00 02 57.0 +04 12 31; Psc
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. IC 1527 lies 11' SW.
00 03 05.6 -01 54 50; Psc
V = 13.5; Size 1.7'x0.8'; PA = 47°
14.5" (11/3/24): at 158x and 226x; fairly faint (relatively bright for a UGC), elongated 3:2 SW-NE, irregular shape, appears patchy with perhaps a slightly brighter core. A mag 10.8 star is 3' WNW.
00 03 09.6 +21 57 37; Peg
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 11 lies 9' NNE.
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".
00 03 21.5 +22 06 11; Peg
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.
00 03 35.0 +23 12 03; Peg
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.
00 04 33.7 +28 18 06; Peg
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 HD 111.
00 05 13.9 +06 46 20; Psc
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 NGC 7824 9.2' NNW.
00 05 27.1 +05 10 36; Psc
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 NGC 7827 2.7' N and NGC 7825 7' WNW (part of group WBL 002).
00 05 48.4 +27 26 58; Peg
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 NGC 1 and 17' SE of mag 6.5 HD 225292.
00 06 49.6 +08 37 42; Psc
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 NGC 3 group with NGC 7835 12' S and NGC 7834 16' SSW.
00 07 23.8 +47 02 27; And
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 V Zw 3 (CGCG 548-028) 1' E. CGCG 548-026 lies 3' S.
00 08 10.3 +27 00 14; Peg
Size 0.8'x0.7'; PA = 122°
14.5" (11/29/24): at 158x and 226x; between faint and fairly faint, round, ~25" diameter, small slightly brighter core. Can just hold steadily in sweet spot of averted vision. A 13th mag star is 1.7' SW.
00 08 10.9 +27 31 41; Peg
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 NGC 23 and 26.
00 09 28.7 +47 21 21; And
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.
00 09 46.5 +28 20 28; Peg
V = 14.0; Size 1.1'x1.1'
24" (10/18/25): at 327x; very faint, diffuse, round, 35" diameter, slightly brighter nucleus. Two stars are involved - one close to the center and one at the SW edge. Forms a pair with UGC 92 8.6' SSE. Mag 6.5 HD 434 is 12' SW.
00 10 02.0 +28 12 37; Peg
Size 1.0'x0.9'
24" (10/18/25): at 327x; between faint and fairly faint (easily visible), oval ~4:3, ~0.8'x0.6', slightly brighter core. Located 14' ESE of mag 6.5 HD 434. UGC 87 is 8.6' NNW.
00 10 26.4 +28 59 17; And
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 NGC 27, although there is no sign of interaction on the SDSS image.
00 11 01.1 +30 03 08; And
V = 13.4; Size 1.4'x1.2'
14.5" (10/23/25): at 226x; faint, low surface brightness, oval ~4:3, weak concentration with a slightly brighter core, ~1' diameter. A distinctive group of 4 brighter stars and one faint star is directly N. The closest and brightest is a mag 9.6 star 1.6' N.
00 11 14.2 +28 54 23; And
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.
00 13 03.1 +14 24 36; Peg
V = 14.0; Size 1.0'x0.6'; PA = 79°
14.5" (11/3/24): at 226x; faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 E-W, at most 30" diameter, nearly even surface brightness. Located 12' SE of mag 8.5 SAO 91772 = LN Peg
00 13 17.3 +17 01 48; Peg
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.
00 15 51.3 +16 05 23; Psc
V = 13.7; Size 1.4'x0.4'; PA = 100°
14.5" (11/3/24): at 226x; faint, fairly small, elongated 5:2 ~E-W, ~45"x18", fairly low and nearly even surface brightness.
00 18 18.4 +19 23 35; Psc
V = 14.2; Size 0.8'x0.8'
24" (10/17/25): at 327x and 375x; between faint and fairly faint, slightly elongated 4:3, diffuse, low even surface brightness, 0.5'-0.6' diameter. Attached on the S side of 9th mag HD 1407. The star strongly affects viewing the galaxy.
00 18 24.0 +48 43 54; Cas
Size 1.0'x0.7'; PA = 31°
14.5" (11/29/24): at 158x and 226x; fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, weak concentration, 0.6'x0.45'. Located 9' E of mag 9.6 SAO 36239 and 18' SW of mag 6.5 HD 1561 in southern Cassiopeia.
00 18 53.2 +48 10 00; Cas
Size 1.2'x0.6'; PA = 18°
14.5" (10/23/25): at 226x; faint to fairly faint (visible continuously with averted), elongated 5:2 ~N-S, ~45"x18", low uniform surface brightness. A mag 13.8 star is off the S end and a mag 12.7 star is less than 1' WNW of center.
00 19 35.1 +47 14 28; Cas
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 UGC 196 (same redshift) located 15' NE.
00 20 05.2 +10 52 46; Psc
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. IC 7 is 25' SW.
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 SAO 91852 5' NNE and mag 7.6 SAO 91854 8' ENE.
00 20 34.2 +47 26 04; Cas
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.
00 21 08.2 +27 12 48; And
V = 13.9; Size 1.4'x1.2'; PA = 33°
24" (10/17/25): at 327x and 375x; relatively bright UGC, high surface brightness core ~20" diameter with a very small nucleus that increases to the center at 375x. A mag 10.7 star is 1.7' W and a mag 10.2 star is 3.3' NNW.
00 22 23.0 -01 18 12; Psc
V = 14.1; Size 1.5'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.8; PA = 27°
24" (9/14/12): at 324x, Arp 35 appeared as a faint to fairly faint glow, elongated 2:1 E-W, 0.6'x0.3', very weak concentration. Forms a pair with KUG 19-16 2.6' S. On images the arms of UGC 212 appear to be stretched from interaction with KUG 19-16. MCG +00-02-012 lies 8.5' SSW. Arp 201 lies ~50' NNE.
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.
00 23 37.7 -00 30 23; Psc
V = 14.5; Size 1.3'x0.7'; PA = 3°
24" (9/14/12): this double system (just 24" between centers), consists of MCG +00-02-019 and MCG +00-02-018 oriented N-S. The brighter southern component (-019) appeared faint, very small, round, 18" diameter, very small bright nucleus. The northern component (-018) was extremely to very faint, round, only 8" diameter. The duo is situated 2' NNW of mag 8.6 HD 1944. Arp 35 lies ~50' SSW.
00 23 49.5 +26 55 21; And
V = 13.9; Size 0.9'x0.7'; PA = 140°
24" (10/17/25): at 327x and 375x; relatively bright, good surface brightness, with a small, round core/nucleus about 15"-20" diameter. The halo is low surface brightness and diffuse, ~40" diameter. A mag 10.4 star is 1.6' NE with several other brighter stars in the field.
00 23 56.7 +24 18 20; And
V = 13.8; Size 1.0'x0.6'; PA = 46°
24" (10/17/25): at 327x; faint, elongated 4:3 or 3:2 SW-NE, 0.6'x0.4', low nearly even surface brightness. A 14th mag star is 0.9' SE and a mag 12.2 star is 3.5' SW.
00 24 42.7 +14 49 29; Psc
V = 14.4; Size 0.85'x0.85'
24" (10/17/25): at 327x and 375x; fairly faint, round, low nearly even surface brightness (just a weak concentration), 25"-30" diameter. A 14th mag star is 2.6' NE and a 15th mag star is 2.7' N.
00 25 03.3 +31 20 41; And
V = 13.7; Size 1.9'x0.5'; PA = 176°
14.5" (11/29/24): at 226x; very faint, very elongated low surface brightness glow ~4:1 N-S, at least 1.0' in length, slightly brighter core. Fairly difficult object wit this aperture. A mag 12.6 star is off the S end. Located 5.4' ESE of mag 6.8 HD 2019.
00 25 10.1 +06 29 27; Psc
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 PGC 212513 1.2' NE of center, nearly on line with the major axis. The companion appeared very faint, very small, slightly elongated, ~12"x8".
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.
00 25 28.8 +20 14 16; Psc
V = 13.4; Size 1.7'x1.3'; PA = 132°
14.5" (11/3/24): at 226x; fairly faint, elongated ~2:1, ~1' diameter, possibly contains a bar. Seems irregular as changes orientation depending on averted vision. Situated 4.7' NE of mag 9.4 star and 10' NW of mag 6.7 HD 2191.
00 26 56.6 +50 01 51; Cas
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 STF 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.
00 27 02.9 +11 35 02; Psc
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 CGCG 434-012 2.3' WSW.
00 27 16.2 +39 47 32; And
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 SAO 53898 and a mag 10 star is 4' SE.
2MFGC 318 is 5' SE and LEDA 2800927 (perhaps CGCG 535-6) is 3' NNE. Also I used UGC 262 as an anchor to observe Mackey-GC1 (MCGC1), an M31 outer halo globular cluster, which is just 6' SW.
00 27 58.6 +02 30 28; Cet
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. UGC 281 lies 6' ENE. Member of the NGC 128 group (LGG 006), along with IC 17, UGC 281, NGC 125, NGC 127, NGC 128 and NGC 130..
00 28 15.3 +30 48 09; And
V = 13.9; Size 1.7'x0.5'; PA = 115°
14.5" (11/3/24): at 158x and 226x; faint, edge-on 3:1 or 4:1 WNW-ESE, at least 1.0' diameter, weak concentration. A 10th mag star is 3' SW.
00 28 22.2 +02 31 38; Cet
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).
00 31 23.9 +08 28 01; Psc
V = 13.0; Size 1.5'x0.7'; Surf Br = 12.9; PA = 7°
48" (10/24/11): at 610x, HCG 2A appeared bright, large, elongated 5:2 N-S, ~1.4'x0.6'. Well concentrated with a very bright, elongated mottled core that resolves at times into a couple of knots A star is superimposed on the north side [18" from center] of the galaxy and a mag 15.7 star is just off the SW edge. HCG 2B, which has a high surface brightness, lies 1.3' WNW. HCG 2D, located 5.8' SE, has a redshift 5 times greater than the other group members.
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 HCG 2, but has a lower surface brightness than 2B. Just over 2' SE is an extremely faint and close double star that appears nebulous and initially I thought this was another Hickson member.
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 HCG 2C 4' SSE.
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 CGCG 409-026 = HCG 2b 1.4' WNW. UGC 314 4.2' SSE not seen.
