two nuclei.
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17 54 51.8 +34 46 34
V = 13.3; Size 1.1'x0.7'; Surf Br = 12.8; PA = 65°
24" (6/4/16): at 375x; moderately bright, fairly small,
slightly elongated SW-NE, 24"x20", very small bright core. Overall, fairly high surface
brightness. Located 12' NE of mag
7.5
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UGC 11050 = MCG +06-39-026 = CGCG 199-028 = FGC 2170 = PGC 61120
17 55 43.2 +34 35 12
V = 14.8; Size 1.4'x0.2'; PA = 56°
24" (6/4/16): at 375x; very faint, fairly small, very thin edge-on SW-NE, 0.4'x0.1', low surface brightness, no visible core. A mag 14.5 star is just close west, a mag 15.4 star is beyond the SW end, and a mag 15.4 star is close east of the NE end. Picked up while observing brighter UGC 11041, located 15' NW.
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17 57 04.7 +12 14 23
Size 0.9'x0.7'; PA = 106°
24" (8/29/19): at 375x fairly faint, fairly small,
slightly elongated 5:4 or 4:3 WNW-ESE, 40"x32", broad weak
concentration. A 17" pair of
mag 10.4 and 11.7 stars is 3' NE.
UGC 11055 is in a rich star field and forms a pair (same redshift z =
.01) with
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17 56 50.7 +28 04 50
Size 0.9'x0.2'; PA = 130°
14.5" (8/31/21): at 264x; extremely faint, fairly small, very elongated 5:2 or 3:1 NW-SE, ~30"x10", low even surface brightness. Situated just 45" NNW of a mag 11 star. A mag 14.5 star is just off the SE end (wide pair with 11th mag star).
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UGC 11057 = MCG +02-46-002 = CGCG 084-004 = PGC 61165
17 57 14.9 +12 10 46
Size 2.0'x0.8'; PA = 90°
24" (8/29/19): at 375x; between fairly faint and moderately bright, moderately large, oval 2:1 E-W, ~1.2'x0.6', brighter center but ill-defined. The halo has a very soft, diffuse appearance. A bright mag 11.7 star is at the SW edge. Forms a pair with UGC 11055 4.4' NW.
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17 56 55.0 +32 38 12
V = 12.6; Size 1.5'x1.1'; Surf Br = 13.0; PA = 58°
18" (7/13/10): moderately bright, fairly small to
moderately large, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, even surface brightness. A very faint star is at the east end
and an extremely faint star is probably at the west end. Located 2.2' N of mag 9.1
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17 57 10.6 +27 57 41
V = 14.0; Size 1.3'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.0; PA = 129°
14.5" (8/31/21): at 264x; faint, thin edge-on NW-SE, ~50"x10", low nearly even surface brightness. A mag 12.4 star is 1' NE and a mag 10.3 star is 2.2' towards the N. HO 423, a mag 8.9/11.5 pair at 5", is 5.5' ENE.
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17 57 41.0 +27 50 05
Size 1.8'x1.8'
14.5" (8/31/21): at 264x; very faint, very low surface brightness glow just visible with averted vision. The view was disturbed by a wide bright pair (ALL 2 = 8.9/9.9 at 19") only 30" NE of center. A mag 13.3 star is 0.8' E of center (not involved). UGC 11060 is 10' NW.
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17 58 59.4 +10 32 21
Size 1.1'x0.6'; PA = 157°
24" (8/29/19): at 375x; fairly faint, oval 5:3 ~N-S, 40"x24", fairly low uniform surface brightness. A mag 15 star is 40" E. Larger of a pair with 2MASX J17585517+1030226 2.2' SSW.
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18 00 24.0 +28 47 22
Size 1.4'x0.2'; PA = 35°
17.5" (8/3/89): faint, fairly small, thin edge-on
SSW-NNE, brighter along major axis.
Located 5' NNE of mag 7.5
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18 00 19.0 +34 38 23
V = 13.6; Size 0.6'x0.4'; Surf Br = 12.2; PA = 135°
24" (6/4/16): at 375x; fairly faint, small, roundish, 18" diameter, weak concentration. An uncatalogued double star (components 10.5/12 at ~12") lies 2' SW. Two mag 13.2/13.8 stars are collinear 45" S and 1.4' S. I'm surprised this galaxy is a member of Arakelyan's catalogue of galaxies with high surface brightness. It also appeared perhaps 0.5 mag fainter than the RC3 magnitude.
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UGC 11090 = MCG +05-42-027 = PGC 61265
18 00 43.2 +28 42 44
V = 13.6; Size 1.3'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.7; PA = 20°
17.5" (8/3/89): faint, small, round, diffuse. An unequal double star mag 12/14.5 at
18" separation is 1.5' E.
Located 5.9' E of mag 7.5
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18 01 51.6 +06 58 02
V = 13.0; Size 3.2'x0.5'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 4°
24" (8/29/19): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly large, very elongated 6:1 N-S, ~1.8'x0.3'. Appears as a narrow, soft streak generally visible to the south of a superimposed mag 12 star. A 15th mag star is just west of the south flank. It was difficult to trace the galaxy extent to the north of the bright star - only some very faint haze was seen.
18" (8/27/11): very faint, fairly large, very thin edge
on 5:1 N-S, ~1.6'x0.3'. Unusual
appearance as this galaxy passes through a 12th-magnitude star and appears as a
"jet" or thin filament extending up in the eyepiece field to the south
of this star. With careful viewing
the galaxy is also visible a little bit north of the superimposed star, so it
not situated at the edge. A mag
15.5 star is just preceding the southwest edge and the galaxy extends just a
little further south than this star.
A shallow arc of mag 11-13 stars is close following. Member of LGG 416, along with
17.5" (6/24/95): extremely faint, fairly large, edge-on N-S. This galaxy has a low surface brightness with no central brightening and is more difficult than the magnitude suggests. A mag 13 star is attached at the north end which detracts from viewing. A mag 12 star lies 2.4' W and a mag 11 star 2.7' E.
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18 07 27.5 +35 33 48
Size 2.5'x2.3'
24" (9/5/18): at 225x and 375x; fairly faint, fairly
large, roughly 1.3' diameter, diffuse glow with a mag 11 star superimposed on
the west side. This knotty,
barred spiral appears similar to a diffuse nebula and seems out of place in a Milky
Way field.
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3C 371 = UGC 11130 = CGCG 340-035 = VII Zw 768 = PGC 61417
18 06 50.7 +69 49 28
V = 13.5-15.0
18" (7/25/09): at 275x; 3C 371 appeared as a faint, extremely compact object containing a mag 14.5 or fainter stellar nucleus surrounded by a 10" halo. A sharp, stellar nucleus was visible during moments of better seeing. Otherwise this blazar appeared as an easily visible "soft" star that would not focus. Appeared roughly similar in magnitude to GSC 4433:1796 (mag 15.2)
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18 11 09.8 +49 51 53
V = 14.2; Size 1.2'x0.7'; PA = 153°
24" (7/28/16): at 260x; faint, small, slightly
elongated NNW-SSE, ~20"x15", very small slightly brighter
nucleus. Located 3' SE of
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18 12 32.4 +18 35 56
V = 13.6; Size 2.1'x1.1'; Surf Br = 14.4; PA = 140°
17.5" (8/1/89): not found. Located 3.7' SW of
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18 12 32.0 +25 26 07
V = 13.9; Size 1.3'x1.0'; Surf Br = 14.1
17.5" (8/3/89): extremely faint, fairly small, round,
very low surface brightness.
Larger but fainter than close companion
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UGC 11156 = MCG +04-43-015 = CGCG 142-025 = WBL 653-004 =
18 12 37.0 +25 32 12
V = 13.3; Size 1.1'x1.0'; Surf Br = 13.3
17.5" (8/3/89 and 7/1/89): faint to fairly faint, small, irregularly round, small bright core, stellar nucleus. The IC 4697 and UGC 11155 pair lies 7' SSW. A 45" pair of mag 9/10 star is 6' WSW. This galaxy is the brightest in ZC 1808.9+2531.
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18 13 59.6 +13 16 33
Size 1.2'x0.9'; PA = 88°
24" (8/29/19): at 375x; fairly faint, moderately large, oval 4:3 E-W, 0.8'x0.6', uneven surface brightness with brighter area and hints of spiral structure. A mag 9.8 star is just off the south side, 0.7' SSE from center, and it probably affected the view. J 2122, a pair of mag 9.8/11 stars at 5.6" separation lies 2.3' SSE. In addition, a mag 9.7 star is 2.4' NNW. The galaxies as well as the stars (including the double) are all lined up! A couple of wide pairs (close pair is ~13" N-S) lie 6' ENE.
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18 16 10.5 +42 39 29
V = 14.9; Size 1.7'x1.1'; PA = 48°
24" (8/25/19): at 375x; UGC 11185 is an interacting
pair consisting of brighter
PGC 61664 appeared faint or fairly faint. It was immediately seen as a small, slightly elongated 4:3 SSW-NNE glow, fairly low nearly even surface brightness, ~24"x18". The galaxy is nearly centered between the brighter star to the WSW and the mag 14.4 star to the NE.
PGC 61662 was extremely faint, small, ~12" diameter [core of galaxy]. It appeared as very low surface brightness haze extending south of the mag 14.4 star and there was no other detail. PGC 61662 is embedded on the west side of a very low surface brightness oval ring extending 1' in diameter.
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18 31 34.9 +33 56 15
V = 13.1; Size 0.7'x0.7'; Surf Br = 12.2
17.5" (8/1/89): fairly faint, very small, round, bright
core, fairly bright stellar nucleus.
Located 4.1' NW of mag 8.3
13.1" (7/20/85): faint, very small, round, strong stellar nucleus, small faint halo. Situated within a group of bright stars including two mag 7 stars.
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18 33 43.7 +38 37 05
V = 14.0; Size 1.0'x0.4'; Surf Br = 12.9; PA = 57°
24" (10/13/12): fairly faint to faint, very small,
slightly elongated, 18" diameter.
Initially, I only noticed a fairly high surface brightness
"knot", which is the core, but with averted vision very faint extensions
were occasionally seen SW-NE.
Located in a rich Cygnus star field near Vega with
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UGC 11281 = MCG +06-41-004 = CGCG 201-012 = PGC 62056
18 34 04.8 +38 35 54
V = 14.0; Size 1.5'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.2; PA = 6°
24" (10/13/12): at 322x appeared faint, very elongated 3:1 N-S, 0.7'x0.2', contains a very small bright core ~12" diameter with much fainter extensions. Located in a rich star field 35' SW of Vega with three stars on the south side (two superimposed). The faintest is a mag 15.5 star 25" S of the core, near the tip of the southern extension. UGC 11278 lies 4.3' WNW (not observed in earlier observation with my 17.5").
17.5" (7/28/00): faint, fairly small, very elongated 7:2 N-S, 1.0'x0.3'. The galaxy appears to have an even surface brightness but several stars are near or superimposed give a very unusual appearance! A mag 13.5 star is just off the south edge [43" from center] and two additional faint stars are superimposed or at the edge. This galaxy is located just 35' SW of Vega!
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18 36 37.3 +19 55 16
V = 12.8; Size 1.3'x0.8'; Surf Br = 12.9; PA = 40°
17.5" (8/1/92): faint, small, round, even surface brightness. Located just north of a small
triangular star group including three mag 13.5 stars and 7' SE of mag 7.4 SAO
103895.
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18 37 54.8 +22 04 32
V = 15.1; Size 0.9'x0.9'; Surf Br = 14.5
17.5" (8/3/89): only suspected just off the south side of a mag 11.5 star. Glimpsed a couple of times but uncertain of sighting. Located by drifting 65 seconds from h2834 = 6.7/11.7 at 20". This galaxy is identified as NGC 6669 is RNGC, PGC and DSFG.
17.5" (7/19/94): not found.
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18 39 19.5 +38 56 24
V = 14.4; Size 1.9'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.9; PA = 23°
17.5" (7/18/01): this small, edge-on galaxy is located 30' NE of Vega! At 220x appears extremely faint (it took me awhile to detect initially), fairly small, elongated ~3:1 SSW-NNE, 1.0'x0.3'. Required averted vision and concentration to glimpse. Forms a right angle with mag 11.5 and 13 stars 2.2' S and 2.6' E, respectively.
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18 40 19.8 +24 12 00
V = 12.6; Size 2.1'x1.0'; Surf Br = 13.3; PA = 25°
24" (9/10/15): at 260x; fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 5:3 SSW-NNE, ~40"x24", contains a small bright core that increases to a stellar nucleus. Situated within a group of stars (rich star field) including mag 13 stars 2' SW and 1.4' NE, with the galaxy on a line between these stars. Also nearby is a mag 13.6 star 0.8' SW of center and a similar star 1.2' WSW. Fainter mag 14.6-14.7 stars lie 0.6' SE and 0.5' N, both close off the edge of the halo.
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18 40 48.1 +23 41 03
V = 14.1; Size 1.9'x0.25'; PA = 89°
24" (7/24/14): at 260x and 375x appeared faint,
moderately large, very thin edge-one 8:1 E-W, 1.2'x0.15', very slightly brighter
core. Located in a rich star
field.
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18 40 43.9 +36 09 49
V = 13.6; Size 2.3'x0.5'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 136°
17.5" (7/5/86): faint, small, edge-on NW-SE, small bright core. Forms a pair with NGC 6688 7.7' N.
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18 51 29.9 +26 29 01
Size 1.5'x0.5'; PA = 142°
24" (10/13/12): brightest in a trio (
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UGC 11370 = MCG +04-44-022 = CGCG 143-030 = KTG 68B = LGG 424-002 = PGC 62506
18 51 45.1 +26 33 29
Size 1.4'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.2; PA = 48°
24" (10/13/12): extremely to very faint, slightly elongated, hazy glow of low surface brightness, no concentration, 20" diameter. A string of five stars extends towards the northwest from a mag 15.6 off the southwest end and ends at a mag 11.5-12 star 2' NW. Faintest in a trio with UGC 11368 5' SW and UGC 11371 5' SE.
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UGC 11371 = MCG +04-44-023 = CGCG 143-031 = KTG 68C = PGC 62509
18 51 56.1 +26 29 18
Size 1.6'x0.5'; PA = 44°
24" (10/13/12): faint, elongated 5:2 SW-NE,
0.5'x0.2'. View hampered by a mag
12.9 star at the southeast edge of the core. Last in a trio with UGC 11368 5.9' W and UGC 11370 4.8'
NW. Mag 9.0
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18 56 51.2 +36 37 24
V = 12.8; Size 1.5'x0.6'; Surf Br = 12.5; PA = 172°
17.5" (8/1/89): fairly faint, moderately large, very elongated ~N-S. Weak even concentration but no sharp core. Appears brighter on the south end. A mag 15.5 star is off the north end. Located in a rich star field.