00 31 26.0 +06 12 25; Psc
Size 1.2'x0.7'; PA = 15°
14.5" (11/29/24): at 158x and 226x; fairly faint, oval 3:2 ~N-S, weak gradual concentration with a slightly brighter core, 0.6'x0.4'.
00 31 29.4 +08 24 02; Psc
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).
00 31 38.3 +08 23 26; Psc
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.
00 33 41.8 +39 32 41; And
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 SAO 53990 and 11' ESE of M31-G1, the brightest globular in M31!
00 33 47.4 +07 14 55; Psc
V = 14.2; Size 0.9'x0.5'; PA = 155°
24" (10/17/25): at 327x; faint, small, elongated 2:1 NW-SE, ~25" diameter. First of three in a small trio with UGC 335a and UGC 335b at 2.7' ENE. Located 27' NE of mag 5.7 51 Pisces (STF 36).
00 34 21.8 +39 36 05; And
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.
00 34 51.0 +39 32 42; And
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.
00 35 39.5 +08 59 51; Psc
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.
00 37 05.5 +25 41 56; And
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 MCG +04-02-037 just 0.7' SE (collinear with the galaxy and the mag 11 star) and LEDA 1747108 2.4' NE. UGC 375 (brighter of a pair) is 9' SE.
00 37 43.9 +25 38 25; And
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 PGC 1742949 1.8' SW. UGC 367 (brightest in a trio) lies 9' NW.
00 37 58.6 +48 11 53; Cas
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 NGC 185 and 6' S of a mag 8.4 star! A mag 13 star is 1' NE.
00 38 12.3 +30 53 27; And
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.
00 38 57.5 +25 38 19; And
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. UGC 411 lies 7' E and UGC 375 is 17' W (the 3 UGCs are collinear).
00 39 18.3 +29 39 29; And
V = 14.8; 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 NGC 183 (part of the same group based on redshift).
00 39 18.6 +03 57 09; Psc
V = 13.8; Size 1.3'x1.0'; PA = 35°
24" (10/17/25): at 375x; fairly faint (relatively bright), elongated 4:3 SW-NE, good surface brightness, 25"-30" diameter.
00 39 29.6 +25 38 36; And
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.
00 40 28.3 +29 33 21; And
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 HD 3791. This galaxy is the brightest in AGC 77 (z = 0.72) with the NGC 183 group just 26' W.
00 40 30.6 +06 55 03; Psc
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 AGC 76.
00 41 03.6 +31 43 58; And
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 SAO 54067 within a group of faint stars.
00 41 21.5 -01 42 57; Cet
V = 13.3; Size 1.0'x1.0'
14.5" (11/29/24): at 158x and 226x; relatively easy (immediately seen at 122x), round, brighter core, very small brighter nucleus. Member of a small group (USGC U027) that includes NGC 227.
00 41 44.9 +36 21 26; And
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 SAO 54096 lies 9' E. This galaxy is misidentified as NGC 218 in all modern catalogues. See notes for NGC 218.
00 42 04.6 +36 48 17; And
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.
00 42 22.4 +29 41 55; And
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 IC 43.
This galaxy is misidentified as IC 45 in UGC, MCG, PGC and RC3 (and Megastar). Although discovered by Javelle in 1905, it was never published so did not receive an IC designation.
00 43 23.7 +50 40 36; Cas
Size 1.1'x0.7'; PA = 115°
14.5" (10/23/25): at 158x and 226x; very faint, slightly elongated 4:3 WNW-ESE, ~35" diameter, low even surface brightness. A mag 14.2 star is 1' ENE and a mag 12.7 star is 2' NW. Located 16' NE of mag 4.8 Xi Cas.
00 43 50.8 +32 51 12; And
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).
00 46 13.1 +19 29 24; Psc
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 NGC 251 and 15' WSW of 6th magnitude 69 Psc.
00 46 25.7 +30 14 18; And
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 UGC 485 lies 11' NE.
00 46 55.9 +32 40 28; And
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 MCG +05-03-003 3.1' ENE in the Pisces-Perseus Supercluster.
00 47 06.2 +30 20 27; And
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.
00 48 05.1 -01 33 57; Cet
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 (SAO 128960) is 3.6' SW. UGC 505 lies 24' SE.
00 49 25.7 -01 46 15; Cet
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" W of the star, and the online positions for the galaxy actually correspond with the star.
00 52 58.3 +29 01 57; Psc
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 SAO 74336 and 9' WSW of mag 7.3 HD 5138. Picked up while observing edge-on UGC 542 located 15' NNE.
00 53 26.6 +29 16 13; Psc
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.
I Zw 1 = UGC 545 = PGC 3151
00 53 34.9 +12 41 36; Psc
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.
00 55 19.5 +31 44 56; Psc
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)NGC 296 = UGC 565 3' S (not seen).
00 55 09.0 -01 02 47; Cet
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 AGC 119.
00 55 54.4 -00 55 18 -00 55 18; Cet
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.
00 56 16.1 -01 15 19; Cet
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 UGC 583 just 2.4' ESE.
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 CGCG 384-36 3.2' NNE. Located 3.4' N of a mag 10.5 star in the core of AGC 119.
00 56 25.6 -01 15 45; Cet
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, CGCG 384-037 is just off the south edge. A mag 10.6 lies 3.5' SW.
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 CGCG 384-37 at the south edge. The two brightest members in the core form the base of an isosceles triangle with a mag 10.5 star 3.5' S at the vertex.
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. CGCG 384-036 lies 3.2' NNW.
00 56 56.9 -01 12 43; Cet
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. MCG +00-03-037 lies 3' SSW.
00 57 02.0 -00 52 31; Cet
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.
00 57 34.9 -01 23 28; Cet
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.
00 59 36.2 +35 33 37; And
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 HD 5831 12' NE.
00 59 40.1 +15 19 52; Psc
V = 13.9; Size 0.9'x0.5'; PA = 20°
14.5" (11/29/24): at 226x; between faint and fairly faint, slightly elongated, diffuse, 25" diameter. At times, a stellar nucleus is evident. A mag 14.4 star is off the NE end [0.7' from center].
01 00 28.1 +47 59 42; And
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 HD 5764. Brighter edge-on IC 65 lies 19' SSE.
01 01 11.4 +30 07 50; Psc
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 MCG +05-03-042 9' E and MCG +05-03-0035 7' W. Member of the Pisces-Perseus Supercluster.
01 06 14.0 +03 34 28; Psc
V = 14.4; Size 1.5'x1.3'
14.5" (12/12/23): at 158x; between extremely and very faint, round, 25" diameter (only the central region observed), low surface brightness. Located 18' N of mag 7.3 HD 6499. Two mag 14.3 and 13.7 stars, 2.3' SW and 5' SW, are collinear with the galaxy.
01 07 32.8 +39 24 01; And
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 NGC 389 and NGC 393 (19' NE).
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.
01 07 37.0 +32 56 16; Psc
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 IC 1619 and 15' SW of NGC 392 (brightest in a small triplet).
01 07 32.1 +02 19 59; Cet
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 AGC 694, 13' NW of mag 6.5 29 Ceti.
01 07 46.4 +01 03 49; Cet
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 NGC 391.
01 08 11.6 +02 11 51; Cet
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 AGC 147 with a number of extremely faint galaxies nearby.
01 08 36.8 +01 38 30; Cet
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".
01 09 14.0 +32 09 05; Psc
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 (NGC 383).
01 09 22.0 +14 20 32; Psc
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 (VV 348) with much fainter MCG +02-04-004 1.1' SE, though the companion (faint, very small, round, 10" diameter) is apparently in the background at 800 million l.y. UGC 719 is just 2.1' NE, completing a nice compact triplet (no designation). A mag 12 star lies 2.3' WSW. The distance of this galaxy and UGC 719 is ~500 million light years.
01 09 28.8 +14 21 47; Psc
V = 14.5; Size 0.7'x0.6'
24" (10/5/13): second brightest in a small trio containing Arp 11 = UGC 717 2.1' SW and MCG +02-04-004 2.0' SSW. At 375x UGC 719 appeared faint to fairly faint, small, slightly elongated ~N-S, ~24"x20", very weak concentration.
01 09 18.5 +02 12 03; Cet
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.
01 09 59.4 +32 22 06; Psc
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).
01 09 57.6 -01 44 59; Cet
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 IC 81 9.4' WNW.
01 10 29.0 +43 17 16; And
Size 1.5'x1.3'; PA = 92°
14.5" (11/29/24): at 158x and 226x; very faint, roundish, very diffuse, low even surface brightness, ~40" diameter. Forms a pair with edge-on UGC 725 (similar redshift) at 11' SSW.
01 11 18.4 +31 53 21; Psc
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.
01 11 43.6 +35 16 33; And
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).
01 11 30.9 +01 19 17; Cet
V = 14.2; Size 1.2'x0.3'; PA = 140°
14.5" (11/29/24): at 226x; fairly faint, elongated 3:2 NNW-SSE, very small brighter nucleus, 30" diameter. A mag 14.4 star is 1.4' E.
01 14 38.6 +01 49 46; Cet
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 NGC 445 in a group (WBL 034). CGCG 385-050 lies 5' ESE.
01 14 48.1 +04 11 22; Psc
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. NGC 446 = IC 89 lies 19' ENE. This galaxy is identified as NGC 446 in RNGC, UGC and CGCG.
01 15 35.0 -00 50 52; Cet
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 NGC 450, so UGC 807 forms a line-of-sight pair.
01 16 16.5 +46 44 25; And
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 UGC 816 0.9' NE.
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 CGCG 551-011 (non-interacting) lies 2.2' WSW forming the triple group KTG 4.
Like the original "Taffy" galaxies UGC 12914/5, these post-collisional spiral galaxies are joined by a synchrotron radio bridge whose brightness contours resemble stretched bands of taffy. Most of the system's H I was stripped by the collision ~50,000,000 years ago and now lies in the bridge.
01 16 20.5 +46 44 53; And
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 (VV 769).
01 17 28.7 +14 42 12; Psc
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 [centers 19" apart]. 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.
01 18 08.9 +11 22 55; Psc
Size 2.3'x1.4'; PA = 44°
14.5" (11/29/24): at 158x and 226x; relatively large, 1' to 1.5' diameter, diffuse glow with a low surface brightness and no core. Appears elongated with an irregular outline. A 13th mag star is 1.4' NW of center and a 10th mag star is 7' NE.