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19 03 49.3 +33 50 40
V = 12.8; Size 1.1'x0.6'; Surf Br = 12.3; PA = 95°
17.5" (8/1/89): faint, fairly small, oval ~E-W, even surface brightness. Situated between a mag 14.5 star 1' NW and a mag 15.5 star 1' SSE in a rich star field.
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19 07 03.8 +29 00 23
Size 2.3'x1.6'; PA = 59°
24" (8/12/18): at 260x; fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated SW-NE, ~40" diameter, diffuse with no concentration, low surface brightness. A mag 12 star at the southeast edge [of the core] probably overpowers the very low surface brightness outer halo, which was not seen.
Situated in a rich Lyra star field with a mag 12 star
30" NE of center, a mag 10.7 star 1.6' NW and numerous nearby 13th
magnitude stars. A mag 10.3/10.9
pair at 8" separation (MLB 468) is 5' NNE and a mag 5.5 star (
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19 08 42.3 +70 17 02
Size 0.8'x0.6'
24" (7/16/15): this blue compact dwarf (BCD) appeared fairly faint, small, slightly elongated NW-SE, 24"x18". Situated just 1.5' NW of a very distinctive chain of 5 stars oriented SW-NE (length 1.5'), including four mag 10.5-11.5 stars and a mag 14 star. Another mag 11.3 star lies 1.2' NNE.
On WikiSky, Jimi Lowrey and I noticed a patch of nebulosity (uncataloigued) about 15' WSW. At 125x and using an OIII filter, there appeared to be a fairly large (3'-4'), very low surface brightness patch (confirmed by Jimi).
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19 10 46.8 +52 08 58
V = 13.8; Size 1.0'x0.5'; PA = 167°
24" (8/3/21): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small,
elongated 3:2 N-S, 0.6'x0.4', broad mild concentration but no distinct
core. Situated just 1' S of a mag
10.6 star in a rich star field.
Mag 5.9
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19 11 04.7 +73 25 36
V = 13.9; Size 1.2'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.7; PA = 15°
24" (7/23/14): this galaxy is nearly buried behind the glow of a mag 12 star which is directly superimposed on the core. At 200x and 375x, a very low surface brightness halo is just visible around the star. With extended viewing, a small portion of the core is a bit more evident close northeast of the star.
17.5" (7/9/88): unusual galaxy with a mag 12 star superimposed. No halo noticed! A mag 12 star is 0.9' NW of center. Located 1.2' NE of NGC 6786.
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19 15 33.5 +44 06 20
V = 13.1; Size 1.2'x1.2'; Surf Br = 13.3
17.5" (6/28/00): faint, fairly small, round. Appears to have an 12th magnitude star superimposed which makes the observation difficult. Centered in an oval ring of 6 mag 11/12 stars. The Milky Way field is very rich and it was very difficult to match up the GSC finder chart.
17.5": faint, fairly small, round.
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19 20 28.6 +30 49 33
Size 1.0'x1.0'
17.5" (7/20/98): at 220x appears a faint, round glow,
1.0' diameter with very weak concentration. Situated in a rich Milky Way field 1° NE of
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19 23 51.0 +55 59 15
V = 14.2; Size 2.0'x0.3'; PA = 82°
24" (7/24/14): at 260x appeared fairly faint, fairly large, thin edge-on 7:1 WSW-ENE, 1.8'x0.25'. A mag 14 star is just west of the western tip. Located in a rich star field.
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19 27 07.5 +43 52 42
Size 0.9'x0.45'; PA = 159°
24" (8/8/21): at 260x and 375x; faint, fairly small, oval ~5:3 NNW-SSE, ~0.5'x0.3', low surface brightness, small slightly brighter core. A mag 14.6 star is close east [34" ESE of center]. Situated in a rich Cygnus star field filled with 10th magnitude and fainter stars.
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19 28 09.8 +52 53 42
V = 14.3; Size 0.9'x0.7'; PA = 170°
24" (8/3/21): at 260x and 375x; better than fairly
faint, round, 40" diameter, diffuse glow with no distinct nucleus. Situated in a rich star field with
several mag 12-13 stars a couple of arc minutes south and three brighter stars
S amd SW, including mag 7.9
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19 29 33.2 +41 18 18
Size 1.4'x1.1'
24" (8/12/18): at 375x; fairly faint, moderately large,
fairly low surface brightness but very easy, broad concentration with a small
slightly brighter core. The halo
increases with averted vision to ~50". A mag 9.6 star is 2.5' ESE.
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19 30 58.2 +46 42 44
Size 1.0'x0.5'; PA = 20°
24" (8/8/21): picked up immediately at 260x in a rich
star field peppered with 10th magnitude and fainter stars. At 375x appeared
fairly faint, elongated 2:1 SSW-NNE, ~40"x20", small brighter core
but overall fairly low surface brightness. A mag 13.8 star is 0.8' NE of center
and an 11th mag star is 2.5' W. UGC
11450 is situated 17' SE of mag 6.9
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19 31 08.1 +54 06 08
V = 12.0; Size 1.7'x1.0'; Surf Br = 12.7; PA = 68°
18" (7/13/10): at 175x appeared fairly faint, fairly
large, elongated ~3:2 SW-NE, ~1.4'x1.0' though the halo fades into the
background so it was difficult to estimate a size, broad weak concentration
with no core or zones. A very
faint "star" is at the southeast end [DSS shows this object to be MCG
+09-32-008, just 40" SE of center].
Located in a field with several mag 8-9 stars including mag 9
I expected this galaxy to appear a bit brighter based on V = 12.0, but the surface brightness is fairly low (CGCG gives 14.4z).
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19 29 56.3 +72 06 46
V = 14.3; Size 2.7'x0.4'; Surf Br = 14.1; PA = 61°
24" (7/24/14): fairly faint, moderately large,
extremely thin edge-on 8:1 SW-NE, 1.2'x0.15'. Very flat with no central bulge. Situated at the midpoint of mag 7.9
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19 37 22.7 +40 42 20
V = 13.4; Size 2.2'x1.3'; Surf Br = 14.4; PA = 12°
17.5" (6/28/00): faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2
N-S, 1.0'x0.7', low even surface brightness. Three mag 13-14 stars are off the SE flank.
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UGC 11460 = MCG +07-40-012 = CGCG 230-025 = PGC 63440
19 37 51.7 +41 00 33
V = 12.9; Size 1.4'x0.8'; Surf Br = 12.9; PA = 120°
17.5" (6/28/00): faint, very small, slightly elongated WNW-ESE, 35"x25", very small brighter core. Located within a string of faint stars (three are collinear off the following side). Set in a rich Cygnus star field 15' following a string of three mag 7-8 stars. UGC 11459 lies 19' SSW.
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19 41 42.3 +50 37 56
V = 12.8; Size 1.2'x1.2'; Surf Br = 13.0
24" (7/10/18): at 375x; fairly faint to moderately
bright, fairly small, round, well concentrated with a bright core that
gradually increased to the center.
UGC 11465 is situated in a rich Cygnus star field with
PGC 63531 appeared faint, extremely small, round, 10" diameter (375x).
PGC 63532 only occasionally popped as extremely faint and small (500x).
17.5" (9/23/00): At 280x, fairly faint but relatively
bright for a UGC galaxy. Appeared
fairly small, round, 35" diameter.
Even concentration with a relatively large brighter core increasing to a
stellar nucleus. Forms an easy
pair with
17.5" (6/28/00): fairly faint, small, round, 25" diameter, weak even concentration to a very small brighter core. Brightest of close trio with MCG +8-36-3 2.3' SSE and PGC 63532 just 0.8' SSE. In the same high power field with the bright double star 16 Cygni!
17.5" (8/13/88): fairly faint, fairly small, round, small bright core. Located 7' N of the striking double star 16 Cygni = 6.3/6.4 at 39". Forms a pair with MCG +08-36-003 2.3' SSE.
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19 42 58.8 +45 17 54
V = 11.7; Size 2.0'x1.2'; Surf Br = 12.5; PA = 35°
18" (8/2/11): surprisingly bright UGC galaxy in a rich Cygnus Milky Way picked up at 115x. At 220x it appeared moderately bright, elongated 5:3 SW-NE, moderately large, ~1.0'x0.6', broad concentration with only a slightly brighter core. Situated 3.5' W of a 20" pair of a mag 10/12 stars. Also a wider mag 13/13.5 pair is off the SE side and an unequal pair is 1.5' NW. Situated 23' NW of Delta Cygni (2.9/7.9 at 2.6").
17.5" (7/28/00): moderately bright, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, 1.3'x0.8', broad very weak concentration, tapers towards the SW end. Situated between a mag 11 star 1.6' NW and a wide mag 13/13.5 pair a similar distance SE. Located just 23' NW of the challenging double star Delta Cygni!
17.5" (7/14/93): fairly faint, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, 1.2'x0.8', gradually brighter halo, small bright core. Located 3.5' W of a double star mag 10/12 at 19" separation in a rich Milky Way field. Delta Cygni (V = 2.9) lies only 23' SE. This is a relatively bright UGC galaxy located just 10.8° above galactic plane.
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19 43 24.9 +41 56 28
Size 0.9'x0.9'
24" (8/8/21): at 260x, very faint, fairly small, round,
~30" diameter, very low surface brightness halo, small slightly brighter
core. Located in a very rich
Cygnus star field 11' NNW of mag 5.9
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19 49 20.4 +04 09 14
Size 1.1'x0.35'; PA = 127°
17.5" (7/22/00): faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 NW-SE, 45"x20", broad concentration to a slight brighter core. Situated in a rich Milky Way field with a patch background glow. Needed to use TheSky finder chart to pinpoint location at 220x. Situated in the Aquila Milky Way, less than 5° south of Altair.
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19 48 59.6 +50 18 47
V = 13.1; Size 1.3'x0.7'; Surf Br = 12.8; PA = 25°
17.5" (6/28/00): faint, small, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, 40"x20". A small trapezoid of mag 13-14 stars is close SE.
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19 52 40.0 +57 27 35
V = 13.5; Size 1.7'x1.0'; Surf Br = 13.5; PA = 70°
17.5" (6/28/00): faint, moderately large, slightly elongated, 1.2'x1.0', very weak concentration and no noticeable core. Located 6' SW of mag 5.1 23 Cygni which detracts from viewing. Set in a rich Milky Way field.
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19 57 02.0 +50 10 52
V = 13.9; Size 1.0'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.4
24" (10/2/21): at 260x and 375x; very faint, fairly small, round, ~35" diameter, very low even surface brightness. Located in a very rich Cygnus star field (a mag 10 star is 3.7' NE) and squeezed between two mag 13.2/13.4 stars [1.6' separation]. This galaxy is fainter but slightly larger than CGCG 257-023, which is just 1.5' SW.
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19 58 42.4 +50 02 12
V = 12.8; Size 0.9'x0.7'; Surf Br = 12.2
17.5" (6/28/00): faint, very small, round, 25" diameter. A faint stellar nucleus is visible with direct vision. Bracketed by two mag 13/14 stars [0.9' NW and 0.8' SE] and set in a rich Cygnus star field.
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20 02 01.5 +53 47 54
Size 1.0'x0.8'
17.5" (7/28/00): extremely faint, fairly small, round. Appears as an extremely low surface brightness glow around a stellar nucleus. Located 1.2' NNW of a mag 10 star and 10' SW of UGC 11510. Situated 12° north of the galactic plane in Cygnus.
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20 02 56.0 +53 53 05
V = 14.1; Size 2.0'x0.6'; Surf Br = 14.2; PA = 170°
17.5" (7/28/00): extremely faint, fairly small, very
elongated N-S, ~1.3'x0.4', small slightly brighter core. Located 2' following mag 8.4
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20 18 38.1 -00 09 02
V = 13.6; Size 2.4'x0.7'; PA = 83°
14.5" (7/23/22): at 226x; extremely faint elongated glow oriented E-W, involving two brighter stars that detract from viewing. A mag 12.6 star is east of center and a mag 13.7 star is 30" to its west. The low surface brightness haze is slightly brighter near the fainter western star [SDSS shows the nucleus is immediately east of this star] and may extend outside the stars.
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20 25 12.0 +05 15 47
V = 13.3; Size 2.1'x1.2'; Surf Br = 14.2
17.5" (8/21/98): faint, fairly small, round, low even
surface brightness, 50" diameter. Situated along the base of an isosceles
triangle of mag 12-13 stars with vertices 1.4' SW, 1.9' NE and 1.3' NW. Member of the spread out group (LGG
435), which includes
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20 24 00.8 +60 11 41
V = 13.2; Size 2.2'x1.7'; Surf Br = 14.5
17.5" (8/13/88): faint, fairly large, round, very diffuse, low surface brightness with no concentration. A mag 15 star is at the west edge.
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20 26 38.0 +02 38 47
V = 13.4; Size 1.2'x1.1'; Surf Br = 13.6
17.5" (8/21/98): faint, fairly small, round, 30",
fairly low surface brightness, weak concentration. Nestled between two mag 12 stars 0.9' NE and 1.0' ENE. Forms a pair with
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UGC 11562 = MCG +00-52-011 = CGCG 373-010 = PGC 64696
20 26 41.9 +02 41 42
V = 13.5; Size 1.3'x1.2'; Surf Br = 13.8
17.5" (8/21/98): faint, fairly small, round, ~1.0' diameter using averted pick up more of halo. Only a very weak broad brightening. Located 1.4' SW of a mag 10.5 star and 40" NW of a mag 13 star. Forms a pair with UGC 11561 3.4' SSW.
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20 27 39.6 +10 45 26
Size 1.1'x0.2'; PA = 101°
24" (9/1/16): at 220x; extremely faint, fairly small,
very elongated 3:1 WNW-ESE, 30"x10", very low surface
brightness. A mag 13.5 star is at
the south edge and a mag 12.5 star is 50" SW. First in a group of 4 UGC galaxies with
UGC 11564 is a close pair of galaxies, though the fainter companion on the west end was not resolved. Listed in VV Part II under "parallel flat systems".
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20 28 12.0 +00 17 18
V = 14.2; Size 0.6'x0.4'; PA = 53°
24" (7/28/16): at 260x; faint to fairly faint, small,
elongated 3:2 or 5:3 SW-NE, ~20"x12". This galaxy has an unusual appearance as a 14th magnitude
star is attached on the northeast edge of the galaxy with the galaxy extending
southwest (and possibly very slightly east of the star).
This galaxy was included on the 2016 TSP Advanced Observing list of Byurakan galaxies.