01 19 24.2 +12 26 49; Psc
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 Arp 119) forms a close pair with CGCG 436-023 just 0.9' N. Located 4.5' NNW of a mag 9.6 star. PGC 1410939 lies 6' NW and Arp 88 (not seen) is 4.9' WNW. Also Arp 48 is 11' SE.
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.
01 20 13.1 +33 30 23; Psc
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 NGC 507 group
01 20 12.1 +14 33 41; Psc
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. CGCG 436-030 lies 12' S.
01 21 08.0 +01 22 24; Cet
V = 13.5; Size 1.9'x0.5'; PA = 177°
14.5" (11/29/24): at 158x and 226x; faint, elongated at least 3:1 N-S, low surface brightness, modestly brighter core, 1.25'x0.4'. A 13th mag star is 2.6' SSW. Located 30' SW of mag 6.2 HD 8334.
01 21 16.6 -00 32 40; Cet
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, PGC 3336528 was seen as a very faint patch at the south end of the halo [35" from center] but PGC 4131590 (V = 18.5) was only glimpsed a couple of times [50" SE of center]. These companions have a redshift over 3x that of UGC 892. Arp 67 is located 1.2° NW of the core of AGC 194 and has a similar redshift.
18" (12/22/11): at 285x, faint, small, round, 0.4' diameter, low even surface brightness (possibly observed through thin clouds). MCG +00-04-094 lies 3' S.
18" (12/17/11): at 285x, Arp 67 appeared fairly faint, small, round, 0.6' diameter. The halo has a broad concentration then suddenly increases to a very small bright nucleus. An extremely faint spot (SDSS J012117.42-003311.7) was occasionally visible at the SSE end of the halo. Located 1.6' E of a mag 11.2 star.
01 22 15.1 +34 40 09; And
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 SAO 54630.
01 23 28.3 +30 47 04; Psc
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 VV 341b = Arp 70 NED1 0.8' SW. The companion appeared very faint, very small, slightly elongated 12"x9". Once identified, it could be held continuously.
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.
01 23 37.5 +32 37 48; Psc
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 CGCG 502-69 3.6' NE and MCG +05-04-050 7.7' ESE. A mag 13.2 star lies 1.2' NNE. This trio is located ~37' S of the core of the NGC 507 Group and lies at a similar redshift.
01 24 21.8 +32 13 27; Psc
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 KTG 7 trio with UGC 959 6' SE and CGCG 502-080 6' ENE.
01 24 45.0 +32 09 57; Psc
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. UGC 987 lies 10' ESE.
01 24 43.6 +08 46 35; Psc
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 IC 1695 in AGC 193 = Shk 40.
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 = Shk 40.
01 24 53.7 -01 30 03; Cet
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 NGC 530 within AGC 194.
13.1" (9/22/84): extremely faint, very small, elongated NNW-SSE. Located 6' NNE of NGC 530.
01 25 13.3 +14 52 21; Psc
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 IC 1700 = IC 107 2.8' ESE and IC 1698 3.0' SE. Located 3.6' ENE of a mag 10 star.
01 25 17.8 -01 31 03; Cet
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 NGC 538 in AGC 194. UGC 996 lies 3.6' NNE.
13.1" (9/24/84): faint, very small, almost round.
01 25 31.5 +32 08 11; Psc
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.
01 25 32.0 -01 30 10; Cet
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 NGC 541 in the core of AGC 194.
13.1" (9/22/84): very faint, very small, round. A pair of stars are close following.
01 25 44.3 -01 27 24; Cet
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 NGC 535 in the core of AGC 194.
01 27 32.5 +19 10 44; Psc
V = 13.5; Size 0.6'x0.4'; PA = 12°
14.5" (12/4/24): relatively bright UGC galaxy at 226x, roundish, brighter core, occasional stellar nucleus, only 25" diameter. A 15th mag star is close off the WSW side. A curving chain of 5 mag 12-13.5 stars extends to the SSW. UGC 1032 is situated 18' E of mag 5.4 Rho Psc and 12' SE of mag 5.5 94 Psc.
01 32 44.2 +85 00 51; Cep
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. UGC 1198 lies 25' NE. Observed as part of my "Polar Cap Galaxies" project.
01 28 36.8 -01 43 54; Cet
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.
01 28 59.6 -00 33 43; Cet
V = 13.1; Size 1.4'x0.6; PA = 60°
14.5" (12/12/23): between fairly faint and moderately bright (relatively bright for a UGC), elongated ~2:1 SW-NE, ~40"x20", strong concentration with a small bright core and a stellar nucleus. Two mag 13 and 14 stars are 3.4' and 4.4' SW, respectively, and nearly collinear with the galaxy. Located 23' N of NGC 570 and an outlying member of the AGC 194 cluster.
01 29 11.1 +11 08 26; Psc
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 NGC 569. Appears fainter than RC3 magnitude.
01 29 47.0 +45 35 57; And
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 CGCG 537-008 4' ENE.
01 32 13.4 +32 06 09; Tri
V = 15.4; Size 1.1'x0.5'; PA = 102°
24" (12/1/13): This is the eastern component of VV 301 = Arp 98, with brighter MCG +05-04-066 1' W. At 260x appeared extremely faint, very small, round, 10" diameter. The core of this interacting spiral was occasionally visible as a very low surface brightness glow, with a mag 13.8 star nearly attached on the south side [20" from center]. The very low surface brightness tidal arms (one extends directly west to MCG +05-04-066) were not visible.
01 32 29.3 +04 35 54; Psc
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.
VV 173B = UM 111 is a knotty, blue emission-line source (HII complex) on the south end of the galaxy and was not seen.
01 32 42.9 +18 18 57; Psc
V = 14.0; Size 1.0'x0.6'; PA = 1°
14.5" (11/29/24): at 226x; between faint and fairly faint, elongated 3:2 N-S, 0.6'x0.4', diffuse, no core. Located 31' WSW of orange mag 5.9 HD 9640.
01 33 34.5 -01 05 26; Cet
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 UGC 1120 and UGC 1123. The trio are probably outlying members of AGC 194.
01 34 02.4 -01 04 33; Cet
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 UGC 1123 3' NNE and UGC 1116 7' WSW.
01 34 08.0 -01 01 56; Cet
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.
01 34 48.8 +34 02 07; Tri
V = 14.3; Size 0.65'x0.55'
14.5" (12/4/24): at 122x, 158x and 226x; faint, small, slightly elongated, ~30"x25", low even surface brightness. The galaxy forms the western vertex of an equilateral triangle with a mag 11.7 star 3.7' ENE and a mag 11.5 star 3.7' SE. Mag 6.6 HD 9728 is 17' SE.
01 38 34.8 +34 59 32; Tri
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 NGC 634.
01 38 47.4 +01 04 18; Cet
V = 13.4; Size 1.2'x0.6'; PA = 73°
14.5" (12/12/23): at 226x; fairly faint (relatively bright for a UGC), oval 5:3 E-W, ~35"x20", small brighter core with much fainter extensions. Easy to hold steadily. A mag 9.8 star is 8.6' NW and two mag 14.4 and 13.3 stars are 2' SW and 3' SW, respectively.
01 40 28.0 +34 37 31; Tri
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.
VV 176a = UGC 1191 NED 1 = MCG +01-05-023 = PGC 6272
01 42 06.0 +07 39 53; Psc
V = 14.4; Size 0.7'x0.7'
24" (12/1/13): VV 176a appeared fairly faint, small, round, 18" diameter. A mag 14.5-15 star lies 42" SE. VV 176 is a tight double system (15" separation) and at 375x the companion VV 176b occasionally "popped" as an extremely faint "star" on the SE edge.
VV 176 = UGC 1191 is the brightest member of AGC 240 (800 million l.y.) with VV 177 = MCG +01-05-022 just 0.9' SW and 2MASX J01415951+0740508 lies 1.9' NW.
01 49 17.7 +85 15 38; Cep
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 HD 10124 3' S and mag 10 SAO 286 4' NE. UGC 1039 lies 25' SW.
01 42 48.3 +13 09 21; Psc
V = 13.7; Size 1.3'x0.7'; PA = 168°
14.5" (11/29/24): at 226x; fairly faint, relatively large, elongated 2:1 N-S, 1.0'x0.5', broad and weak concentration (no core). Located 30' S of NGC 660.
01 43 57.8 +02 21 00; Cet
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.
01 44 20.6 +17 28 39; Psc
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 MCG +03-5-013 lies 25' SSW (see observation).
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, MCG +03-05-013 lies 25' SSW.
01 47 00.6 +12 24 20; Ari
V = 14.5; Size 1.4'x1.2'; PA = 13°
14.5" (12/12/23): at 158x; extremely faint, very diffuse, roundish, ~30" diameter, very low surface brightness. Can only glimpse, but sighting of this blue magellanic dwarf confirmed. A 9th mag star is 5' due west.
01 48 52.4 +10 35 24; Ari
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.
01 49 05.8 +34 58 59; Tri
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 HD 11046 lies 5' SSE.
01 49 15.7 +35 04 23; Tri
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 AGC 262.
01 49 25.8 +35 27 09; Tri
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 SAO 55002. Member of AGC 262.
01 49 24.8 +13 22 08; Ari
V = 14.7; Size 0.9'x0.3'; PA = 149°
14.5" (12/12/23): at 158x; extremely faint, small, elongated NW-SE, very low even surface brightness. Can only glimpse, but confirmed several times. Member of a galaxy group (USGC U077) that includes NGC 671, 675, 677, 683 and several nearby UGC galaxies.
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 IC 151.
01 49 31.4 +32 35 20; Tri
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. UGC 1306 lies 16' ESE. Located 12' SE of mag 5.8 SAO 54994. Forms a close pair with CGCG 503-027 (not seen).
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.
01 49 29.9 +12 30 33; Ari
V = 13.4; Size 1.3'x0.5'; PA = 55°
14.5" (12/12/23): at 158x and 226x; fairly faint (relatively bright for a UGC), fairly small, very small bright core, sharp stellar nucleus with direct vision, faint extensions SW-NE, ~35"x20".
Member of a galaxy group (USGC U077) with brightest member NGC 677 that includes includes NGC 671, 675, 683 and several nearby UGC galaxies.