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UGC 11567 = MCG +00-52-014 = CGCG 373-014 = PGC 64755
20 28 09.7 +00 28 23
Size 0.9'x0.8'
24" (7/28/16): fairly faint, small, round, even surface brightness, 18" diameter. Forms a pair with CGCG 373-015 1.1' N (similar redshift). Brighter UGC 11566 lies 11' S.
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UGC 11568 = MCG +02-52-009 = CGCG 424-012 = PGC 64759
20 28 18.7 +10 45 21
V = 13.8; Size 2.1'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.9; PA = 37°
24" (9/1/16): at 220x; fairly faint, fairly large, very
elongated 7:2 SW-NE, 1.4'x0.4', bright core. Bracketed by a mag 11 star 3.2' NW and a mag 10.8 star 3.1'
E. Largest in a group of 5 UGC
galaxies (4 observed) with UGC 11564 9.6' W,
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UGC 11571 = MCG +02-52-011 = CGCG 424-014 = LGG 438-001 =
20 29 01.5 +10 40 43
Size 1.9'x0.5'; PA = 18°
24" (9/1/16): at 220x; extremely to very faint, moderately large, very elongated ~3:1 SSW-NNE, ~45"x15", overall very low surface brightness with a small, slightly brighter core. In a physical group of 5 UGC galaxies (4 observed) with brighter UGC 11572 4.5' NE.
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UGC 11572 = MCG +02-52-012 = CGCG 424-015 = PGC 64787
20 29 09.5 +10 44 38
V = 13.5; Size 0.9'x0.8'; PA = 37°
24" (9/1/16): at 220x; fairly faint to moderately bright, fairly small, round, small bright nucleus, 20" diameter. Third in a line with UGC 11568 12.6' W and UGC 11564 22' W. UGC 11571 lies 4.5' SSW. This group of UGC galaxies (HDCE 1109 = USGC U787) is situated in a rich Delphinus star field.
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20 31 01.6 -01 56 07
V = 14.0; Size 1.3'x0.7'; PA = 38°
24" (10/17/20): at 260x and 375x; between faint and fairly faint, elongated at least 3:2 SW-NE, diffuse, brighter elongated core or bar (verified on PanSTARRS), very small brighter nucleus, low surface brightness halo, ~40"x25".
Member of the
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20 32 16.0 -02 14 57
V = 13.9; Size 1.7'x1.5'
48" (11/5/21): at 610x; moderately bright and large, irregularly round, weak concentration. The halo has a fairly low, but irregular surface brightness. Two or three mag 16.5-17 stars are superimposed including one 15" N of center and another 10" W of center. Located 18' SW of NGC 6926 in a loose group (USGC U788).
24" (10/12/20): at 260x; fairly faint, fairly small, round, ~40" diameter, weak concentration, no distinct nucleus. A mag 15.3 is at the S edge (0.6' from center). This star forms a 15" pair with a mag 13 star. A mag 13.5 star is 1' N.
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20 32 19.2 +11 22 03
V = 13.3; Size 1.9'x0.5'; Surf Br = 13.2; PA = 166°
17.5" (8/22/98): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 5:2 NNW-SSE, 1.0'x0.4'. This relatively bright UGC galaxy is nestled within a group of stars. There is a faint very tight group of mag 14/15 stars close south which looks nebulous at lower power (resolved at 220x). Located 14' WNW of mag 4.0 Epsilon (2) Delphini.
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20 36 33.8 +11 29 41
V = 12.7; Size 2.3'x1.9'; Surf Br = 14.1; PA = 95°
17.5" (8/22/98): easily picked up scanning at 220x as a fairly large, diffuse glow, ~2' in diameter. Appears circular with only a weak gradual brightening. A number of mag 10 and fainter stars are within 5' as this galaxy is situated in a rich Milky Way field, 20' NW of mag 5.4 Iota (5) Delphini.
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20 37 54.9 +10 37 55
V = 13.6; Size 1.3'x1.0'; Surf Br = 13.7; PA = 168°
18" (8/3/11): faint to fairly faint, fairly small,
elongated 3: NW-SE, 30"x20", broad concentration, slightly brighter
core. A faint star is at the west
end and 1 or 2 extremely faint stars are superimposed, perhaps increasing the
apparent elongation.
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20 39 20.9 +10 48 21
V = 13.6; Size 1.2'x1.1'; Surf Br = 13.9; PA = 87°
18" (8/3/11): fairly faint, fairly small, irregularly
round, ~25"x20", broad concentration, no zones. This galaxy is attached to a mag 11
star at the south edge (30" to center).
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20 39 44.8 +02 01 53
V = 13.9; Size 0.9'x0.3'; PA = 28°
24" (10/13/12): at 375x appeared fairly faint, fairly
small, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, 0.6'x0.3'.
Sharply concentrated with an 18" bright core and faint
extensions. Bracketed by a mag
14.2 star close north of the NE end and a mag 15.5 star just off the SW
end. Located 3.5' NNW of mag 9.2
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20 44 09.8 +12 25 05
V = 13.8; Size 0.6'x0.4'; Surf Br = 12.0; PA = 25°
24" (6/8/13 and 8/5/13): faint/fairly faint, small,
elongated 3:2 SSW-NNE, 21"x14".
Two mag 13/14 stars are off the SE end and a mag 15.5 star is near the
NNE end [22" from center].
Second brightest in the
18" (7/22/03 and 7/29/03): faint, small, round, 20" diameter. Situated close NW of an unequal mag 12/14 pair of stars and 7' SSE of NGC 6956 in a trio with UGC 11623 6' SW.
17.5" (10/13/01): faint, very small, elongated 4:3 SSW-NNE, 20"x15", slightly brighter core. A mag 13 star with a close, much fainter companion is 30" SE of center. Second brightest in NGC 6956 (7' NNW) trio with UGC 11623.
17.5" (7/25/95): faint, small, round. A pair of mag 12 and 13 stars are just off the SE sides; 32" and 24" from center, respectively. Second brightest of three with NGC 6956 and UGC 11623 in field.
13.1" (6/30/84): very faint, very small, almost round. A mag 12 star is close off the SE side 30" from the center. Located 6.7' SSE of NGC 6956 in a group.
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UGC 11623 = MCG +02-53-003 = CGCG 425-003 = KTG 71C = PGC 65293
20 44 26.7 +12 29 51
V = 13.9; Size 1.0'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.5; PA = 40°
24" (6/8/13 and 8/5/13): fairly faint, elongated 5:3 SW-NE, 36"x20", a small brighter core is embedded in a fairly smooth halo. A small trio of mag 13/14.5/15 stars is close preceding. UGC 11623 is the faintest in the KTG 71 triplet and forms the eastern vertex of a near equilateral triangle with UGC 11620 6.3' SW and NGC 6956 8' WNW.
18" (7/29/03): very faint, small, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, 0.7'x0.35'. Very weakly concentrated with a small slightly brighter core. Located 8' E of NGC 6956 and 6.3' NE of UGC 11620 following a trio of mag 13/14/15 stars.
17.5" (10/13/01): very faint, very small, roundish (probably viewed brighter core only). Follows a trio of mag 13-14.5 stars. Faintest of trio with NGC 6956 and UGC 11620.
17.5" (7/25/95): very faint, small, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, 50"x25", no concentration. There are three mag 13/14/15 stars close west with the mag 13 star 1.0' W of center. Located 8.0' E of NGC 6956 and faintest of three with UGC 11620.
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20 48 00.0 -00 10 48
V = 14.5; Size 1.1'x0.25'; PA = 62°
24" (7/18/20): at 375x; between very faint and faint,
very thin edge-on streak oriented SW-NE, 0.8'x0.15', low even surface
brightness. Situated nearly at the
midpoint of mag 8.5
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20 48 17.4 +16 43 35
Size 1.1'x0.4'; PA = 55°
24" (7/21/17): at 282x and 375x; faint, small, oval 4:3
WSW-ENE, low even surface brightness.
A mag 12.5 star is at the west edge and interferes with viewing. This galaxy is the brighter of a very
close interacting pair (overlapping on SDSS) with
17.5" (7/22/01): extremely faint, very small, attached
at the following end of a mag 12 star and elongated ~E-W, ~0.4'x0.2'. Near threshold and only visible
intermittently. Located 20' SW of
brighter
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20 43 29.8 +80 09 22
V = 13.0; Size 2.6'x1.1'; Surf Br = 14.0; PA = 35°
18" (8/2/11): fairly faint to moderately bright
(surprisingly bright to be missing from the NGC/IC), fairly large, elongated
5:2 SW-NE, ~1.4'x0.6', fairly well concentrated with a large bright core. Situated in a well populated star field
8' NW of mag 9.8
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UGC 11638 = MCG +03-53-003 = CGCG 448-011 = PGC 65466
20 49 36.5 +16 51 56
V = 13.0; Size 2.0'x1.3'; Surf Br = 13.9; PA = 135°
17.5" (7/22/01): faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 NW-SE, irregular surface brightness. Unusual appearance as two mag 12 stars are superimposed on the east end (oriented N-S) and a mag 13 star is right at the NW tip. The galaxy appears more like a faint HII region associated with these stars. UGC 11634 lies 20' SW.
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20 49 51.6 +06 13 12
Size 1.1'x0.95'; PA = 60°
24" (9/5/18): at 225x; fairly faint, fairly small,
round, 35" diameter, faint stellar nucleus. Very similar (or perhaps marginally brighter) to
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20 51 25.9 +18 58 04
Size 1.0'x0.4'; PA = 64°
24" (6/21/20): at 375x; faint, fairly small, slightly
elongated ~0.5'x0.4' WSW-ENE, low surface brightness, ill-defined outline. Situated in a rich Milky Way star
field. The galaxy is enclosed
within a small triangle formed by two pairs and a mag 13.5 star 40"
W. The pairs consist of a mag
12/13 pair at 7" just 0.7' N and a mag 14.9/15.8 pair at 6" just 0.6'
S. Forms a pair with
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20 57 15.4 +25 58 07
V = 13.9; Size 3.1'x0.8'; Surf Br = 14.8; PA = 165°
17.5" (7/24/95): extremely faint, moderately large, elongated 2:1 ~ N-S, 2'x1' although exact shape not evident. The surface brightness is extremely low and there was no central brightening. Requires averted vision and cannot hold steadily. Verified using Vicker's CCD Atlas.
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20 59 46.9 -01 53 15
V = 14.3; Size 0.7'x0.5'
24" (10/3/13): faint, small, very elongated 5:2 NW-SE,
20"x8", even surface brightness. Forms a close double (
24" (8/5/13): very faint to faint, elongated 5:2 NW-SE, 24"x10", low even surface brightness. Forms a close interacting pair with UGC 11658 1.0' NNE.
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UGC 11658 = MCG +00-53-015 = VV 668 NED2 = CGCG 374-036 NED2 = II Zw 97 NED2 = PGC 65857
20 59 48.3 -01 52 22
V = 14.8; Size 1.4'x0.9'
24" (10/3/13): faint, very small, round, 15" (core only). Forms a very close pair with UGC 11657 1.0' SSW. A very faint star (mag 15.7) is directly between the galaxies.
24" (8/5/13): very faint, small, oval, 20" diameter. Forms a challenging pair with UGC 11657 just 1' SSW.
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21 00 04.8 +09 34 59
V = 13.9; Size 1.1'x0.6'; PA = 135°
24" (10/13/12): this galaxy is the largest and
brightest in a trio (
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21 04 33.4 +09 39 34
V = 13.5; Size 1.1'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.2
18" (7/11/10): this unusual galaxy is attached to a mag 9.5 star, which severely hampers the view! Appears as a very faint, fairly small glow extended 3:2 NW-SE, ~30"x20", with the NW end emerging from the star. On the DSS this galaxy is attached at the NW end with an interacting companion (not seen) that looks like a curving tidal plume.
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21 04 28.7 +16 05 01
Size [1.5'x1.2']
24" (7/2/19): at 375x; overall this advanced merger
appeared fairly faint, elongated, irregular, brighter on the eastern side. It often resolved into two cores
(separated by 16") with the fainter core on the west side. Situated in a rich Milky Way star field
6' NNE of a mag 10 star, 25' ENE of mag 6.9
24" (7/29/16): at 260x; overall this merged VV pair appeared fairly faint, moderately large, elongated ~2:1 E-W. The smaller and fainter western component bulges out slightly from the elongated eastern glow.
24" (7/21/12): this disrupted interacting system was
easily resolved at 375x. The
slightly brighter eastern component (
17.5" (8/5/94): UGC 11672 was accidentally picked up while drifting 3.0 minutes east and 6' S of distant globular cluster NGC 7006. Faint, fairly small, elongated 5:2 ~E-W, 1.0'x0.4'. Contains a brighter core which at moments appeared double. This is an interacting galaxy with double nuclei separated by 15".
8" (7/28/19): at 107x; extremely faint, very small, required averted vision but I was able to often glimpse a ghostly, nebulous patch at the same position. It was slightly easier at 174x and showed a more definitive oval patch. Used 8" off-axis mask.
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21 04 44.9 -00 12 57
V = 15.1; Size 0.8'x0.6'
24" (7/18/20): UGC 11673 = II Zw 98 is an interacting
pair (
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21 07 41.4 +03 52 17
V = 13.9; Size 1.9'x0.7'; PA = 70°
24" (7/21/12): at 325x appeared moderately bright,
fairly small, slightly elongated N-S or NNW-SSE, 25"x20". This is the core of the galaxy and the
nucleus is a brighter 10" inner region. The two very low surface brightness spiral arms stretching
out SW and NE were not noticed.
Forms a close pair with
13.1" (6/29/84): extremely faint, very small, round. Situated between two mag 14 stars about 1' N and 1' S and two mag 9.5 stars 5.3' NE and 6.4' SW.
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21 08 22.6 +17 49 14
Size 1.7'x0.5'; PA = 170°
13.1" (7/27/84): very faint, small, elongated NNW-SSE,
very small bright core. Located by
drifting 7.7 minutes from
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21 11 52.0 +11 16 34
V = 14.3; Size 1.7'x1.0'; Surf Br = 14.7; PA = 40°
18" (8/8/10): faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, ~30"x20". A mag 12-13 star is superimposed and significantly impairs viewing the galaxy, which appears similar to a faint reflection nebula surrounding a star. On closer inspection the star is superposed on the NE side and the galaxy mostly extends to the SW of the star. Located 1.7' S of a mag 11.8 star and 2' S of a mag 12 star. Furthest south of 8 members of the WBL 670 group viewed.
18" (7/13/10): faint, fairly small, slightly elongated
SW-NE. Very strange appearance as
a 13th magnitude star is superimposed on the galaxy near the center and nearly
overwhelms the galaxy. The star
does not show up clearly on the DSS, but is evident on the SDSS. A mag 11.8 star lies 1.7' NW. Member of WBL 670, a group of faint
galaxies including
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UGC 11697 = MCG +02-54-007 = CGCG 426-016 = Mrk 898 = PGC 66328
21 12 10.2 +11 39 34
V = 14.2; Size 1.0'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 152°
18" (8/8/10): at 285x appeared faint, small, slightly
elongated NNW-SSE, 20"x15", weak concentration to center but no core
or zones. Situated in a rich star
field but easily identified 7' S of mag 7.0
18" (7/13/10): faint, small, elongated 3:2 NNW-SSE, 24"x18", very weak concentration. Located 7.4' due south of a mag 7.0 star. Furthest north in a group of a half-dozen faint galaxies in a 25' circle.
17.5" (11/25/00): very faint, very small, slightly
elongated NNW-SSE, 0.4'x0.2'. Weak
even concentration to a quasi-stellar nucleus. Located 7' S of mag 7
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UGC 11700 = MCG +02-54-011 = CGCG 426-020 = PGC 66343
21 12 24.8 +11 24 30
V = 13.9; Size 1.2'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.5; PA = 13°
18" (8/8/10): at 285x appeared faint, small, slightly elongated N-S, 30"x24". A mag 15.4 star is at the NW edge, ~18" from the center. Furthest east in a group of 8 faint galaxies (WBL 670).
18" (7/13/10): very faint, small, slightly elongated ~N-S, ~35"x25". A very faint star is at the NW edge [15" from center].
17.5" (11/25/00): very faint, small, elongated 4:3 ~N-S, 40"x25", very small slightly brighter core. A faint star is superimposed at the NW edge. Member of a poor cluster with UGC 11697 and MCG +02-54-005.
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21 20 38.3 +01 02 50
V = 14.8; Size 1.5'x0.3'; PA = 145°
24" (9/5/18): at 375x; extremely faint, ghostly streak
oriented NW-SE, only occasionally popped into visibility, so it was a tough
target. Located 2.7' S of IC
1373. This galaxy was very likely
noticed by Spitaler when he discovered
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21 20 30.1 +37 35 03
V = 14.3; Size 1.3'x0.4'; PA = 160°
24" (10/2/21): at 260x; extremely faint, thin edge-on 4:1 NNW-SSE, 35"-40" in length by 9" in width, low even surface brightness. Unable to hold and only occasionally pops. Situated in a very rich Cygnus star field.
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21 31 39.8 +02 27 03
V = 13.4; Size 1.3'x1.0'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 145°
17.5" (7/16/88): extremely faint and small, round. Visible with averted vision only. A wide pair of mag 11 stars at 1.0'
separation are 1.5' N. Located
5.0' ESE of
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21 31 42.1 +34 31 42
V = 13.3
24" (10/2/21): at 375x and 500x; at the position of IV
Zw 71 (2.4' SE of mag 8.8
I posted a note on amastro questioning if this was a star and Brian Skiff replied the same day:
"Among the additional tools one has now is the GAIA EDR3 catalogue, which is item i/350/gaiaedr3 at VizieR. Also look at the Coryn Bailer-Jones inferred distances file, VizieR item i/352. The proper motion, about -8 and 15 mas/year in RA/Dec, while quite modest, is well above the noise in the GAIA measurements, and simply wouldn’t appear for an extragalactic object.
So yes, this is a star at about 950 parsecs per GAIA — one less galaxy! Looking at all the visible-light and near-IR images at Goddard SkyView utility shows that the star has some sort of peculiar fuzzy flaw present on the POSS-I red plate only; this is surely what caught Zwicky’s eye. The blue plate (taken just before/after the red plate) and all other subsequent images look normal. The photometric colors in APASS, TASS MkIV, 2MASS all indicate the star is an ordinary F-type dwarf (V = 13.3)."
He submitted this annotation to the incorrect SIMBAD classification as a galaxy (also in NED and LEDA), which is now in the UGC 11761 listing
"Visual observer Steve Gottlieb has noticed that this object is a star. The identification as a galaxy appears to result from its fuzzy appearance on the POSS-I red plate, described correctly by Zwicky (he also notes "absolutely stellar on the blue plate"). No other images in the visible or near-IR show the effect. The GAIA EDR3 distance and motion indicate it is a star; various sources of photometry suggest an ordinary F-type dwarf."
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21 32 27.8 +10 08 19
V = 14.3; Size 0.5'x0.2'; Surf Br = 11.4; PA = 65°
17.5" (7/20/96): appears as a mag 14.5 "star" at the east end of a shallow arc with three other equally spaced mag 14 stars (closest is 1.4' SW). Image still stellar at 280x.
This is a distant and very compact Seyfert galaxy (v = 18500). The core is stellar on the POSS with low surface brightness "wings". The SDSS reveals a very low surface brightness disc with some spiral structure.
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21 35 48.2 +35 21 03
V = 13.1; Size 1.0'x0.4'; Surf Br = 12.0; PA = 50°
24" (10/18/12): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated
2:1 SW-NE, 24"x12", very small brighter core. The view is confused by a mag 13.5 star
that is pinned against the SE side of the core. Located 4.2' SE of brighter
17.5" (8/11/96): very faint, very small, slightly elongated. The image is hampered and confused by a mag 13.5 star which is superimposed on the SE side so the galaxy requires concentration to clearly view. Located 4.2' SE of IC 1392.
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21 36 22.8 +12 14 11
V = 15.0; Size 1.1'x0.15'; PA = 172°
24" (8/31/16): at 200, 250 and 282x; extremely faint, extremely thin edge-on ~8:1 N-S, 0.8'x0.1'. Barely seen at 200x; with 282x visible most of the time with averted vision once held in the sweet spot of my averted vision.
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21 36 39.5 +35 41 40
V = 12.1; Size 1.4'x1.1'; Surf Br = 12.4; PA = 75°
24" (10/18/12): fairly faint to moderately bright, fairly small, slightly elongated 5:4 E-W, ~28"x23", gradually increases nearly to the center. Located 22' NE of IC 1392.
17.5" (8/11/96): picked up while searching for IC 1392/UGC 11775 23' SW. Faint, very small, round, 20" diameter, very weak even concentration. Based on the DSS image, only the core was viewed and not the SW-NE wings. A mag 13 star lies 1.2' NE.
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21 41 00.1 +01 20 06
V = 13.9; Size 0.9'x0.4'; Surf Br = 12.6; PA = 108°
17.5" (8/8/02): very faint, very small, slightly
elongated ~E-W, 0.4'x0.3'. View
hampered by mag 8.0
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21 42 22.9 +12 29 54
V = 14.4; Size 1.2'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 81°
17.5" (9/2/89): extremely faint, fairly small, oval
~E-W. A mag 14 star is 1.1'
ESE. Located 4' SSW of NGC
7113. This galaxy is identified as
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21 43 20.2 +43 34 35
Size 1.1'x0.2'; PA = 98°
24" (7/14/18): at 375x; very faint, fairly small, very thin edge-on 5:1 or 6:1 E-W, 0.7'x0.1', very low even surface brightness. Situated just 2.2' E of a mag 8.5 star and first in a tight triplet in a rich Cygnus star field! The dwarf nova SS Cygni lies 7' W!
24" (8/31/16): at 322x; faint, moderately large, very
elongated 4:1 or 5:1 E-W, 0.7'x0.15', nearly even surface brightness. The major axis is collinear with mag
8.5
24" (8/5/13): at 375x; very faint, fairly small, very thin edge-on E-W, 0.6'x0.1', low even surface brightness. Located 2.2' E of a mag 8.5 star that interferes with viewing. First of three with UGC 11798 and 11801.
24" (9/13/12): faintest of three close UGC galaxies in a rich Cygnus star field. At 325x appeared faint, fairly small, very elongated 4:1 E-W, ~40"x10", broad weak concentration. Located just 2.2' E of mag 8.5 SAO 51224 and 1.8' NW of UGC 11798.
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UGC 11798 = MCG +07-44-002 = CGCG 529-003 = PGC 67239
21 43 27.0 +43 33 19
V = 14.3; Size 1.7'x0.3'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 137°
24" (7/14/18): at 375x; faint, moderately large, very elongated 7:2 NW-SE, 0.8'x0.25', low nearly even surface brightness. Second in an unusual triplet of low surface brightness galaxies in a rich galaxy field 3.7' SE of a mag 8.5 star. The dwarf nova SS Cygni lies 8' WNW.
24" (8/31/16): at 322x; fairly faint, moderately large,
very elongated 4:1 NW-SE, 1.0'x0.25', broad weak concentration. Slightly larger than UGC 11797 1.8' NW.
Second in a triplet with
24" (8/5/13): faint to fairly faint, moderately large, very elongated 4:1 NW-SE, 0.8'x0.2', slightly brighter nucleus. Forms a very close pair with UGC 11801 just 1.2' ESE with UGC 11797 1.8' NW.
24" (9/13/12): faint to fairly faint, moderately large, very elongated 4:1 or 5:1 NW-SE, ~1.0'x0.2'. In a tight trio with UGC 11801 1.2' E and UGC 11797 1.7' NW. Located 3.7' SE of mag 8.5 SAO 51224 in a rich Cygnus star field.
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UGC 11801 = MCG +07-44-003 = CGCG 529-004 = PGC 67243
21 43 33.5 +43 33 01
V = 14.4; Size 0.7'x0.5'; PA = 66°
24" (7/14/18): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, elongated ~3:2 SW-NE, low surface brightness, irregular but no distinct core. A very faint star is at the NE end. Last in a tight triplet with UGC 11798 1.2' WNW.
I had a terribly difficult time tracking down this trio as they are hiding in a rich Cygnus star field! Finally when I was about to give up, Jimi identified the main triplet using 375x.
24" (8/31/16): at 322x; fairly faint, fairly small,
elongated 5:3 WSW-ENE, 25"x15", broad concentration. A mag 15.2 star is at the northeast
end. Third in a small triplet with
24" (8/5/13): at 375x, faint, small, slightly elongated SW-NE, 24"x20". A mag 15.2 star is at the NE end. In a trio with two other edge-ons: forms a close pair with UGC 11798 1.2' WNW and UGC 11797 is 2.9' NW.
24" (9/13/12): at 322x, fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 ~SW-NE, 25"x18", very weak concentration. A mag 15.2 star is at the north edge. In a close trio with edge-on UGC 11798 1.2' W and edge-on UGC 11797 2.9' NW. The trio is situated close southeast of mag 8.5 SAO 51224 in a rich star field.
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21 43 54.1 +46 37 05
V = 14.4; Size 0.9'x0.7'; PA = 135°
24" (8/3/21): at 260x; between faint and fairly faint,
round, low surface brightness glow in a very rich star field! The backgound is glowing with stars
just below the threshold as the galactic latitude is only -5°. Located 16' SSW of mag 6.6 HD
206963.
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21 44 09.9 +46 14 47
Size 1.5'x0.6'
17.5" (6/28/00): this interacting double system (with
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UGC 11805 = MCG +08-39-002 NED2 = CGCG 544-003 NED2 = PGC 67264
21 44 12.0 +46 15 10
Size 1.5'x0.4'; PA = 136°
17.5" (6/28/00): NE member of a faint interacting pair with UGC 11804. Very difficult to untangle this pair in a rich Milky Way field and furthermore this member of the pair appears to have a mag 12.5 superimposed. At moments there was an extremely faint, elongated glow attached to this star.
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21 48 26.5 -01 40 22
V = 14.1; Size 0.8'x0.4'; PA = 160°
24" (9/24/22): at 285x; fairly faint (easily seen continuously), slightly elongated 5:4 or 4:3 N-S, ~35" major axis, slightly brighter center, irregular surface brightness. A mag 11.7 star is 1.2' S and a mag 12.6 star is 1.7' NW.
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21 52 35.8 +28 18 24
Size 2.0'x0.15'; PA = 24°
24" (7/2/19): at 282x; very faint, moderately large,
very thin ghostly sliver oriented SSW-NNE, ~50"x6", with a low even
surface brightness and nearly uniform width. A mag 15.4 star is just east of the SSW end. Situated in a fairly rich star field
18' WSW of mag 6.8
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21 54 28.0 +15 01 00
V = 15.4; Size 1.0'x0.1'; PA = 149°
24" (8/12/15): at 375x; extremely faint, fairly small,
elongated 2:1 NW-SE, ~20"x10", very low surface brightness! A mag 13 star lies 1.3' SE. Located 4.6' ESE of
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21 55 59.2 +05 54 09
V = 13.8; Size 1.0'x0.7'; PA = 15°
24" (8/5/13): at 375x, appeared fairly faint, fairly
small, slightly elongated SSW-NNE, 24"x18", brightens slightly to the
center. Forms a very close pair
with fainter
24" (10/18/12): at 375x, appeared fairly faint, fairly
small, slightly elongated SSW-NNE, 0.4'x035', very small brighter nucleus. Brighter of a very close pair with PGC
2801004 just 33" NE of center.
Situated 1.1' N of a mag 10.5 star, which detracts a bit from
viewing.
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21 56 24.0 +73 15 39
V = 14.6; Size 3.5'x2.6'; Surf Br = 15.6; PA = 20°
24" (7/28/19): at 200x; I immediately picked up a
large, ill-defined low surface brightness glow with a small, slightly brighter
central region. There was no
definite edgep or the periphery was ill-defined, so it was difficult to
estimate a size, but perhaps extended ~2'. Located 13' WNW of mag 5.0 16 Cephei (
This barred spiral is reddened by dust in the northern reaches of the Milky Way in Cepheus.
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22 02 23.0 +18 19 08
V = 14.2; Size 1.2'x0.8'; PA = 30°
24" (7/23/20):
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22 03 52.1 +35 59 26
V = 13.7; Size 0.9'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.1; PA = 120°
24" (9/13/12): fairly faint, fairly small, round, 0.4'
diameter.
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UGC 11893 = MCG +06-48-005 = FGC 2360 = PGC 67966
22 04 06.8 +35 56 19
V = 15.4; Size 2.1'x0.3'; Surf Br = 14.7; PA = 116°
24" (9/13/12): at 322x, very faint, extremely thin
edge-on streak 7:1 NW-SE, 1.4'x0.2', weak central brightening. A mag 14 star is 1.2' WNW of
center. Brighter UGC 11892 lies
4.4' NW and
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22 05 54.6 +20 38 22
V = 14.3; Size 1.5'x0.9'
24" (7/23/20): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, round, 30" diameter, weak concentration, easily visible but fairly low surface brightness. The halo is ill-defined and increases with averted on the west side.
Three brighter stars are near: STF 2859, a 10.0/10.6 pair at
3.7" is 2.2' SE, mag 8.9
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22 06 20.6 +02 20 54
V = 13.7; Size 1.0'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.1; PA = 110°
17.5" (8/8/02): faint, small, elongated 5:3 WNW-ESE,
0.5'x0.3', weak concentration to center.