01 59 01.3 +86 40 25; Cep
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 SAO 301 3.8' SSW and SAO 316 5.5' NE. One of the most northernly galaxies observed.
01 50 33.0 +35 21 29; Tri
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 NGC 688 in AGC 262. Appearance is extremely diffuse on the POSS.
01 50 46.8 +32 32 48; Tri
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 SAO 54994. Member of the Pisces-Perseus Supercluster.
01 50 51.3 +36 16 33; And
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 NGC 687.
01 51 17.6 +34 50 55; Tri
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 CGCG 522-023. A mag 13 star is 0.8' NE. Both galaxies are outlying members of AGC 262.
01 51 23.6 +33 01 52; Tri
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 IC 1733 in AGC 260.
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.
01 51 29.2 +36 03 57; And
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 SAO 55023 in AGC 262.
01 51 37.0 +08 15 24; Psc
V = 13.1; Size 1.4'x1.4'
14.5" (11/29/24): at 226x; relatively bright for a UGC, round, close to 1' diameter, well defined bright nucleus, diffuse halo. Forms a physical pair with with UGC 1326 2.6' NNE. A 20" pair of mag 13.6/13.9 stars is 1.7' NE, nearly equidistant to UGC 1326.
01 51 40.2 +08 18 01; Psc
V = 14.0; Size 0.8'x0.8'
14.5" (11/29/24): at 226x; fainter and smaller of a pair with UGC 1325, which is 2.6' SSW. Appears slightly elongated, 0.4' diameter, with a brighter stellar nucleus. A 20" pair of mag 13.6/13.9 stars is 1.4' SSE.
01 52 12.7 +36 05 51; And
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 CGCG 522-030 3.7' SSE. Member of the AGC 262 cluster.
01 52 21.8 +35 47 47; And
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 UGC 1339 3.6' NNE within AGC 262.
17.5" (10/17/87): extremely faint and small, round. A close mag 14/15 double lies ~1' W.
01 52 24.8 +35 51 23; And
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.
01 52 34.7 +36 30 03; And
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 UGC 1350 4.7' E and UGC 1347 7.4' NNE in AGC 262.
01 52 45.8 +36 37 07; And
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.
01 52 57.5 +36 30 46; And
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.
01 53 23.0 +36 57 18; And
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 NGC 712 within AGC 262.
01 53 36.3 +43 57 56; And
V = 13.2; Size 1.4'x1.2'
14.5" (12/3/24): at 226x; faint, oval 3:2 ~N-S, 0.6'x0.4' (this is the central bar), broad concentration. An arc of 4 faint stars is 2' E. Situated in a fairly rich star field.
01 53 42.3 +29 56 00; Tri
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.
01 54 19.7 +36 37 47; And
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.
01 54 41.0 -00 08 36; Cet
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 CGCG 386-053 5.5' SW.
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.
01 54 53.8 +36 55 05; And
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 CGCG 522-062 1.6' E. Located 12' S of mag 6.3 SAO 55082 within AGC 262.
17.5" (10/24/87): moderately bright, very small, slightly elongated, faint stellar nucleus.
01 55 21.3 +36 18 23; And
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 SAO 55092 (very close double HU 1033 = 9.3/9.6 at 1.2"). Brightest of three with UGC 1387 3.5' SW in AGC 262.
01 55 58.5 +37 07 46; And
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.
01 56 04.4 +36 07 53; And
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 SAO 55105 and 5.2' N of the close bright double star AG 25 = 9.4/9.5 at 5"!
01 56 43.9 +36 23 05; And
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.
01 56 57.0 +40 20 29; And
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.
01 57 06.8 +32 47 19; And
V = 13.4; Size 1.1'x0.5'; PA = 90°
14.5" (12/3/24): at 226x; between very faint and faint, elongated 3:1 E-W, a very faint; star (V = 14.9) is close off the SW edge, but I didn't notice a very faint superimposed star. Located 1.3° WSW of Epsilon Tri (V = 5.5).
01 56 52.1 +05 46 29; Psc
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).
Arp 56 = VV 12 = UGC 1432 = MCG +03-06-004 = CGCG 461-010 = PGC 7359
01 57 26.8 +17 13 14; Ari
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 (VV 12c) at the end of the western arm was not seen. The galaxy is at the midpoint of a mag 13.7 star 1.5' SW and a mag 15 star 1.5' NE. It also forms the southern vertex of an equilateral triangle with a mag 10.7' 4.6' N and a mag 11.1 star 4.7' NE.
01 57 39.0 +36 15 19; And
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 NGC 759 within AGC 262.
01 57 21.7 +05 36 36; Psc
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 NGC 741, the brightest in a group (WBL 61).
01 58 02.9 +03 22 11; Psc
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. MCG +00-06-013 is 5' N and Arp 126 is 17' S.
VV 122b = UGC 1449 = Arp 126 NED1 = MCG +00-06-009 = CGCG 387-015 = PGC 7417
01 58 06.7 +03 05 15; Psc
V = 14.2; Size 0.8'x0.5'; PA = 166°
48" (11/5/21): UGC 1449 = VV 122b is the fainter Magellanic-type NE component of Arp 126 with the two galaxies separated by only 25". At 610x it was fairly faint to moderately bright, fairly small, elongated ~2:1 N-S, ~30" in length. It contains a very small, bright core/nucleus elongated N-S and a fairly low surface brightness, patchy halo that was brighter to the north of the core.
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.
01 58 30.0 +25 21 36; Ari
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". UGC 1462 lies 9' ENE.
01 59 09.4 +25 23 09; Ari
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 SAO 75061.
02 00 54.9 +38 12 39; And
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 IC 179 and surprisingly bright to have been missed in the NGC and IC.
02 00 58.9 +08 18 41; Psc
V = 14.1; Size 1.0'x0.5'; PA = 26°
14.5" (12/3/24): at 158x and 226x; faint, elongated 3:2 SSW-NNE, 0.6'x0.4', low even surface brightness. Mag 9.0 HD 12291 is 7.5' SSW with a 20" pair of 12th mag stars 3' to its NW. A mag 12.6 star is 2' E. NGC 791 is 16' NE.
02 01 19.8 +33 19 46; Tri
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 NGC 750/751 group in the Pisces-Perseus Supercluster and is ~20' WNW of the unequal double Epsilon (3) Trianguli.
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 SAO 55197 and 1.2' WSW of a mag 10 star. This galaxy was easy to locate 21' W of mag 5.5 Epsilon Trianguli and about 50' ENE of NGC 750/751 (in the group).
02 02 34.2 +23 38 25; Ari
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. IC 190 and IC 191 (3' pair) is ~9' SW.
02 02 48.1 +26 34 53; Ari
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 IC 187.
02 03 32.9 +26 18 26; Ari
V = 14.1; Size 0.8'x0.2'; PA = 37°
14.5" (1/7/24): at 158x and 226x; between faint and fairly faint, small, elongated 3:2 or 5:3 SW-NE, ~0.4'x0.25', very small brighter nucleus. A mag 15.5 star is off the SE side. UGC 1549 forms a pair with CGCG 482-062, which is 2.6' SE.
02 04 43.7 +08 32 34; Psc
V = 13.8; Size 1.3'x0.3'; PA = 62°
14.5" (12/3/24): at 158x and 226x; faint, very elongated nearly 4:1 SW-NE, 0.8'x0.25', pretty low surface brightness but easily visible. A mag 13.4 star is at the SW tip and a mag 13.2 star is 1.5' NW. Located 28' NW of the long-period red variable mag 6.3 WZ Psc.
02 05 39.6 +39 50 21; And
Size 1.4'x0.5'; PA = 36°
14.5" (12/3/24): at 226x: very faint streak SW-NE, requires averted vision and mostly glimpsed as a low surface brightness glow, ~40"x15". Situated in a group of 4 bright stars including a 9th mag star (SAO 55254) just 1' S that disrupts viewing the galaxy. In addition, a mag 13.7 star is 0.8' SE and a 15th mag star is 30" W. Mag 7.6 HD 12743 is 5' SSE.
02 06 04.0 +29 47 35; Tri
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 UGC 1591 11' NNE and UGC 1596 13' NNE. UGC 1590 is also a member of the LGG 043 group, which includes NGC 807.
02 06 12.4 +29 57 59; Tri
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.
02 06 30.3 +29 59 35; Tri
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.
02 06 16.0 -00 17 29; Cet
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. IC 1781 is 16' SE.
In the 1980s, prominent broad lines appeared in the optical spectrum of a black-hole system called Mrk 1018. The leading explanation for this change is that the accretion rate onto the black hole increased, energizing more of the gas and expanding the size of the broad-line region. But in 2016 it was found that in the past five years, Mrk 1018 has returned to its original state. This transition is thought to be due to a decrease in the black-hole accretion rate.
02 07 42.7 +45 37 23; And
Size 1.7'x0.7'; PA = 72°
14.5" (12/3/24): at 226x; very faint, elongated 2:1 WSW-ENE, 40"x20", diffuse, low surface brightness, no core or zones. A faint mag 14.8 star is nearly attached to the SE edge. Located in a rich star field.
02 07 34.1 +02 06 54; Cet
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. HCG 15E lies 2.2' W and UGC 1620 = HCG 15C is 2.5' NE.
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 HCG 15 along with "C" 2.5' NE.
02 07 37.5 +02 10 50; Cet
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 HCG 15F (faintest of 6) 35" N.
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 HCG 15C (brightest component).
02 07 39.7 +02 08 59; Cet
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.
02 07 53.1 +02 10 03; Cet
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. HCG 15A, 15B, 15C and 15D are all bright, high surface brightness galaxies.
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 HCG 15B = UGC 1617 5.7' SW, HCG 15C = UGC 1620 3.5' WSW, HCG 15D = UGC 1618 4.0' WNW and HCG 15E = MCG +00-06-033 7.6' SW. Although HCG 15A/B/C were similar in brightness, the "B" and "C" component appeared slightly brighter than this galaxy. Observation of group made at 280x.
02 08 21.4 +41 28 46; And
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).
02 08 24.6 +14 58 19; Ari
V = 13.8; Size 1.0'x0.5'; PA = 43°
14.5" (12/3/24): at 226x; faint, small, slightly elongated, ~35"x25". Close to two fairly bright stars: centered just 0.45' S of a mag 11.1 star and 0.9' NW of a mag 11.4 star. NGC 820, which is situated 37' S, has an identical redshift (z = .015).