Located 7.1' SW of mag 6.5
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22 06 16.8 +47 15 03
V = 12.3; Size 3.0'x0.7'; Surf Br = 12.9; PA = 3°
17.5" (7/28/00): faint, fairly small, very elongated
7:2 N-S, 1.5'x0.4', even surface brightness. UGC 11909 is situated just 6.8° below the galactic plane in
a rich Lacerta star field. The
galaxy has a very neat appearance with the double star Espin 532 = 10.4/10.5 at
9" just off the NE edge. Also
a couple of faint stars are superimposed and a couple of extremely faint stars
are just off the SE end. Located
6' W of mag 9
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22 07 08.1 +44 17 55
V = 14.5; Size 1.3'x1.2'
24" (9/6/18): fairly faint, small, round, 24"
diameter, very small bright nucleus that occasionally sharpened to a stellar
peak. Situated in a rich Lacerta
star field (9° from the galactic plane).
A mag 8.5 star (
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22 08 21.8 +18 27 15
V = 15.2; Size 0.9'x0.45'; PA = 50°
24" (10/12/20): picked up (barely) at 200x. At 375x; very faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, 35"x25", low surface brightness. I could hold this (post-merger?) galaxy most of the time with averted when placed in my sweet spot. A mag 10.2 star is 3.8' ENE.
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22 08 27.5 +48 26 26
V = 11.9; Size 2.4'x1.5'; Surf Br = 13.1; PA = 45°
17.5" (8/5/94): fairly faint, small, round. Dominated by a bright 30" core
with a much fainter low surface brightness halo with averted vision. The core increases to an occasional
stellar nucleus. It was very
difficult to determine outer extent as the halo quickly faded into the
background. Located 3.0' S of mag
8.6
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UGC 11923 = MCG +07-45-016 = PGC 68134
22 08 51.6 +44 32 23
Size 0.9'x0.6'; PA = 142°
24" (9/6/18): extremely faint, small, round, diffuse, very low surface brightness. In a group of 3 stars within a rich Lacerta star field (galactic latitude 9°). Situated just 1.6' SE of mag 8.8 SAO 51686 and 1.2' W of a mag 11 star. UGC 11911, a brighter galaxy, lies 23' SW.
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22 09 27.6 +40 59 22
V = 13.6; Size 1.5'x1.2'; Surf Br = 14.1; PA = 130°
17.5" (8/1/86): faint, fairly small, elongated SW-NE, very diffuse. Located 8.1' WSW NGC 7223.
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22 12 22.3 +14 01 28
V = 14.2; Size 1.1'x0.8'; PA = 80°
24" (10/12/20): at 375x; fairly faint, roughly oval
3:2, ~0.6'x0.4', small brighter core, irregular halo. Located 9' NW of mag 8.7
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22 12 31.5 +38 40 55
V = 12.9; Size 1.3'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.1; PA = 40°
17.5" (8/27/92): faint, fairly small, very elongated
3:1 WSW-ENE. The view is hindered
by a mag 10-11 star at the ENE end.
Located 8.4' E of
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22 13 56.0 +13 56 19
V = 14.6; Size 1.0'x0.25'; PA = 169°
24" (9/27/14): at 375x; appeared as a faint, very thin
streak, 30"x6", even surface brightness.
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22 15 29.1 +19 13 12
V = 14.3; Size 1.9'x0.2'; PA = 45°
18" (8/11/10): threshold object, just glimpsed at 262x
and 285x. Too faint to see its
needle-like shape clearly though occasionally seen as a streak, perhaps
20"x6" but not the full nearly 2' extent. Located 2.2' NW of a mag 10.4 star which detracts a bit from
viewing and 5' W of
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22 16 50.5 +41 30 08
V = 12.1; Size 3.2'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.1; PA = 42°
17.5" (7/28/92): fairly faint, moderately large, very elongated 3:1 SW-NE, large brighter middle, fairly low surface brightness. Bracketed by two mag 12.5/13 stars of the southwest end, 1.5' from center, and near the northeast end, 2.0' from center. A mag 15 star is off the southwest extension.
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22 18 31.8 +29 14 39
V = 14.4; Size 1.4'x1.1'; PA = 170°
24" (7/24/14): very faint to faint, fairly small,
round, ~25" diameter, pretty low even surface brightness. A mag 12 star is 1.4' E. Picked up while observing
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22 20 53.1 +33 17 43
V = 14.0; Size 2.3'x0.3'; Surf Br = 13.5; PA = 122°
18" (10/29/11): at 225x appeared as a very faint, thin edge-on ~7:1 NW-SE, ~1.3'x0.2'. Easier than expected for a V = 14.0 flat galaxy. There is no central bulge but the galaxy is slightly brighter in the central portion. A mag 14.4 star is at the SE tip. Located 1.9' SW of a mag 9.5 star and a number of mag 12-13 stars occupy the vicinity.
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22 21 09.1 +36 35 27
V = 14.0; Size 1.4'x0.2'; Surf Br = 12.6; PA = 141°
24" (9/14/12): at 322x, fairly faint, fairly small,
very elongated 7:2 NW-SE, ~0.7'x0.2'.
Contains a strong bright core and faint stellar nucleus with much
fainter extensions. Located 18' NW
of
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22 22 40.7 +36 11 40
V = 14.0; Size 1.3'x1.0'; Surf Br = 14.1
24" (9/14/12): at 322x, faint to fairly faint, moderately
large, roundish, roughly 45" diameter. View hampered by a mag 10 star superimposed just NE of
center. In addition a mag 12 star
is just off the NW side, though the halo has a very low surface brightness and
fades into the glare from the stars.
Contains a very small weakly brighter core just SW of the mag 10
star. Located 2.8' ESE of
17.5" (10/13/01): this companion to NGC 7265 (situated 2.8' ESE) was difficult to pick out in fairly poor seeing as it was lost in the glare of a mag 10.5 star attached at the NE side. Just a low surface brightness haze was evident on the west and SW side of the star but the glow just faded into the background as it had no distinct edge.
17.5" (8/12/88): very faint, very small, round. A mag 12 star attached at the NE end 17" from center detracts. Located 2.8' ESE of NGC 7265.
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22 23 01.4 +30 55 29
V = 14.7; Size 0.5'x0.5'
24" (10/12/20): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small,
round, 20"-24" diameter.
This blue compact galaxy forms an interacting pair with an extremely
distorted blue starburst. The
companion only occasionally popped, but appeared as a very small glow
(nucleus?) just off the east end of the main galaxy (separation between nuclei
is 13").
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22 23 02.4 +35 49 15
Size 1.0'x0.6'; PA = 133°
24" (9/7/18): at 375x; surprisingly faint, fairly small, low surface brightness, very diffuse glow with a mag 14.4 star attached on the southwest side. CGCG 514-019 lies 3.9' SSW.
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22 23 03.2 +36 03 16
Size 1.1'x0.3'; PA = 117°
24" (9/7/18): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, very elongated 3:1 WNW-ESE, 0.6'x0.2'. A mag 13.2 star is just east of the ESE tip. Member of a group (USGC U813) with brightest member NGC 7265 12' NW.
17.5" (10/13/01): faint, very small, elongated 2:1
NW-SE, 25"x12", even surface brightness. Located 14' WSW of
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22 23 12.0 +40 03 20
V = 13.1; Size 1.0'x0.4'; PA = 124°
24" (9/22/22): at 260x and 325x; fairly faint but relatively bright for a UGC in the Milky Way. Fairly small with a pretty high surface brightness bulging nucleus and fainter extensions 5:3 NW-SE, ~35" major axis. The galaxy forms the western vertex with a wide pair (~18" separation) of 12th mag stars 2.5' N and a wide mag 12/13.5 pair (~22" separation) 3' E.
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UGC 12018 = MCG +05-52-014 = CGCG 494-020 = PGC 68742
22 23 37.0 +30 51 25
Size 1.8'x0.35'; PA = 35°
24" (10/12/20): at 225x; excellent extremely thin edge-on!, moderately large sliver with a low even surface brightness, roughly 12:1 SW-NE, ~60"x5". A mag 10.4 star is 5' W and a mag 11 star is 3' SW. UGC 12011 (interacting pair at the same redshift) lies 8.7' NW.
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22 26 48.5 +35 31 07
Size 1.6'x1.3'; PA = 0°
24" (9/23/22): very easily picked up at 200x as a fairly faint, moderately large roundish glow, ~1.2' diameter. A brighter bar, elongated bar NW-SE, runs through the center. At 325x, I noticed a brighter nucleus at the center of the bar.
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22 30 55.1 +39 26 45
Size 1.0'x0.45'; PA = 160°
24" (9/7/13): at 375x; faint, fairly small, elongated
5:3 NNW-SSE, 20"x12" (core region only viewed), weak
concentration. Located 7.2' NW of
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UGC 12064 = MCG +06-49-029 = CGCG 514-050 = 3C 449 = PGC 69055
22 31 20.6 +39 21 30
V = 13.6; Size 1.1'x1.1'; Surf Br = 13.6
24" (9/7/13): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small,
slightly elongated N-S, 20"x15". Contains a very small brighter nucleus. Brightest in a group with
24" (10/18/12): at 375x appeared fairly faint, fairly
small, slightly elongated N-S, ~24"x20". A mag 14.5-14 star is 37" W of center. Brightest in a group with
17.5" (10/13/01): fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated N-S. A faint star (mag ~14.5) is close west [37" from center]. Forms the eastern vertex of a triangle with two mag 13 stars ~ 2' NW and 2' WSW. An extremely faint companion off the north side [0.6' N of center] was intermittently visible. A second faint companion 1.6' WNW was not seen. UGC 12073 group lies 16' SE.
This elliptical is the twin-lobed radio galaxy 3C 449.
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UGC 12073 = MCG +06-49-032 = CGCG 514-053 = WBL 682-001 =
22 32 33.3 +39 12 56
V = 13.6; Size 2.1'x0.8'; Surf Br = 14.0; PA = 100°
24" (10/18/12): at 375x appeared fairly faint to moderately bright, moderately large, elongated 5:2 WNW-ESE, ~50"x20", weak concentration. Brightest in a quartet with UGC 12075 3.0' E and CGCG 514-055 4.2' E. Located in a rich star field with the UGC 12064 triplet 16' NW.
17.5" (10/13/01): faint, fairly small, elongated 5:2 WNW-ESE, 0.5'x0.2', low even surface brightness. In moments of better seeing, the major axis increases to 1.0'x0.2'. Situated in a rich Lacerta star field with a bright double 5' SE [10/4/11.7 at 17"]. First and brightest in a triple system oriented E-W, but the fainter companions were not seen. UGC 12064 triple lies 16' NW.
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22 33 06.3 +08 05 51
V = 14.1; Size 0.7'x0.5'; PA = 157°
24" (10/12/20): at 375x; fairly faint to moderately bright, oval 4:3 or 3:2 NNW-SSE, ~30" major axis, no core but the surface brightness is uneven. Collinear with two mag 14 and 13 stars equally spaced 1.2' SSE and 2.4' SSE.
17.5" (8/20/88): fairly faint, fairly small, irregular, slightly elongated NW-SE, narrows at the SE end.
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UGC 12075 = MCG +06-49-033 = CGCG 514-054 = WBL 682-002 =
22 32 48.9 +39 12 38
V = 13.9; Size 1.5'x1.1'; Surf Br = 14.3; PA = 39°
24" (10/18/12): at 375x this interacting, chaotic
spiral appeared very faint to faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 SW-NE,
24"x18", low even surface brightness. A mag 14.3 star is at the east edge [25" from
center]. Second of three in a line
with brighter UGC 12073 3.0' W and CGCG 514-055 1.2' E.
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22 36 55.1 +14 24 44
V = 14.3; Size 1.0'x0.2'; PA = 137°
24" (7/24/14): at 375x appeared faint to fairly faint,
fairly small, elongated 5:2 NW-SE, 0.5'x0.2', very weak concentration. A mag 14.5 star is off the northwest
end. Brightest in a trio with MCG
+02-57-006 1.8' ESE and
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22 37 40.4 +34 50 47
V = 13.8; Size 1.0'x0.45'; PA = 72°
24" (8/25/19): at 375x; between fairly faint and
moderately bright, fairly small, elongated 2:1 WSW-ENE, 0.6'x0.3', well
concentrated with a bright core and stellar nucleus. This galaxy is located 27' N of
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22 38 29.5 +35 19 41
V = 13.4; Size 1.5'x1.5'; Surf Br = 14.3
24" (8/31/16): moderately/fairly bright, fairly small,
irregularly round, 40" diameter, contains a bright core that increases to
the center. Brightest in an
excellent group of galaxies (WBL 685) including
18" (6/25/04): fairly faint, fairly small, round,
40" diameter, broad concentration to a very small slightly brighter core
and occasional very faint stellar nucleus. A couple of mag 15.5 stars are close south and a mag 14 lies
1' NW. Brightest in a group of 9
faint galaxies including 4 other galaxies within 3';
17.5" (8/12/88): fairly faint, round, bright core. Brightest in the UGC 12127 group. Several companions are nearby including
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22 38 50.8 +34 18 11
Size 0.8'x0.4'; PA = 166°
18" (8/1/08): faint, fairly small, slightly elongated
N-S, 0.6'x0.45', low even surface brightness.
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22 39 49.4 +38 12 55
Size 1.9'x1.5'; PA = 17°
24" (9/22/22): at 260x; faint, large, extremely diffuse
glow, somewhat elongated but difficult to pin down orientation, ~1.5'x1.2',
little or no central condensation.
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22 40 17.0 +08 03 14
V = 14.3; Size 0.8'x0.8'
24" (9/23/22): at 285x; fairly faint (easily seen without effort), oval 4:3 E-W [central bar], 25"x18", faint stellar nucleus. The low surface brightness outer arms were not noticed. A mag 13.8 star is 35" S, close off the edge, and a mag 12 star is 1' WSW.
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22 41 54.0 +34 55 12
Size 1.6'x0.3'; PA = 100°
24" (10/12/20 and 10/17/20): at 375x; this dim edge-on spiral is masked by several stars. A mag 11 star is 1' SW, a mag 13.2 star is 25" NW of center (off the edge of the galaxy), a mag 15 star is also 25" N and a mag 14 star is close to the E edge. Furthermore, a faint star (14.5 mag?) is superposed on the nucleus of the galaxy. I was expecting that the galaxy's small core would be visible (formng a small isosceles triangle with the two stars close north), but it was only occasionally suspected with averted vision.