02 09 14.2 +25 34 15; Ari
V = 13.9; Size 0.9'x0.5'; PA = 75°
14.5" (12/3/24): at 158x and 226x; between faint and pretty faint, elongated 4:3 ~E-W, low pretty even surface brightness, ~30" diameter. Situated 1.4' E of a mag 10.1 star. A very faint star (V = 15.0) is off the S side. 5th magnitude 14 Ari is 22' N.
02 09 38.5 +35 47 51; Tri
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 (PGC 8248) was occasionally visible at the east edge of the halo [43" from center in PA 107°]. It was quasi-stellar, perhaps 6" diameter. CGCG 522-122, located 6' SE, appeared fairly faint, small, round, 20" diameter, even surface brightness. A mag 10.2 star lies 5' E of UGC 1651.
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.
02 12 13.5 +39 14 08; And
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 NGC 828.
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.
02 13 45.1 +04 06 08; Cet
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.
02 15 38.3 +35 31 25; Tri
Size 1.3'x1.1'; PA = 40°
24" (2/15/23): at 327x; fairly faint, roundish, 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.
02 17 23.1 +38 24 50; And
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 UGC 1767 22' and 26' SSE (with similar redshifts).
02 17 59.8 +35 45 48; Tri
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 CGCG 523-9 3.4' NW. UGC 1776 is 20' SSE, the trio at the same redshift.
02 18 05.1 +38 04 36; And
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 UGC 1772 5.4' SE.
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.
02 18 11.0 +37 05 46; Tri
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 HD 14190. UGC 1786 is 16' E and CGCG 523-007 is 10' W.
02 18 27.2 +38 01 24; And
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.
02 18 26.4 +05 39 14; Cet
V = 12.8; Size 1.5'x1.5'; Surf Br = 13.5
48" (10/29/16): at 488x; the Ring galaxy Arp 10 is unusually sharply concentrated with a blazing core that's offset to the southeast side. A brighter arc is at the northwest end of the halo (ring segment). A very weak enhancement at the southeast end blends into the glow on the southeast end of the galaxy. LEDA 3635229, initially presumed to be the collider, is a background galaxy at a light-travel time of 1.175 billion years, lies 1.1' NE. It appeared faint, very small, elongated 3:2 N-S, ~15"x10".
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.
02 18 42.9 +35 27 46; Tri
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.
02 19 30.8 +37 06 42; Tri
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 CGCG 523-025 is 13' SE.
02 19 38.4 +37 56 09; And
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.
02 19 52.7 +29 02 10; Tri
V = 13.4; Size 1.7'x1.2'; PA = 179°
14.5" (12/4/24): at 158x and 226x; between faint and fairly faint (visible continuously with averted), oval ~5:3 N--S, uniform surface brightness, 0.6'x0.3'. A mag 10.3 star is 4' SW and a mag 10.8 star is 3' NE. Located 25' E of mag 6.7 HD 14146.
02 19 58.7 +01 55 49; Cet
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 HD 14214.
02 20 29.3 +06 48 39; Cet
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.
02 20 59.1 +32 50 23; Tri
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.
02 20 53.4 +00 33 24; Cet
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.
02 21 28.7 +39 22 32; And
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 (Arp 273 = VV 323) with UGC 1813 1.3' SE.
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 HD 14511 3.0' E and a mag 10 star 1.8' NE. At 263x, the mag 8 star was resolved into a very close unequal double = STF 251 = 8/9 at 2.5". Forms an interacting M51-type system (also classified as a collisional Ring galaxy) with UGC 1813 just 1.3' SE but the fainter companion was only marginally visible (viewed fairly low in the east). This pair is Arp 273 and is a Perseus-Pisces Supercluster member.
02 21 32.6 +39 21 25; And
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 STF 251= 8/9 at 2.2".
02 21 23.7 +16 34 00; Ari
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 HD 14688.
02 21 31.0 +14 11 56; Ari
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. NGC 877, the brightest in the group (LGG 53), lies 55' NW.
02 22 31.1 +43 03 55; And
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 UGC 1837 and 8.5' NW of UGC 1841 in the northern end of AGC 347. Blazar 3C 66A lies just 2.4' SE.
02 22 58.5 +43 00 43; And
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 HD 14664 and 2.7' NW of UGC 1841. A mag 11 star sits less than 1' ESE and a mag 8.4 star is just 2.4' E. This field, just 40' N of NGC 891, includes UGC 1832 6' NW and blazar 3C 66A which is 3.8' WNW. Located in a subgroup at the northern end of AGC 347.
02 23 08.4 +41 22 20; And
V = 13.6; Size 1.5'x1.3'; Surf Br = 14.1
48" (10/25/11): at 488x and 610x, this interesting ring galaxy (Arp 145) was composed of three components. The brightest is the "collider" component (Anon 0220+41A) at the southeast edge of the "ring". It appeared moderately bright, small, round, 20" diameter, high surface brightness, containing a very small bright nucleus. The "ring" component generally appeared as a fairly large, roundish glow, at least 1.0' diameter, with an irregular surface brightness but no central brightening. A 20" pair of mag 12/13 stars are superimposed on the south and southwest end of the glow and detract a bit from viewing. Occasionally, though, the "ring" popped and a brighter rim and darker center appeared, mimicking a fairly large, weakly annular planetary nebula!
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 HD 14622 and the star was kept out of the field to avoid glare. The ring and collider are given two PGC numbers, 9060 and 9062, although there is disagreement in NED and LEDA on which objects they apply to.
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.
02 23 11.4 +42 59 30; And
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 HD 146674 1.4' N of center and a mag 10.9 star 1.3' S! The glare of these stars make it is difficult to gauge the edge of the halo, but it appears to extend perhaps 3/4 of the way between the stars.
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, V Zw 230 (a classification by Zwicky of compact galaxies), just 22" SE of the center of UGC 1841. It turns out that UGC 1841 is a well-studied Seyfert galaxy with a radio designation 3C 66B and a short jet extending from the nucleus has been detected in radio, x-ray, infrared and optical wavelengths. SIMBAD shows 337 journal references for this galaxy. The star at the NW edge of the core is just 14" from the center.
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!
02 24 31.6 +31 36 55; Tri
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. UGC 1890 (probably NGC 917) lies 27' NE.
02 24 47.3 +41 40 52; And
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 NGC 910. A string of four stars is a few arcmin SW and another string of 4 stars is a few arcmin E, both oriented SW-NE.
02 24 44.4 +42 37 23; And
Size 1.7'x1.1'; PA = 47°
14.5" (12/3/24): at 158x and 226x: fairly faint, oval 3:2 SW-NE, brighter nucleus, 30" diameter. Situated in a rich star field just 30' NE of NGC 891! Bracketed by a mag 11.7 star 2' NW and a mag 13 star 1' S. Member of the UGC 1841 = 3C 66B group (USGC U117).
02 24 24.8 -02 09 44; Cet
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 NGC 936 group (LGG 060) that also includes NGC 941.
02 25 07.4 +41 51 04; And
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.
02 25 50.6 +27 24 46; Ari
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 NGC 915, 916 and 919.
02 26 00.5 +39 28 15; And
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.
02 27 51.9 +45 56 49; And
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 IC 1799 and 15' WNW of NGC 933.
This galaxy is assumed to be NGC 920 in all modern catalogues.
02 28 12.4 -01 20 56; Cet
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.
02 29 26.3 +31 28 18; Tri
Size 1.2'x1.1'
14.5" (12/3/24): at 158x and 226x; between faint and pretty faint (can hold steadily), oval 4:3 ~E-W, smooth surface brightness, ~40"x30". A distinctive string (linear) of 4 mag 11-12.5 stars oriented SW to NE is 6' W. Two mag 10-11 stars lie 6' SE and 4' SSE. Member of a small group (USGC U127) that includes NGC 940 10' N.
02 30 33.7 +32 10 35; Tri
Size 1.2'x0.4'; PA = 143°
14.5" (12/4/24): at 158x and 226x; fairly faint, easily held steadily, elongated ~2:1 NW-SE, 0.6'x0.3', very small brighter nucleus. Located at the west end of the large NGC 973 group (z = .016).
02 31 40.1 +39 22 42; And
Size 2.3'x0.5'; PA = 140°
14.5" (12/30/24): at 158x and 226x; very faint, thin edge-on NNW-SSE with a brighter core. The dim extensions require averted vision to glimpse. UGC 1993 is located 8' W of mag 8.1 HD 15670 and 16' SW of mag 7.8 HD 15714. A pair of mag 14.1 and 14.4 stars is 1.5' N. The region is pretty rich in fainter stars.
02 31 26.2 +01 20 47; Cet
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 IC 232 in a group. A mag 10.7 star is 3.7' SE with UGC 2005 10' SE (on line with the star).
02 31 52.6 +19 09 11; Ari
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.
02 32 22.7 +42 11 56; And
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 NGC 946 (19' W) and the identity was verified on the POSS.
02 31 57.8 +01 14 47; Cet
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.
02 32 07.1 -01 21 43; Cet
V = 13.7; Size 1.2'x0.7'; PA = 90°
14.5" (12/4/24): at 158x and 226x; faint, fairly small, oval 3:2 E-W, low surface brightness, 30"x20". A mag 12.0 star is 1.3' NE and a mag 14.7 star is 1.5' WNW. Located 20' S of mag 5.4 75 Ceti.
UGC 2010 is a giant high surface brightness barred spiral with a diameter of 170,000 l.y.
02 32 40.2 +00 15 36; Cet
V = 13.5; Size 1.3'x0.6'; PA = 75°
14.5" (12/4/24): at 158x and 226x; fairly faint (easily visible and can hold steadily), elongated nearly 2:1 ~E-W, ~40"x20", small bright nucleus.
Member of a galaxy group with 13 members (USGC U130) that includes IC 232.
02 32 39.3 +00 37 02; Cet
V = 14.3; Size 0.6'x0.4'; PA = 69°
14.5" (12/4/24): at 226x; faint, small, slightly elongated, 20"-24" diameter, low even surface brightness. UGC 2018 is 21' S and UGC 2024 is 13' SSE.
Member of a galaxy group with 13 members (USGC U130) that includes IC 232.
02 33 17.1 +32 44 48; Tri
Size 0.7'x0.7'
18" (1/26/11): faint, small, round, 22" diameter, slightly brighter core. Located 16' SW of NGC 969 and 20' WSW of NGC 978. A mag 10.5 star lies 5.7' NE.
02 33 01.2 +00 25 15; Cet
V = 14.2; Size 0.9'x0.5'; PA = 152°
14.5" (12/4/24): at 158x and 226x; between faint and fairly faint, small, slightly elongated, ~25" diameter, brighter nucleus. An 11th mag star is 1' NW.
Member of a galaxy group with 13 members (USGC U130) that includes IC 232. Nearby members include UGC 2018 11' SSW and UGC 2019 13' NNW.
02 33 24.5 +20 16 23; Ari
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. IC 235 is 23' NNW.
02 33 42.9 +40 31 41; And
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 NGC 1023/891 group. UGC 2038 lies 5' ESE.
02 33 58.5 +44 20 40; And
V = 13.8; Size 1.6'x1.1'; PA = 124°
14.5" (12/30/24): at 226x; fairly faint, slightly elongated NW-SE, very small brighter core with a 30" diffuse halo.
A mag 11.0 star is 2' E, a mag 10.7 star is 3.6' NNE and a mag 8.4 star (HD 15744) is 12' NW. A string of stars extends to the NE of the latter star.
02 34 08.3 +40 30 47; And
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.
02 34 05.0 +01 21 06; Cet
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 UGC 2062 is 7.7' E. A mag 9.7 star is 4' SW.
02 34 35.8 +01 20 52; Cet
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.
02 35 10.1 +20 51 05; Ari
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 NGC 976
02 35 22.5 +37 29 09; And
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 UGC 2067 2.4' NNE and UGC 2069 9.7' NNE.
02 35 29.4 +37 31 08; And
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.
VV 96 = UGC 2069 = MCG +06-06-062 = CGCG 523-068 = KUG 0232+374 = WBL 078-003 = LGG 065-003 = PGC 9852
02 35 37.3 +37 38 21; And
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.
02 36 04.5 +42 25 16; And
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 HD 16108 is 6' ESE. An uncataloged double star (10.8/12.4 at 9") is 7' ENE. UGC 2074 is 12' N and M34 lies 1.2° ENE.
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.
02 36 02.5 +42 36 51; And
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.
02 36 17.4 +25 25 20; Ari
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.
02 36 33.1 +36 08 00; Tri
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 UGC 2094. A mag 8.9 star (SAO 55700) is 2' S and a mag 10 star is 3' ENE. Two mag 13/13.5 stars are ~1' N.
02 36 31.7 +07 18 34; Cet
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 NGC 997.
02 36 51.5 +36 06 45; Tri
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.
02 37 40.0 +34 25 54; Tri
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.
02 38 05.5 +41 47 22; And
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 NGC 995-1005 group.
02 37 58.7 -01 50 39; Cet
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.
02 38 47.1 +40 41 55; And
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 NGC 1003 in the NGC 1023 group.
02 38 51.8 +27 50 50; Ari
V = 13.7; Size 1.6'x0.6'; PA = 106°
14.5" (12/30/24): at 122x, 158x and 226x; faint, small, slightly elongated, 25" diameter (only the central region seen). Situated 4' S of mag 8.6 HD 16431. Two 14th mag stars are 1.8' S and 1.4' SE.
02 39 11.0 +41 14 44; And
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.
02 39 06.1 +18 23 02; Ari
Size 1.8'x0.7'
48" (10/26/16): UGC 2140 consists of the connected glow of HCG 18B, 18C and 18D. Although Hickson assumed these were three interacting or merging galaxies, a recent study suggests this is a single highly irregular galaxy with several knots. HCG 18D is the northwest component of the UGC 2140 chain and contains a fairly faint, very small knot, 6"-8". This knot is embedded in a low surface brightness glow extending to the southeast and containing 18C and 18B. Very faint haze bulges out just east of HCG 18B. HCG 18C is the central component of UGC 2140. Its nucleus appeared faint, very small, ~9"x6" and is surrounded by low surface extensions to the northwest and southeast, merging into HCG 18B on the southeast end. HCG 18B is fairly faint, very elongated 3:1 or 4:1 NNW-SSE, perhaps 45"x12". This portion of UGC 2140 is a similar in size to HCG 18A but with a fairly uniform surface brightness. A mag 15.5-16 star lies 0.6' E.
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.
02 39 36.6 +36 04 52; Tri
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).
02 40 19.2 +32 15 44; Tri
Size 1.7'x1.3'; PA = 140°
14.5" (12/30/24): at 158x and 226x; faint, round, low uniform surface brightness, ~40" diameter. Situated just 3.8' SSW of mag 6.4 HD 16594, which affects viewing. A 12th mag star is 2' NE and a faint 15th mag star is just off the N edge. Member of the large NGC 973 group.
02 41 15.5 +38 44 36; Per
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.
02 43 11.3 +40 25 36; Per
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 MCG +07-06-057 3' NW.
02 43 07.3 +41 03 51; Per
Size 1.3'x0.7'; PA = 144°
14.5" (12/30/24): at 122x, 158x and 226x, fairly faint (relatively bright UGC), elongated 2:1 or 5:2 NW-SW, 0.7'x0.3', good surface brightness. Located 5' SW of mag 8.5 SAO 38281 in a fairly rich star field. A N-S string of mag 11 stars extends S of the galaxy to its E and even extends north to the mag 8.5 star.
02 43 26.8 +41 24 25; Per
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 NGC 1053 6.2' NNW. Second brightest in the NGC 1053 group.
02 43 44.2 +32 29 45; Tri
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 NGC 1067 in the NGC 1060 = WBL 085 cluster.
This galaxy is misidentified as NGC 1062 in RNGC, RC3, SIMBAD and other secondary sources.
02 43 49.1 +32 23 23; Tri
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 HD 16954 and it helped to place the star just outside the field. NGC 1060 is 7.5' WSW and NGC 1066 is 5.1' N.
02 46 04.0 +36 54 19; Per
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 AGC 376 (z = .048).
02 47 02.2 +08 39 08; Cet
V = 13.4; Size 0.8'x0.35'; PA = 85°
14.5" (12/30/24): at 158x and 226x; relatively bright UGC (easily held steadily with direct vision), slightly elongated E-W, ~25"x20", very small or stellar nucleus. Two 14th mag stars are 1' S and 1.5' SE. A mag 9.6 star (SAO 110743) is 6' N.
02 47 55.5 +37 32 16; Per
Size 2.6'x1.9'; PA = 160°
14.5" (12/30/24): at 158x; faint, diffuse glow with a low uniform surface brightness. The edge is ill-defined so it was difficult to estimate a size, but perhaps 1' diameter. A faint star is on the east end. UGC 2259 is located less than 2' SW of AG 51, an 11" pair of mag 10.2/10.4 stars.
02 48 04.4 +27 06 11; Ari
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 HD 17382 and 27' SW of mag 3.6 41 Ari.
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).
02 48 58.8 +03 10 07; Cet
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 HD 17436, 16' to the W.
02 49 10.6 +18 20 17; Ari
Size 0.6'x0.6'
14.5" (12/12/23): at the position of UGC 2296 I found a 12-13th mag star, which I later found is superposed at the center. Occasionally, I sensed an extremely faint halo around the star but was unable to confirm with confidence.
Located 9' NE of 5.8-magnitude 40 Arietis. This star forms the SW end of an excellent 10' asterism in the shape of a cross or sword and handle. Forming the end of the blade (on the NE side) are two pairs of double stars. The closer one to 40 Ari consists of two mag 12-13 stars at ~10" separation .
02 49 23.3 +17 39 57; Ari
Size 1.2'x1.2'
14.5" (12/30/24): at 158x; very faint, round, 25" diameter, occasional stellar nucleus. A mag 15.5 star is barely visible off the N side (50" from center).
UGC 2303 is located 12' N of Pi Arietis (42 Ari), an excellent triple (STF 211) with a close, large mag contrast pair of mag 5.2/8.0 stars at 3.3" (the companion was yellowish) with a fainter mag 10.5 star at 25".
02 49 27.9 -00 52 23; Cet
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 IC 1856 11' NW
Arp 190 = VV 221 = UGC 2320 = MCG +02-08-015 = CGCG 440-019
02 50 11.0 +12 53 03; Ari
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 UGC 2320a and stretches 1.7' NNW. The tail wasn't seen with any confidence (the mag 16.5 star made that very difficult), but an extremely faint detached section near its NNW end was occasionally glimpsed.
Arp 190 NED2 = UGC 2320b, the northern (blue spiral) component, appeared very faint, small, round, 0.3' diameter. MCG +02-08-014, situated 2.3' S of Arp 190 (similar redshift), appeared fairly bright, fairly small, slightly elongated SSW-NNE, sharply concentrated with a bright round core that gradually increases to the center.
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.
02 50 16.9 +00 05 31; Cet
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.
02 50 59.7 +37 28 00; Per
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 HD 17484.
02 53 34.6 +41 53 09; Per
V = 13.6; Size 1.3'x1.1'; PA = 31°
14.5" (1/20/25): at 158x and 226x; faint, small, round, 25" diameter, uniform surface brightness. Bracketed by a mag 13.2 star 0.8' SW and a mag 14.6 star 0.7' NE. Located 16' SE of mag 6.9 HD 17756.
02 53 12.0 +13 01 53; Ari
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 NGC 1134 (Arp 200).
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.
02 54 01.8 +14 58 25; Ari
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 (MCG +02-08-030) fairly faint, small, 18"x12" ~E-W, with a quasi-stellar nucleus. The pair was just cleanly separated at 375x. The southern component (MCG +02-08-029) appeared faint, very small, round, only 10" diameter, but the surface brightness was relatively high.
02 56 38.5 +41 20 00; Per
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 NGC 1129 = AWM 7 (WBL 88) group.
02 58 47.4 +75 44 44; Cas
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.
02 58 22.1 +03 51 46; Cet
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.
02 58 29.7 +06 18 23; Cet
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 AGC 400, 3.2' NE of a mag 10 star. Several very faint galaxies are in the vicinity including 2MASX J02583441+0620388 2.4' NE.
02 59 58.6 +36 49 14; Per
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.