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22 40 53.9 +75 09 52
V = 14.8; Size 2.1'x1.7'; Surf Br = 16.0; PA = 13°
24" (9/1/16): at 200x; fairly faint, moderately large, elongated 4:3 ~N-S, 0.8'x0.6', diffuse, weak concentration. Based on the DSS, I picked up the core and inner halo and missed the extremely low surface brightness outer halo.
UGC 12160 is located 19' SW of mag 5.8
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22 42 39.3 +29 43 31
V = 14.0; Size 0.7'x0.4'; PA = 118°
24" (9/7/18): at 225x; fairly faint, small, round,
20" diameter, faint stellar nucleus.
This highly studied Seyfert galaxy is squeezed between mag 8.9
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UGC 12173 = MCG +06-49-079 = CGCG 514-103 = CGCG 515-001 =
22 43 52.0 +38 22 37
Size 2.1'x1.2'; PA = 76°
24" (9/22/22): 260x and 325x; faint, large, diffuse glow with a low surface brightness; oval 4:3 E-W, ~1.25' to 1.5' in diameter. A mag 14.5 star is just off the W end. Brighter mag 9.5 stars are ~10' SW and 9' E. UGC 12137 lies 48' ENE.
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22 44 45.8 +33 27 38
Size 0.9'x0.8'
24" (9/22/22): at 200x, 260x and 325x; fairly faint (relatively bright for a UGC) but a mag 11.6 star is attached to the west edge and strongly detracts from the view. The galaxy is at least 30" diameter with a very small slightly brighter nucleus. The star forms part of a striking "T" asterism that includes two other mag 10 stars.
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22 45 03.9 +33 59 46
V = 13.2; Size 1.3'x1.3'; Surf Br = 13.6
17.5" (9/2/89): faint, small, round, weak
concentration. A mag 14 star is
close following just 45" E of center. Picked up viewing slightly brighter
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22 47 38.0 +39 52 54
V = 13.6; Size 0.8'x0.4'; Surf Br = 12.2
17.5" (10/5/91): very faint, small, elongated 3:2
NNW-SSE. A mag 13.5 star is
20" off NW edge. Picked up
looking for
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22 48 40.7 +27 36 42
V = 13.8; Size 1.4'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 3°
24" (10/18/12): at 375x, fairly faint, fairly small,
elongated 4:3 N-S, 24"x18", small bright core, sharp stellar
nucleus. Brightest in the
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UGC 12193 = MCG +04-53-016 = CGCG 474-031 = KTG 76B = PGC 69768
22 48 44.2 +27 35 01
V = 13.4; Size 1.3'x1.0'; Surf Br = 13.3; PA = 93°
24" (10/18/12): faint to fairly faint, fairly small, round, low surface brightness, 25"-30" diameter, very weak concentration. Largest in the KTG 76 triplet with UGC 12191 1.8' NNW and CGCG 474-032 2.3' ESE. A mag 13.3 star is 1.1' W.
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22 49 09.2 +34 59 25
Size 1.5'x0.3'; PA = 45°
24" (10/12/20): at 375x; faint thin edge-on SW-NE, fairly small, ~30"x6". A mag 13.9/14.7 pair at 8" is just N of the NE end. A mag 15 star is close W of the SW end.
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22 49 29.1 +11 18 11
V = 13.8; Size 1.1'x0.8'; PA = 137°
24" (7/30/16): at 260x; fairly faint, oval 4:3 NW-SE, 0.8'x0.6', broad concentration with a small brighter core that increases to the center. Picked up 19' SSW of NGC 7385 in a galaxy group including a half-dozen NGCs (WBL 688).
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22 51 01.0 +31 22 30
V = 13.2; Size 1.0'x0.8'; PA = 151°
24" (9/23/22): picked up at 200x as an easily visible
fairly faint glow, slightly elongated, 30" diameter, containing a very
small bright nucleus. A very wide
mag 14.2/14.7 pair is less than 2' N.
Fainter
UGC 12214 forms a very close pair (apparently overlapping on
the SDSS) with
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22 50 56.1 +34 51 25
Size 1.2'x0.9'; PA = 67°
24" (10/12/20): at 375x; fairly faint, very small, round, 20" diameter, sharp stellar nucleus. I only noticed the bright central region (bar?) and missed the very low surface brightness halo.
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22 50 25.6 +82 52 37
V = 14.0; Size 2.3'x0.7'; PA = 92°
24" (9/27/14): very faint, fairly large, very elongated 7:2 E-W, ~1.7'x0.5', weak concentration, very slightly brighter core, diffuse. A mag 15 star is just off the west edge. Located 17' SSE of O∑ 482 = 4.9/9.6 at 3.5".
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22 52 32.7 +11 39 43
V = 14.0; Size 1.2'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.8; PA = 176°
24" (7/30/16): at 260x; faint to fairly faint, fairly
small, slightly elongated oval N-S, 0.5'x0.4', weak concentration. Situated 2.9' due east of mag 9.5 HD
216371. Located on the east side
of ZwCl 2247.3+1107, 37' ESE of
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22 54 04.2 +32 22 24
V = 13.8; Size 1.1'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 45°
18" (9/16/09): faint, very small, round, 20"
diameter, increases slightly to the center, very faint stellar nucleus. Located in a N-S stream of galaxies
(USGC U825) 17' NE of
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22 54 16.9 +32 15 06
V = 13.5; Size 1.2'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.5; PA = 70°
18" (9/16/09): faint, very small, round, 18" diameter (core of galaxy?). Located off the south side of a mag 10.3 star (45" between the center and the star). Member of the USGC U825 group
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UGC 12242 = MCG +05-54-009 = CGCG 496-014 = PGC 69970
22 54 25.5 +32 27 06
V = 13.1; Size 1.1'x1.0'; Surf Br = 13.3; PA = 117°
18" (9/16/09): fairly faint, small, elongated 4:3 NW-SE, 0.4'x0.3', broad concentration, no nucleus or zones. Brightest in a N-S string of galaxies (USGC U825) to the NE of NGC 7407.
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22 55 35.9 +12 47 25
V = 13.3; Size 1.6'x1.0'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 13°
17.5" (8/4/02): faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 or 5:3 SSW-NNE, ~0.6'x0.4', very weak concentration. Situated between two mag 13/14 stars 1.3' NNE and 1.1' SSW, respectively. The halo was ill-defined and often the orientation and elongated was not evident. Located 3.3° SW of mag 2.5 Alpha Peg (Markab).
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22 57 39.1 +12 54 57
V = 16.4; Size 1.1'x0.1'; PA = 104°
24" (8/30/16): Jimi and I spent a long time trying to
observe this extremely faint superthin (FGC axial ratio = 14.67). At 260x it popped clearly only once for
me, perhaps 10:1 WNW-ESE, 30"x3". The sighting was confident, though, as I noted the galaxy pointed
precisely to a 10th magnitude star 2.2' WNW and this was confirmed on the DSS.
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22 58 19.6 +26 03 43
V = 14.1; Size 1.3'x0.5'; PA = 142°
24" (7/20/12): this is the largest member of the NGC
7436 cluster, located 7.2' SE of
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22 59 12.8 +13 36 24
V = 14.2; Size 3.2'x0.2'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 30°
48" (10/28/19): at 542x; faint, low surface brightness ghostly sliver, very large, ~12:1 SSW-NNE, ~2.4'x0.2'. Contains a very slightly brighter central region but no core or nucleus. A mag 13.2 star is 1.2' W of center. A mag 14.2 star is close west of the SW end, with the galaxy dimming and extending only 20" or so beyond this star. A mag 16.5 star is east of the NE end [by 0.6', perpendicular to the PA of the galaxy].
2MASX J22591450+1336423, an extremely faint galaxy (V = 17.8) at the eastern flank near the north end, was suspected in windy conditions with poor seeing, though Jimi felt it appeared as a bulge at that location.
24" (9/2/16): at 220x; extremely to very faint; extremely thin streak ~1.5'x0.1' SW-NE, slightly brighter center. Could nearly hold steadily with averted and concentration. A mag 14.2 star is just west of the southwest end. A mag 13.2 star is 1.1' W of center. Observation at Grandview campground with SQM 21.7.
18" (8/12/10): extremely faint, fairly small, extremely
thin slash ~1.0'x0.1' SW-NE. A mag
14 star is just preceding the SW tip and a mag 13 star is 1' W of center. These two stars are on a line
perpendicular to the major axis of the galaxy. I looked for this galaxy the previous night at Lassen but
couldn't make a convincing observation.
On this evening the transparency was superb and it was definitely
visible, though difficult. Located
21' NW of mag 6.7
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22 59 07.9 +28 56 52
V = 14.4; Size 1.2'x0.7'; Surf Br = 14.1
17.5" (9/26/92): extremely faint, very small,
round. Located 5' ESE of mag 8.6
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23 00 09.4 +31 24 33
V = 13.8; Size 1.1'x0.5'; Surf Br = 13.1; PA = 132°
24" (9/27/14): fairly faint, fairly small, elongated
2:1 or 5:2 NW-SE, 30-35" length, 15" broad, small bright core,
stellar nucleus. Brightest in a
trio with
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23 00 14.4 +39 14 08
V = 14.0; Size 1.3'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.1; PA = 79°
17.5" (9/26/92): very faint, small, low even surface
brightness, no central condensation.
Located 9' NE of
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23 01 08.3 +05 39 16
V = 13.9; Size 1.6'x0.2'; PA = 125°
24" (12/28/13): very faint to faint, moderately large,
extremely thin edge-on 8:1 NW-SE, ~1.2'x0.15', no central bulge, very weak if
any central concentration. Situated
4.8' NNE of mag 8.7
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23 01 25.2 +30 14 20
V = 14.2; Size 1.5'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 143°
17.5" (8/13/88): very faint, fairly small, elongated
NW-SE, even surface brightness.
Located 7.8' NE of
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23 01 43.6 +16 04 04
Size 1.4'x0.3'; PA = 117°
48" (10/26/16): at 610x; very faint to faint,
moderately large, very elongated ~4:1 WNW-ESE, 1.2'x0.3', slightly brighter
core, fades out at the tips, overall fairly low surface brightness (blue
irregular dwarf on the SDSS). This
member of the
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23 02 19.0 +16 01 39
V = 14.9; Size 1.0'x0.15'; PA = 72°
48" (10/26/16): at 610x; fairly faint, thin edge-on 6:1
sliver WSW-ENE, 35"x6", very small brighter core. Located 5.8' NE of
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23 04 53.5 +16 40 42
Size 1.3'x0.4'; PA = 139°
24" (8/30/16): at 375x; faint to fairly faint, fairly
small, elongated roughly 2:1 ~N-S.
There appears to be a brighter knot at the north end that bulges out to
the northwest. On the SDSS this
feature appears to be the nucleus of the galaxy or the northern component of
two distorted, interacting galaxies.
An unequal 5" to 6" double star [mag 11-11.5 primary] is 3.3'
NE. Located 7.3' NNW of mag 6.4 HD
218101.
The SDSS image reveals an apparent interacting pair with a distorted blue looping galaxy on the south side. Somewhat similar appearance to UGC 10402 = VV 560.
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UGC 12350 = MCG +03-58-032 = CGCG 453-064 = LGG 469-005 =
23 05 20.1 +16 51 59
V = 14.0; Size 2.6'x0.8'; Surf Br = 14.6; PA = 95°
24" (8/30/16): at 322x; faint, fairly large, very elongated or edge-on 4:1 E-W, ~1.6'x0.4', low surface brightness, only a small slightly brighter core, ill-defined halo. Located 13' NE of UGC 12342. A mag 11.7 star is just off the south side [33" from center].
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23 05 47.6 +34 09 21
Size 1.0'x0.2'; PA = 97°
17.5" (8/13/88): extremely faint, very elongated ~E-W, near visual threshold. A star is attached at the SW end which detracts from viewing. Forms a pair with NGC 7485 4.8' SE. Incorrectly identified in the RNGC as NGC 7485.
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23 11 51.4 +09 30 24
V = 14.0; Size 1.0'x0.5'; PA = 124°
24" (9/23/22): at 285x; fairly faint, elongated nearly 2:1 NW-SE, ~35"x20", nearly even surface brightness with a slightly brighter core. Overall good surface brightness. Located 33' SE of mag 5.4 58 Peg.
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23 12 43.1 +10 43 47
V = 14.3; Size 0.8'x0.2'; PA = 175°
24" (10/6/18): at 260x and 375x; fairly faint at worse
and nearly moderately bright, small, ~18"x10", surprisingly high
surface brightness with a sharp stellar nucleus! Located 7.4' WSW of
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23 13 13.2 +06 25 49
V = 13.6; Size 4.7'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.7; PA = 145°
48" (10/22/11): at 488x, this extreme superthin
appeared as a fairly bright, large, razor-thin edge-on, extending ~10:1 NW-SE,
~2.5'x0.2'. Contains a bright, very thin, elongated core that bulges very
slightly. The extensions fade
gradually at the tips. A string of
mag 15 and fainter stars oriented WNW-ESE begins near the southern tip.
24" (1/1/16): this superthin galaxy (axial ratio 10:1) appeared a very faint, very thin streak at least 8:1 NW-SE, ~1.4'x10", very small brighter nucleus. The southeast extension was longer than the northwest. Situated directly between a mag 10.8 star 2.3' SW and a mag 12.7 star 1.8' NE.
17.5" (11/1/86): very faint but moderately large, thin edge-on NW-SE, very low surface brightness. A group of faint stars is close east. Located 2.3' NE of a mag 10 star and 6.6' N of NGC 7518.
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UGC 12426 = FGC 2470 = PGC 70723
23 13 32.5 +06 34 05
V = 15.3; Size 1.1'x0.15'; PA = 170°
48" (10/22/11): fainter and smaller of two superthins along with UGC 12423 situated 9.6' SSW. At 488x appeared as a fairly faint, very thin edge-on, stretching 0.8'x0.1' in a N-S orientation. The surface brightness is fairly low and nearly even with a slightly brighter center.
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23 13 43.4 +29 00 39
V = 14.2; Size 2.2'x0.2'; PA = 166°
24" (9/13/12): this superthin galaxy has an axial ratio of 11:1! (2.2'x0.2'). At 322x it appeared faint, moderately large, extremely thin edge-on, ~8:1 NNW-SSE, 1.2'x0.15', weak concentration. A mag 10.2 star lies 3.6' N.
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23 15 09.2 +09 40 46
V = 13.5; Size 1.2'x0.4'; PA = 152°
24" (10/12/20): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small,
elongated 2:1 or 5:2 NW-SE, ~40"x18", very weak concentration with no
distinct core region. Forms a
close pair (
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23 15 49.9 +09 30 59
V = 14.4; Size 1.2'x0.25'; PA = 31°
24" (10/12/20): at 375x; between very faint and faint, fairly small, edge-on 4:1 SW-NE, ~40"x10", low even surface brightness. A mag 11.3 star is 2.3' NW. UGC 12454 lies 14' NW.