03 00 37.5 +35 10 07; Per
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 SAO 56074. Picked up looking for NGC 1167 located 13' ENE.
03 01 51.6 +35 50 27; Per
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: "V Zw 311 - The once and future cD", respectively.
17.5" (1/9/99): this member of AGC 407 appears as a faint, diffuse, elongated glow with an irregular surface brightness, ~1' in length. Described in the UGC as a compact group of 7 galaxies. The combined glow of these galaxies is both larger and more prominent than UGC 2493 5.7' SSE which is the brightest individual galaxy in AGC 407.
03 01 53.9 +35 44 00; Per
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.
03 01 58.0 +35 46 02; Per
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.
03 02 03.8 +36 05 55; Per
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 SAO 56092 at the north edge of AGC 407 (see UGC 2493).
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.
03 02 33.7 +02 11 40; Cet
V = 13.4; Size 1.3'x0.6'; PA = 124°
14.5" (1/20/25): at 158x and 226x; faint but can just hold steadily, slightly elongated, 25"x20", very small brighter nucleus. A mag 9.5 star with a wide companion is 2.6' W.
03 09 18.6 +80 07 50; Cep
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 (HD 19321) is 16' E.
03 05 43.3 +36 47 10; Per
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 HD 19102, which is nearly attached to the NW end, though the galaxy was still easily visible. A mag 13.7 star is 45" W of center.
UGC 2526 is a member of the NGC 1167 group (LGG 080) that also includes UGC 2465 and UGC 2491.
03 09 18.4 +42 58 20; Per
Size 1.7'x0.7'; PA = 48°
14.5" (12/30/24): at 158x and 226x; between faint and fairly faint, edge-on 3:1 SW-NE, 0.7'x0.25', brighter core. Located in a rich star field with mag 11-11.5 stars 1.4' SE, 2.5' ENE and 5' E. A brighter mag 9.3 star (SAO 38613) is 7' NE.
03 11 26.9 +35 27 30; Per
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 NGC 1226 and similar in brightness to NGC 1227, 4' S of NGC 1226.
03 11 47.5 -00 24 11; Cet
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 HD 19866.
03 13 03.1 +42 27 26; Per
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 HD 19736 on the northwest side of AGC 426 (Perseus Galaxy Cluster). IC 301 lies 24' SE.
03 12 45.7 -00 19 59; Cet
V = 13.6; Size 0.9'x0.7'
14.5" (1/20/25): at 226x; fairly faint, slightly elongated, 25"x20", pretty even surface brightness. Located just north of an isosceles right triangle of bright stars with a mag 9.8 3.0' SW, mag 8.7 4' SE, and mag 10..3 7.4' SSE. IC 307 is 16' NE and a mag 7.7 star (HD 19928) is 10' NW.
03 14 08.5 +41 17 32; Per
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 NGC 1250 within AGC 426.
03 15 01.5 +42 02 08; Per
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 UGC 2612 4.1' SE, UGC 2618 11.3' ENE.
03 15 14.6 +41 58 50; Per
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.
03 16 01.0 +42 04 28; Per
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.
03 16 15.8 +41 10 51; Per
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 IC 310 within AGC 426. Appears brighter than UGC magnitude but is not listed in CGCG or MCG.
03 16 26.1 +41 31 50; Per
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 NGC 1257 in RNGC and RC3.
03 16 59.8 +41 21 24; Per
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.
03 16 58.8 +31 34 02; Per
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 UGC 2629 1.9' NE. These two galaxies are 185 million l.y. away in the northern half of the Taurus Void, which extends a diameter of ~100 million l.y.!
03 17 06.8 +31 35 00; Per
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).
03 17 50.4 +41 58 02; Per
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)NGC 1265 lies 8' SE. Member of AGC 426.
03 17 52.3 +43 18 15; Per
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. UGC 2655 is 10' SE.
03 17 36.5 -01 49 07; Eri
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 UGC 2680 38' ESE.
03 18 45.2 +43 14 20; Per
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.
03 19 27.4 +41 38 07; Per
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. PGC 12378 is 1.9' WNW and PGC 12417 is 1.9' E.
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 NGC 1275 in the background of AGC 426.
03 20 01.7 +41 15 05; Per
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 Cr 35 and Cr 39 within AGC 426.
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 NGC 1282.
03 20 06.9 -01 52 54; Eri
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 NGC 1289. Part of a loose group (HDCE 0217) that includes UGC 2649 38' WNW.
03 20 42.9 -01 06 29; Cet
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. HCG 25A, B, D and F share a similar redshift, but the redshifts of 25C, east and F are significantly higher. SDSS J032034.82-010545.1 lies 2.2' NW, on the NW side of the mag 12.2 star. It appeared extremely faint, round, 8" diameter.
17.5" (12/22/97): At 220x the "A" component of HCG 25 is located just 1.1' following a mag 12 star and is a bit more difficult to view than HCG 25b which lies 4' NNE. Appears extremely faint, very small, elongated 3:2 or 2:1 NNW-SSE, ~25"x15". Both members of HCG 25 were easier to view at 280x.
03 20 45.3 -01 02 41; Cet
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. HCG 25F is attached at the south end, 30" between center. This galaxy has a similar redshift as HCG 25A and 25C, while 50% higher redshifted 25C, 25E, 25F (at south end) and 25G are likely a background group.
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.
03 20 58.9 -00 22 04; Cet
V = 13.5; Size 1.3'x1.2'
14.5" (1/20/25): at 158x and 226x; I was surprised to find a star at the plotted position of this galaxy. With a careful look, there was an easily seen fairly faint glow (from UGC 2692), mainly north of the star. Located 2.4' W of mag 8.2 HD 20802.
03 22 03.0 +40 51 20; Per
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.
03 22 47.4 -01 55 22; Eri
V = 13.3; Size 0.8'x0.8'
14.5" (1/20/25): at 158x and 226x; fairly faint, round, 20"-24" diameter, very small brighter nucleus, relatively high surface brightness for a UGC. A 14th mag star is 2' W.
03 23 42.8 -00 07 06; Tau
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.
03 25 52.2 +40 44 55; Per
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 IC 320 2.8' NE. Outyling member of AGC 426 at the southeast edge of the cluster.
03 32 07.3 +47 47 39; Per
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 HD 21641, 14' S of mag 5.5 HD 21699 and 20' SE of mag 4.3 Sigma (35) Persei.
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!
03 34 18.5 +39 21 22; Per
V = 13.2; Size 0.8'x0.8'
14.5" (1/22/25): at 226x; fairly faint (visible continuously), round, 30"-35" diameter, somewhat diffuse, broad weak concentration. On a line between mag 8.1 HD 21974 4.4' SW and mag 9.4 HD 275551 9' NE. UGC 2784 is 11' N at the same redshift.
03 34 19.4 +39 32 45; Per
V = 13.1; Size 1.1'x0.9'; PA = 151°
14.5" (1/22/25): at 226x; fairly faint (relatively bright for a UGC), slightly elongated, brighter core, 35"x30". A mag 13.8 star is 0.8' N. Similar in appearance (perhaps slightly brighter) as UGC 2783 11' S.
03 39 53.3 -02 06 47; Eri
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.
PGC 200217 forms a close pair 45" SE. It was just visible as an extremely faint (B = 17.9) and small glow, round, 8" diameter. It may lie in the background.
UGC 814 lies 5.5' NE and is moderately bright, fairly small, round, 35" diameter, broad concentration with a brighter core. An isosceles triangle of mag 14-15 is close NE.
03 40 04.6 -02 04 06; Eri
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. Arp 219 = UGC 812 lies 5.5' SW.
03 41 44.4 +39 20 14; Per
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. UGC 2828 lies 9.5' SE.
03 43 45.6 +68 18 05; Cam
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 IC 342!
03 42 24.0 +39 14 40; Per
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.
03 43 56.9 +39 17 42; Per
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.
03 43 44.6 +24 03 39; Tau
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!
03 47 39.8 +39 20 48; Per
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.
03 53 02.4 +35 35 22; Per
V = 12.8; Size 3.9'x1.9'; Surf Br = 14.9; PA = 40°
48" (11/21/25): at 488x; moderately bright, very elongated 3:1 SW-NE, ~2' diameter, fairly sharply concentrated with a relatively bright small core. The disk has a fairly low surface brightness. A very bright mag 10.6 star is very close to the NE end and a 15th mag star is superposed 0.4' NE of center.
17.5" (3/1/03): 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 SAO 56787 and 1.2° WSW of Xi Persei. Member of the Pisces-Perseus Supercluster (z = 0.19).
This galaxy is the largest known Sc galaxy with a diameter is about 400,000 l.y.
03 56 04.1 +72 55 17; Cam
Size 2.8'x0.5'; PA = 33°
14.5" (1/22/25): at 226x; at the position of this dim edge-on, I found a mag 12.8 star and it took a careful look to see a very faint streak, mainly SW of the star. The core appeared as a slight brightening just SW of the star. The portion of the galaxy NE of the star wasn't seen with certainty. Located 15' NW of mag 6.6 HD 24296 and 8.5' SW of a 9th mag star.
03 57 09.1 +34 09 39; Per
V = 14.0; Size 1.1'x1.0'; Surf Br = 14.2; PA = 19°
18" (2/4/08): picked up 20' NE of pn IC 2003. At 225x appeared faint, small, round, 20" diameter, faint stellar nucleus. A mag 12.5-13 star lies just off the SE side [30" from center].
04 01 01.0 +74 05 02; Cam
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 HD 24064 is 18' W and mag 6.5 HD 25225 is 26' ESE.
04 02 39.6 +78 16 44; Cam
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 HD 24545. Images show an eccentric nuclear region on the SW side and very low surface brightness arms.
04 01 40.9 +23 06 44; Tau
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 NGC 1497. UGC 2928 lies 5.7' N.
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.
04 01 40.7 +23 12 23; Tau
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 HD 25201 lies 10' W.
04 04 09.8 +22 07 54; Tau
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 UGC 2943. A mag 13.7 star is near the east end. Occasionally an extremely faint stellar-like object popped, which is probably the nucleus of one of these galaxies, but it was too fleeting to determine which one. Located just 8' WNW of 4.4-magnitude 37 Tauri and 6' ESE of IC 357.
04 05 02.3 +25 15 54; Tau
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.