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23 16 43.2 +33 59 45
V = 13.1; Size 1.2'x0.4'; PA = 87°
24" (12/17/22): at 375x; moderately bright and large,
very elongated 7:2 E-W, 1' length, spindle shape, brighter middle. Situated 6.7' NNE of mag 8.4
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23 17 02.8 +30 20 06
V = 13.3; Size 1.3'x0.7'; PA = 91°
24" (9/23/22): at 200x; moderately bright, oval 3:2
E-W, 1.0'x0.5', brighter elongated core.
Located just 2.5' SSE of mag 7.7
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23 18 38.3 +25 13 58
V = 13.9; Size 1.0'x0.7'; PA = 65°
24" (9/22/22): at 325x; fairly faint, compact, slightly
elongated NW-SE, 20"x15".
A tiny nucleus seems offset towards the west end. Striking location as the double star
STF 3000 = 9.6/9.8 at 3.4" is 2' SE!
The galaxy forms the western vertex of a small triangle with two 14th
mag stars about 2' NNE and ENE.
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23 19 30.5 +16 04 29
V = 14.5; Size 2.4'x0.17'; Surf Br = 13.7; PA = 81°
24" (9/13/12): at 322 this superthin (axial ratio of at
least 13:1) appeared faint, moderately large, edge-on 5:1 ~E-W, 1.0'x0.2',
brighter center and very low surface brightness extensions that dim out at the
tips.
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23 19 37.4 +01 28 43
V = 14.3; Size 0.9'x0.4'; PA = 144°
24" (9/21/22): at 325x; faint, elongated but irregular halo, diffuse and low uniform surface brightness, 0.5' to 0.6' diameter.
Member of the USGC U843 galaxy group at z = .03 that
includes
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23 19 39.4 +08 15 53
Size 1.3'x0.9'; PA = 60°
17.5" (8/6/02): this faint member of Pegasus I is
located 9.4' NW of
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23 19 51.0 +26 15 46
Size 1.4'x1.1'; PA = 50°
24" (12/12/17): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small, oval 4:3 SW-NE, strongly concentrated with a bright core that increases to very small brighter nucleus. The halo has a low surface brightness. Situated 1' S of W Pegasi, a Mira-type variable with a period of 346 days and a mag range of 7.6-13. The star is currently at mag ~11.5 (decreasing since August) and didn't display an obvious color. CGCG 476-009 lies 3.9' SE.
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23 20 13.0 +07 55 57
V = 14.7; Size 1.3'x0.2'; Surf Br = 13.2; PA = 24°
17.5" (8/4/02): extremely faint, fairly small edge-on,
5:1 SSW-NNE, 0.7'x0.15'. Very low
surface brightness and requires averted for a decent look. Located 6.8' SE of mag 7
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UGC 12519 = MCG +03-59-037 = CGCG 454-040 = PGC 71102
23 20 02.8 +15 57 10
V = 13.4; Size 1.3'x0.4'; Surf Br = 12.7; PA = 158°
24" (9/13/12): at 322x, fairly faint to moderately bright, very elongated 7:2 NNW-SSE, 0.8'x0.25', slightly brighter core. UGC 12506, a faint superthin, lies 11' NW. This is a Seyfert 2 galaxy.
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UGC 12525 = MCG +00-59-027 = CGCG 380-036 = PGC 71130
23 20 26.7 +01 33 37
V = 14.6; Size 0.6'x0.4'; PA = 44°
24" (9/21/22): at 325x; fairly faint, elongated ~4:3 SW-NE, broad concentration, slightly brighter core, ~25" diameter. A very faint edge is close north, but I didn't notice it.
Member of the USGC U843 galaxy group at z = .03 that includes UGC 12508 13' WSW, IC 1482 12' NNE and NGC 7629 16' SE.
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23 20 31.4 +29 18 26
V = 13.7; Size 1.4'x1.3'
24" (10/12/20): at 375x; faint, small, round, 30",
low even surface brightness.
Fainter than expected at V = 13.7, though this is a late face-on
spiral. Located 9' W of mag 8.6 HD
220141. Two 9th mag stars are 5'
SE and 8' ESE. A small triangle
with a mag 12.5 star and two 15th mag stars is ~2' E.
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UGC 12537 = IV Zw 145 = MCG +05-55-003 = CGCG 497-005 = PGC 71165
23 21 07.9 +29 32 58
V = 14.4; Size 1.2'x0.7'; PA = 133°
24" (10/12/20): at 375x; between faint and fairly faint, small, round, 18" (core region), occasional stellar nucleus. Very low surface brightness halo NW-SE was suspected, though I couldn't estimate a size. A mag 11.7 star is 1' N. Three 10th mag star are within 6' including a mag 9.8 star 4' SE.
Part of the galaxy group USGC U845, which includes
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23 21 33.5 +27 07 05
V = 15.2; Size 0.9'x0.2'; PA = 76°
24" (12/1/13): extremely faint, fairly small, seems elongated 2:1 ~WSW-ENE, ~24"x12", but has a very low surface brightness so the dimensions and orientation were difficult to gauge.. A mag 15 star is 30" S and a mag 17.3 star was suspected just off the west end.
24" (8/7/13): extremely faint, small, elongated 2:1
WSW-ENE, very low surface brightness patch, ~20"x10". A mag 15 star is 30" S. First of three (
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UGC 12545 = MCG +04-55-009 = CGCG 476-020 = KTG 79C = PGC 71190
23 21 41.9 +27 04 14
V = 15.0; Size 1.2'x0.5'; PA = 85°
24" (12/1/13): very faint, elongated 5:2 E-W, 0.5'x0.2', low surface brightness. A mag 15.5 star lies 40" W. Second brightest in a trio (KTG 79) with UGC 12546 and 12543.
24" (8/7/13): extremely faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 E-W, ~24"x12". A mag 15.6 star is 40" W of center. Fainter of a very close pair with UGC 12546 just 1.0' NNW with UGC 12543 3.5' NW.
17.5" (10/13/01): UGC 12545 and 12546 form a very close
1' pair of challenging, elongated galaxies. They required averted vision and were a bit too faint to
hold simultaneously. UGC 12545 is
elongated 2:1 E-W, 30"x15".
UGC 12546 is just 1.0' N of center. This pair is located 23' SE of
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UGC 12546 = MCG +04-55-008 = CGCG 476-021 = KTG 79B = PGC 71193
23 21 41.2 +27 05 14
V = 14.6; Size 1.3'x0.3'; Surf Br = 13.5; PA = 19°
24" (12/1/13): at 375x appeared very faint to faint, very elongated 7:2 SSW-NNE, 35"x10", low even surface brightness. Slightly brighter of a pair with UGC 12545 1.0' S, along with UGC 12543 2.6' NW.
24" (8/7/13): at 375x appears very faint, fairly small, elongated 5:2 SSW-NNE, 30"x12", low even surface brightness. Brighter of a very close pair with UGC 12545 1.0' SSE. Forms a trio (KTG 79) with UGC 12543 2.6' NW.
17.5" (10/13/01): extremely faint, small, very elongated SSW-NNE, ~30"x10". Forms a very close, challenging pair with UGC 12545 1' S. Both galaxies require averted vision and are a bit too faint to hold simultaneously. Located 23' SE of NGC 7624.
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23 21 51.6 +05 00 23
V = 14.4; Size 1.2'x0.6'; PA = 162°
24" (11/24/14): at 375x; faint to fairly faint, fairly
small, slightly elongated N-S, low and fairly even surface brightness. The outer portions of the spiral arms
were not picked up (at 375x).
First in a trio with
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UGC 12548 = MCG +01-59-067 = CGCG 406-091 = Holm 808b = PGC 71209
23 21 57.3 +05 02 09
V = 13.8; Size 1.0'x0.2'; Surf Br = 11.9
24" (11/24/14): at 375x; fairly faint, moderately large, very elongated 7:2 NW-SE, 45"x12". Forms a pair with UGC 12547 2.4' SW. PGC 71224 lies 4.8' SE.
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UGC 12557 = MCG +05-55-005 = CGCG 497-008 = PGC 71234
23 22 28.6 +29 10 51
V = 14.1; Size 1.9'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 11°
24" (8/30/16): at 322x; faint to fairly faint, fairly
small, elongated 3:1 SSW-NNE, 0.6'x0.2', small brighter core. UGC 12566 is 4.6' SE and
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UGC 12566 = MCG +05-55-066 = CGCG 497-009 = PGC 71258
23 22 45.9 +29 08 16
V = 14.0; Size 1.7'x1.3'; PA = 140°
24" (8/30/16): at 322x; fairly faint, fairly small, round, 0.6' diameter, very small bright nucleus surrounded by a low surface brightness halo. The much larger outer halo was not seen. Forms the eastern vertex of a triangle with mag 12.5 and 14 stars 1.8' WSW and 1.7' WNW. In a group (USGC U845) with UGC 12557 4.6' NW and MCG +05-55-007 6.4' NNE. UGC 12537 is also a member at 32' NW.
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23 23 41.0 +19 34 10
V = 14.4; Size 1.2'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.8; PA = 60°
24" (12/1/13): at 375x,
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23 24 42.4 +41 20 48
V = 13.1; Size 1.5'x1.3'; Surf Br = 13.7
24" (10/4/13): fairly faint, slightly elongated ~SW-NE, 45"x35". No distinct core but contains a small brighter nucleus. A mag 15.2 star is near the NE end and a mag 14 star is off the SW side, 1' from center. The DSS shows 3 or 4 superimposed stars or compact knots including the mag 15 star I noted.
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23 25 01.6 +00 00 01
Size 1.4'x0.4'; PA = 55°
48" (10/27/16): at 488x; fairly faint, moderately
large, very elongated 3:1 ~SW-NE, ~1.0'x0.3', small brighter central
region. This peculiar galaxy
has an unusual shape, hooking counterclockwise on the southwest side and
extending a short distance [~0.3'] due west (this is a separate merging
companion SIT 45-A). The galaxy
tapers on the northeast end. Forms
an interacting (disrupted) triplet with
UGC 12589 is an interacting merged pair (SIT 45-A and -B), part of an isolated triplet and is a major ‘wet’ merger (similar mass, gas-rich, and blue late-type galaxies).
24" (9/29/16): at 375x; extremely faint, fairly small,
very elongated 5:2 or 3:1 SW-NE, 30"x12", very low surface
brightness, fairly difficult.
Located 12' NE of
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23 25 11.4 +15 11 59
V = 14.3; Size 1.0'x0.2'; PA = 154°
24" (9/29/16): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly small,
very elongated 7:2 NNW-SSE, contains a sharp stellar nucleus and faint thin
extensions.
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23 25 21.9 +28 29 40
V = 12.9; Size 1.7'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.0; PA = 58°
24" (8/30/16): moderately bright, elongated 5:2 or 3:1 SW-NE, sharply concentrated with a very small bright nucleus. There is a sharp light cut-off along the south edge due to a dust lane and the halo was more rounded or bulged out on the north side. The portion of the galaxy south of the dust lane was not seen with certainty. Located 1.6' N of a mag 10.0 star.
13.1" (7/12/86): fairly faint, very small bright core, fainter halo elongated WSW-ENE. Located 1.6' NNE of a mag 9 star. This is one of the most massive known spiral galaxies (600 billion solar masses).
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Pegasus Dwarf = UGC 12613 = MCG +02-59-046 = CGCG 431-072 = DDO 216 = PGC 71538
23 28 34.1 +14 44 48
V = 12.6; Size 5.0'x2.7'; Surf Br = 15.3; PA = 120°
48" (10/28/19): at 375x; faint, very large, low surface brightness glow, easily seen but featureless except for a relatively large slightly brighter central region [~1.5' in diameter]. The edges of the halo faded out without any definite edge but perhaps extended 4'x2' WNW-ESE. A mag 12.8 star is along the south side of the WNW end. The glow seems to extend beyond a mag 14.4 star on the ESE end.
24" (10/5/13): picked up at 200x as a faint, large, very diffuse elongated glow with a couple of stars superimposed. This Local Group dwarf appeared roughly 4.0'x2.0', extended WNW-ESE. The surface brightness is quite low and fairly even, except for a slightly brighter 30" patch (core?) near the center. A mag 14 star is just within the ESE end (the patch is ~1' WNW of this star) and a brighter mag 12.7 star is embedded on the south side of WNW end.
17.5" (10/25/97): this difficult Local Group member (M31 subsystem) was not seen at 220x. At 100x a very low surface brightness hazy region with no concentration was visible just following a trio of mag 12 stars. It was very difficult to estimate the dimensions and orientation as the halo gradually faded into the background but the faint glow appeared roughly 4'x2', extended WNW-ESE. Also viewed at 140x, although no other details were seen. I would have passed right over this object without a finder chart and use of low power.
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23 29 22.0 +03 23 23
V = 14.2; Size 1.5'x1.2'; Surf Br = 14.8; PA = 78°
24" (9/29/16): at 200x; fairly faint, fairly large,
slightly elongated, ~1.2'x1.0', low but uneven surface brightness. A few times I had the impression of a
bar running SW-NE (confirmed on the DSS).
Located 10' SSE of
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23 29 58.7 +40 59 25
V = 12.1; Size 4.5'x3.7'; Surf Br = 15.0
24" (8/16/12): at 200x this challenging dwarf appeared as a very faint, very large, low surface brightness glow, ~2' diameter. Although the outline was very ill-defined due to the extremely low surface brightness, the glow was confined within a triangle of mag 14 stars with sides of 2', 2' and 1.4'. There was no noticeable core, but there appeared to be a very slight brightening about 45" S of the star at the NW vertex. Located ~1.5° E of NGC 7640 = KTG 80A.
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23 31 39.1 +25 56 43
V = 13.7; Size 1.8'x1.4'; PA = 135°
24" (9/7/18): at 375x; moderately bright, moderately
large, roundish, nearly 1' diameter.
Well concentrated with a small bright core. Appears to be (visually) a spiral or barred spiral
(verified later). A mag 12 star is
1.4' small, a mag 9.5 star (
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23 31 52.7 +44 49 17
Size 1.0'x0.9'
24" (10/17/20): at 375x; fairly faint, small, round,
24" diameter, even surface brightness.
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UGC 12652 = V Zw 410 = MCG +07-48-010 = CGCG 533-011 = PGC 71693
23 32 16.1 +44 58 11
Size 0.8'x0.6'; PA = 124°
24" (10/17/20): at 375x; fairly faint, small, slightly
elongated, brighter nucleus, 20" diameter (core region noticed). Moderate high surface brightness. Increases a bit in size (glimpsing very
low surface brightness halo) with averted vision. A mag 12.8 star is 1.3' SE. Located 16' WSW of mag 6.3
Zwicky assumed this galaxy was a merged pair, but the second object is a superposed star.
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23 32 29.1 +23 55 52
V = 13.2; Size 1.3'x0.8'; PA = 133°
24" (9/22/22): at 325x; moderately bright (prominent
for a UGC), oval 3:2 NW-SE, 0.8' major axis, small bright core. A 25" pair of mag 12.6/13.7 stars
is 2.5' ESE. The galaxy sits just
5' N of mag 6.4
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UGC 12663 = MCG +04-55-027 = PGC 71742
23 33 31.3 +24 01 12
V = 14.6; Size 1.0'x1.0'
24" (9/22/22): at 325x; faint, fairly small, round, diffuse, low even surface brightness, 30" diameter. A 12th mag star is 1.4' ESE. Much brighter UGC 12655 lies 15' SW.
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23 33 38.7 +30 02 20
Size 1.1'x0.8'; PA = 70°
18" (8/31/11): between extremely and very faint, small,
slightly elongated SW-NE, 20"x15", low even surface brightness. Fainter of a pair with
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UGC 12667 = MCG +05-55-038 = CGCG 497-040 = Holm 809a = PGC 71753
23 33 49.3 +30 03 37
V = 12.8; Size 1.5'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.0; PA = 142°
18" (8/31/11): the brighter member of a pair with UGC
12665 (
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23 34 54.6 +18 04 15
Size 1.1'x0..7'; PA = 28°
24" (9/8/18): at 260x; very faint, small, roundish,
25" diameter, low even surface brightness. This galaxy appears to be a blue dwarf on the SDSS with a
very low surface brightness.
Located 8' SE of a mag 9.1 star.
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UGC 12682 = DDO 218 = MCG +03-60-007 = CGCG 455-020 = PGC 71801
23 34 53.5 +18 13 38
V = 13.5; Size 1.3'x1.0'; Surf Br = 14.2; PA = 40°
24" (9/8/18): at 260x and 375x; fairly faint, fairly
small, slightly elongated 5:4 SW-NE, ~45"x35". Low even surface brightness. An extremely faint knot or star is at
the southwest end [on the SDSS this is clearly a star with a mag 16.4]. This low surface brightness dwarf has a
blue knot at the east end.
Situated just west of a distinctive group of four mag 10-11 stars.
17.5" (9/23/89): very faint, moderately large, low surface brightness, elongated 3:2 SW-NE. About 5' E is are three mag 10 stars which form an obtuse isosceles triangle (the equal sides are 1.5' length). The mag 10 star at the SE vertex is also a 30" double with a mag 11 star.
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23 35 32.3 +05 12 53
V = 13.5; Size 1.5'x0.3'; Surf Br = 12.5; PA = 149°
24" (11/24/14): fairly faint, fairly large, thin
edge-on 5:1 NW-SE, 1.4'x0.3', contains a small brighter core. Nearly parallel to a 1' pair of mag 14
stars close east. This galaxy is
easily bright enough to be a NGC, and lies 16' NNE of
18" (11/14/09): faint, thin edge-on streak 5:1 NNW-SSE, 1.2'x0.25'. The major axis is slightly longer than the separation (57") between a pair of mag 14-14.5 stars just 1' following and the galaxy has a similar position angle as the stars! Located 16' NNE of NGC 7706 in a group.
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23 37 59.2 +31 59 43
V = 14.0; Size 0.8'x0.8'
24" (9/23/22): at 285x; fairly faint, round,
25"-30" diameter, slightly brighter nucleus. A 13th mag star is less than 1' N and
an 11th mag star is 2.3' NE. These two stars and a few others to the north form
a hockey stick asterism.
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23 38 14.4 +30 42 29
V = 14.4; Size 1.1'x0.5'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 60°
18" (8/31/11): faint, small, slightly elongated SW-NE, 25"x18", no core or nucleus. Collinear with two mag 12.5/13.5 stars about 3' NNW. Located 15' ENE of mag 7.2 HD 222033. Jones 1, a showpiece obscure planetary, lies 33' SW.
17.5" (8/13/88): faint, small, oval WSW-ENE, even surface brightness. Follows by less than 2' a group of three faint stars.
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23 38 13.0 +32 20 06
V = 14.7; Size 1.7'x0.2'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 167°
24" (10/13/12): at 375x appeared very faint, moderately large, very thin ghostly streak 6:1 NNW-SSE, 0.9''x0.15', low surface brightness, very weak concentration. Two mag 12.7/13.4 are off the south side.
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23 41 46.3 -01 21 06
V = 13.9; Size 0.8'x0.7'
24" (9/23/22): at 285x; fairly faint, round, 25"
diameter, nearly uniform surface brightness with a slightly brighter
nucleus. A 15th mag star is barely
off the SW edge and a 14th mag star is 1.2' SW. Forms a pair with
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23 42 46.7 +27 17 51
V = 14.4; Size 1.3'x0.15'; PA = 50°
24" (12/8/20): at 375x; extremely faint, thin ghostly
glow, only occasionally visible.
Situated 2.5' SSE of a 33" pair of mag 11 stars. Outlying member of
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23 43 49.6 +28 20 21
V = 13.7; Size 1.2'x0.7'; PA = 105°
24" (10/12/20): at 375x; fairly faint, elongated 2:1
WNW-ESE, ~40"x20", small brighter core, brighter along the major axis
like a bar (there is one). A mag
15.3 star is 1' SE and a mag 11.7 star is 1.4' W. A distinctive equilateral triangle of mag 12-13 stars is 3'
N. Located 6.5' SSE of a mag 8.5 star.
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23 51 18.7 +20 34 41
V = 13.8; Size 0.9'x0.2'; PA = 155°
24" (12/1/16): at 260x; extremely faint, fairly small,
elongated 3:1 NNW-SSE, very low even surface brightness. Requires careful averted to glimpse, so
the V_T magnitude = 13.8 is very misleading. Forms a physical trio (interacting) with
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23 52 11.1 +08 23 41
V = 13.7; Size 1.3'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.5; PA = 20°
18" (9/15/07): very faint, fairly small, very elongated
5:2 SSW-NNE, ~0.6'x0.25', low surface brightness with very weak
concentration. Forms the western
vertex of a triangle with two mag 11 stars 3.7' SE and 4.5' NE. Located 35' NW of
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23 52 44.3 +27 07 56
V = 14.1; Size 1.0'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.7; PA = 0°
17.5" (7/20/90): very faint, small, oval 3:2 ~N-S, very
small brighter core. There are
four mag 13.5 stars forming an arc about 4' SE. Located 25' E of the
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23 53 56.7 +28 29 34
V = 13.5; Size 1.1'x0.7'; PA = 179°
24" (9/24/22): at 285x; quite bright for a UGC galaxy,
elongated 4:3 N-S, 35" major axis, small strong bright core. A mag 12.5 star 2.7' NE has a faint
close companion [3" separation].
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UGC 12840 = MCG +05-01-002 = CGCG 498-032 = CGCG 499-004 =
23 54 29.9 +28 52 17
V = 13.4; Size 1.2'x1.1'; PA = 19°
24" (9/24/22): at 285x; fairly faint (very easily visible), elongated 4:3 ~N-S, 0.6' diameter, small bright nucleus. A triangle of stars is close N, including an 11th mag star 4' NNW. The closest star is a 5" double with a mag 14.8 companion. In the area is NGC 7775 28' WSW and UGC 12835 24' SSW.
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23 56 07.8 +00 32 58
V = 14.3; Size 1.8'x0.5'; Surf Br = 13.8; PA = 104°
24" (8/31/16): at 324x; faint to fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 5:2 WSW-ENE, 30"x12", slightly brighter core. A mag 12.6 star is just 36" NW of center and interferes somewhat with the visibility. The outer elliptical ring (forming the "Bow-tie") was not seen.
Forms a pair with
17.5" (11/30/91): extremely faint, fairly small, elongated 5:2 WNW-ESE. A mag 12.5 star is just 36" NW of center.
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23 56 42.1 +13 46 35
V = 14.5; Size 0.8'x0.4'; PA = 161°
24" (9/24/22): at 285x; fairly faint (easily visible
with direct), oval 4:3 or 3:2 NNW-SSE, 30"x20", slightly brighter
core region. Two stars are nearby:
a mag 14.5 star 0.8' E and a mag 12.8 star 1.8' NE.
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23 56 45.3 +16 48 50
V = 13.9; Size 1.8'x0.7'; PA = 12°
18" (10/29/11): at 225x, appeared faint to fairly
faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 N-S, 36"x18", low even surface
brightness. At 283x, a very small
glow or knot (
18" (9/26/11): faint, fairly small, elongated nearly 3:1 NNW-SSE, 45"x18", low nearly even surface brightness, appeared to have a very slightly brighter core. Need better conditions to confirm the companion galaxy, though a slightly brighter spot at the south end was suspected a few times.
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23 59 54.1 +46 53 06
V = 13.9; Size 1.4'x0.9'; Surf Br = 14.0; PA = 165°
17.5" (7/17/93): extremely faint. This threshold object was just glimpsed
4.2' SW of mag 7.3
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00 00 01.7 +47 16 29
V = 12.6; Size 2.1'x1.7'; PA = 165°
24" (1/1/16): at 200x; moderately bright, fairly large,
oval 3:2 N-S, 1.2'x0.8', broad concentration with a brighter core, appears to
have a fairly narrow central bar as brighter along a thin spine N-S. Situated in a very busy star field with
a large number of mag 11 stars.
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00 00 19.6 +22 59 31
Size 1.1'x0.6'; PA = 30°
48" (11/1/13):
18" (10/29/11): faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, 0.4'x0.2'. Fairly even surface brightness but occasionally a very small brighter nucleus popped out at 285x. The double system (two nuclei) was not resolved, though. An uncatalogued double star with components mag 11/12 at ~10" separation is located 10' NW.
Described by Zwicky as "pair of neutral equal spherical compacts, separation = 12" southwest-northeast". In Arp's category of "appearance of fission".
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00 00 37.9 +28 23 04
V = 14.0; Size 1.1'x0.4'; Surf Br = 12.9; PA = 11°
24" (11/24/14): fairly faint, fairly small, very
elongated 3:1 N-S, ~36"x12".
Contains a very brighter nucleus that appears offset towards the mag
11.5 star at the south end - probably because the southern tip of the halo is
lost in the glare of the star.
First and second brightest in
24" (10/3/13): fairly faint, fairly small, very
elongated 3:1 N-S, ~40"x13".
A mag 11.5 star is attached at the south end detracts from viewing. First and largest of five in HCG
99.
18" (9/24/05): very faint, phantom streak extending north of a mag 11 star. Not noticed initially (picked up HCG 99B first), but once detected was fairly easy to view, although the brighter attached star detracts from viewing. Appears elongated nearly 3:1 N-S, though only 30"x10". Largest in HCG 99, though much lower surface brightness than HCG 99B.
17.5" (11/28/97):
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00 00 47.0 +28 24 07
V = 13.7; Size 1.0'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.4
24" (11/24/14): fairly faint, fairly small, round,
25" diameter. Contains a
small bright core that increases steadily to the center.
24" (10/3/13): the brightest of 5 members in HCG 99 appeared moderately bright, fairly small, round, 30" diameter, increases evenly to a brighter quasi-stellar nucleus. HCG 99C = CGCG 499-33 is attached at the west end with UGC 12897 = HCG 99A 2.3' SW.
18" (9/24/05): fairly faint, small, round, 0.4' diameter. Weak, even concentration to a very small brighter core and stellar nucleus. Brightest (highest surface brightness) member of three in HCG 99. HCG 99C is very close preceding, just 37" between centers.
17.5" (11/28/97): HCG 99B is the brightest of a faint and close trio. Appeared faint, very small, round, 0.4' diameter. Contains a very small brighter core with a fainter halo. Forms a very close pair with the "C" component just 0.6' W of center. The "A member (UGC 12897) lies 2.2' SE adjacent to a mag 11.5-12 star.
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UGC 12914 = VV 254a = MCG +04-01-010 = CGCG 477-040 = CGCG 478-012 = III Zw 125 = KTG 84A = PGC 120
00 01 38.3 +23 29 01
V = 12.4; Size 2.3'x1.3'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 160°
48" (11/1/13): the Taffy pair was observed at
610x. UGC 12914 (southwestern
component) appeared bright, fairly large, very elongated 3:1 NNW-SSE,
2.1'x0.7', sharply concentrated with a very bright, rounder core. The southern end of the galaxy
gradually faded out and extended further than seen with my 24". A dust lane creates a sharp light-cut
off on the east side of the core and the diffuse glow from an arm is visible
further east. A bright curving
spiral arm is attached on the NNW side of the core and it hooks north
counterclockwise towards the companion
24" (9/14/12): at 375x, the brighter member of the "Taffy" Galaxies appeared moderately bright, moderately large, very elongated 3:1 NNW-SSE, 1.0'x0.3', broad concentration with a brighter core. An extension (spiral arm) is attached on the NNW end and hooks towards UGC 12915, which is centered 1.0' NE. The arm increases the total size to ~1.6'x0.8' (roughly 2:1). UGC 14 lies 32' SE.
17.5" (7/17/93): brighter of a close pair of UGC galaxies dubbed the "Taffy" galaxies. Faint, moderately large, edge-on 4:1 NNW-SSE, 2.0'x0.5'. A mag 12.5-13 star is at the SE tip, 1.6' from the center. UGC 12915 lies just 1' NE.
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UGC 12915 = VV 254b = MCG +04-01-011 = CGCG 477-041 = CGCG 478-013 = III Zw 125 = KTG 84B = PGC 129
00 01 42.2 +23 29 45
V = 13.0; Size 1.5'x0.5'; Surf Br = 12.6; PA = 137°
48" (11/1/13): the smaller, northeastern component of the Taffy pair appeared fairly bright, moderately large, very elongated 3:1 NW-SE, broad concentration. Appears asymmetric with an arm on the north side bending west and then dimming out as it hooks slightly south. This arm and the hooking arm in UGC 12915 do not merge.
24" (9/14/12): the fainter member of the Taffy Galaxies appeared fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 5:2 NW-SE, 1.0'x0.4', broad concentration. At the NW end is a short, faint extension or arm that extends further west, so the galaxy does not have a symmetric appearance.
17.5" (7/17/93): faint, fairly small, very elongated 3:1 NW-SE, 1.2'x0.4', even surface brightness. Forms a close pair with slightly brighter and larger UGC 12914 1' SW. Two mag 13 stars are parallel to the galaxy 1' off the NE side.
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