04 08 29.3 +69 40 21; Cam
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 IC 356 9' NNW.
04 16 34.3 +02 45 33; Tau
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 NGC 1550 in a group.
04 17 19.0 +02 26 00; Tau
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 HD 2714. Forms a pair with UGC 3006 4' SSE.
04 17 25.3 +02 22 16; Tau
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.
04 18 40.1 +02 33 39; Tau
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 HD 27271 and 17' NW of NGC 1550. UGC 3011 lies 10' ENE.
04 19 20.9 +02 35 51; Tau
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.
04 19 53.7 +02 05 36; Tau
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.
04 34 29.7 +73 12 24; Cam
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 NGC 1573 in a trio.
04 36 25.5 +14 20 06; Tau
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.
04 36 40.3 -02 17 26; Eri
V = 14.2; Size 1.0'x0.5'; Surf Br = 13.2; PA = 157°
48" (11/21/25): at 610x; fairly bright, elongated 2:1 or 5:2 NNW-SSE, ~0.6'x0.3', fairly high surface brightness. A fairly bright 15th mag star is superposed 15" NW of center. Another mag 15 star is 0.6' W and a mag 16.8 star is 45" SW.
LEDA 213288, a close companion, is just off the NW edge of the halo, 0.4' from center. It appeared fairly faint, small, elongated SSW-NNE, 12"x6".
MCG +00-12-053, 1.4' SW, is fairly bright, round, small brighter core, 25"-30" diameter.
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 NW 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 1.3' SW and a trio with UGC 3105 7' ESE. Located 18' NW of mag 5.2-magnitude 51 Eridani and 10' ESE of mag 7.7 HD 29226.
MCG +00-12-053: faint, small, round, low even surface brightness, 15"-18" diameter. Located 1.4' SW of Arp 61 = UGC 3104. This galaxy was included in Arp's image, but the category and description clearly apply to UGC 3104.
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.
04 37 07.6 -02 18 17; Eri
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.
04 40 25.9 -02 01 13; Eri
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 NGC 1638.
04 41 48.3 -01 18 07; Eri
Size 1.3'x1.1'; PA = 71°
14.5" (1/22/25): at 158x and 226x; between faint and fairly faint, slightly elongated, diffuse, low even surface brightness, 0.6' diameter.
04 46 17.0 +76 25 08; Cam
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.
04 43 08.6 +00 44 47; Tau
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 NGC 1642. A striking trapezoid of mag 11-12 stars lies ~5' N.
This is a double system, though the companion on the north side [17" separation between nuclei] was not resolved.
04 49 44.5 +03 20 03; Ori
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 CGCG 420-003 1.7' SW. A much fainter companion a similar distance north was not seen. Situated in a group of mag 12-15 stars with a mag 12 star 1.3' SSW. Located 8' NE of mag 8.3 HD 30618.
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.
04 50 37.5 +06 00 32; Ori
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.
04 54 07.2 +72 19 26; Cam
Size 1.0'x0.7'; PA = 134°
14.5" (1/22/25): at 226x; fairly faint (relatively bright for a UGC), slightly elongated, 0.5'x0.4'. Contains a small bright nucleus with a stellar peak. A mag 9.6 star is 9' W.
04 54 16.6 +01 40 03; Ori
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 NGC 1690. MCG, PGC and RC3 (and Megastar) misidentify this galaxy as NGC 1690.
04 56 14.9 +30 03 08; Aur
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 HD 282635 4.6' SE and a mag 10.3 star 6.7' NW.
7th magnitude HD 31293 = AB Aurigae, a Herbig Ae/Be star that illuminates RN vdB 31, is 30' NNW. A large dark nebula consisting of Barnard 26, 27 and 28 is to the north and west of the star.
04 56 09.8 +02 09 25; Ori
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 CGCG 394-037 5.5' NNW. Located 6.8' N of mag 7.7 HD 31453 and 33' SE of 3.7-mag 8 Ori (Pi 5).
04 57 57.0 -00 07 32; Ori
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. CGCG 394-053 lies 5.3' SE. UGC 3214 is the largest in a group with NGC 1713 26' SE.
04 58 46.8 -00 53 04; Ori
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 HD 31807, which forms a very wide pair (50") with a mag 9.9 star. The galaxy is also 25' NE of a mag 6.2 star (HD 31623) and 24' S of NGC 1713, the brightest in a group (WBL 110 = HDCE 330).
04 59 09.4 +04 58 30; Ori
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'.
04 59 21.1 +05 37 06; Ori
V = 13.3; Size 1.5'x1.2'; PA = 15°
14.5" (1/22/25): at 158x and 226x; very faint, round, ~30" diameter, very diffuse with a low even surface brightness. An 11th mag star is 4' N. Required knowing the exact position.
05 06 35.7 +75 35 43; Cam
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. UGC 3241 is 13' SE.
05 08 54.7 +75 25 40; Cam
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 HD 32231 is 4.7' NE. UGC 3230, with a similar redshift, is 13' NW.
05 11 45.2 +67 29 18; Cam
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.
05 19 41.5 +84 03 08; Cep
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.
05 10 43.0 +00 24 30; Ori
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 HD 33647.
05 16 11.4 -00 08 59; Ori
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.
05 16 36.9 +06 26 30; Ori
Size 1.2'x0.6'
48" (10/24/11): at 488x and 610x; five members resolved (6 components in VV 161) in this tight 1' N-S chain in the core of AGC 539. VV 161C, the largest and brightest component, appeared moderately bright to fairly bright, fairly small, round, ~20" diameter, bright core. A pair of identical ellipticals are 25" N (VV 161B = PGC 75312) and 40" N (VV 161A = PGC 75313). Both appeared fairly faint, small, round, 12" diameter. Two extremely compact companions are barely off the south side. VV 161D = PGC 75314, just 15" S of VV 161C, is faint, very small, round, 8" diameter. VV 161E, a virtually stellar companion is just off the west side (8" between centers) of VV 161D.
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.
05 21 04.0 +04 00 23; Ori
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 HD 34959 and the glare affects the view -- best with star placed outside the field.
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 IC 412 and IC 413 (VV 225) 34' SSE. The distance implies a diameter of 150,000+ light years, so UGC 3294 is a large spiral.
05 21 21.9 +04 53 16; Ori
Size 1.1'x0.8'; PA = 136°
14.5" (1/27/25): at 158x and 226x; fairly faint, slightly elongated NW-SE, ~35"x30", slightly brighter core/nucleus. An 11th mag star with two wide companions is 7' due S. A 13th mag star is 1.4' SW.
05 39 37.1 +77 18 45; Cam
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.
05 37 54.3 +00 07 24; Ori
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 IC 426.
05 55 44.6 +85 54 53; Cep
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.
05 45 24.6 +72 21 22; Cam
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.
05 44 56.6 +69 09 33; Cam
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 NGC 1961 group with UGC 3349 11' SE and CGCG 329-016 7' SSE.
05 46 31.7 +69 03 04; Cam
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 MCG +12-06-0144.8' W and UGC 3344 10' NW. Member of the NGC 1961 group, which lies 30' NW.
05 54 53.6 +46 26 22; Aur
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.
05 58 25.4 +68 27 40; Cam
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 HD 38645.
Member of the NGC 1961 group. The main galaxy is located 1.7° NW.
06 09 57.8 +79 55 34; Cam
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 UGC 3397 is 4' SSE.
06 10 34.5 +79 52 01; Cam
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.
06 14 02.1 +80 00 14; Cam
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 IC 440. UGC 3396 lies 11.6' WSW. Several stars are nearby in the field including a mag 10.7 star just 1.8' N.
06 17 01.0 +81 08 16; Cam
Size 1.7'x1.2'; PA = 90°
14.5" (1/27/25): at 158x and 226x; seen immediately at 158x as a fairly faint, relatively large but diffuse glow with a small slightly brighter center, ~1' diameter.
06 12 16.5 +64 16 08; Cam
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.
06 15 08.1 +71 08 12; Cam
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 HD 41476. UGC 3426 lies 6.4' SSE.
06 15 36.4 +71 02 15; Cam
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.
06 19 21.8 +76 48 42; Cam
Size 1.8'x1.3'; PA = 173°
14.5" (1/27/25): at 226x; located along a chain of a half-dozen stars including a mag 7.8 HD 42330 just 1.4' NE and a mag 9.0 star 2' S! Despite the nearby bright star, this galaxy was surprisingly bright and was easily seen as the surface brightness in the core region is fairly high. With a careful look, a diffuse slightly elongated halo surrounds the small bright core and sharp stellar nucleus.
06 21 32.9 +59 07 38; Lyn
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 UGC 3446, 43" separation between centers. Fairly faint, small, slightly elongated E-W, 30"x20" (only core viewed), moderate concentration with a very small fairly prominent nucleus. A mag 12.5 star lies 1' S which is part of a long string heading to the NE. Located 2' NE of a mag 10 star. Picked up while searching for IC 2166 located 1 degree east.
06 21 39.1 +59 07 32; Lyn
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.
06 32 47.2 +63 40 25; Cam
V = 12.8; Size 1.6'x0.5'; PA = 42°
14.5" (1/27/25): at 226x; fairly faint, very elongated nearly 3:1 SW-NE, 0.8'x0.3', small bright core. Easily seen, even at 122x. The elongation is aligned with a 12th mag star 2' NE.
06 33 27.1 +12 03 32; Gem
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!
NGC 2273A = UGC 3504 = MCG +10-10-009 = CGCG 285-003 = LGG 137-001 = PGC 19397
06 40 07.2 +60 04 51; Lyn
V = 12.3; Size 2.7'x2.2'; Surf Br = 14.1; PA = 135°
14.5" (1/27/25): at 158x; faint, relatively large, diffuse glow, ~1' diameter, weak concentration with a slightly brighter middle. Two mag 14.0 and 14.6 star are 2' and 2.5' N. The nearest brighter star is 8th mag HD 46570 15' W.
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".
06 43 41.8 +65 12 22; Cam
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* NGC 2253, though it is off in both RA and Dec (see identification notes for NGC 2253).
06 46 12.4 +43 47 33; Aur
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 UGC 3535 2.8' NE and CGCG 204-013 3.5' NW.
06 46 24.0 +43 49 29; Aur
V = 14.2; Size 1.1'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.8; PA = 64°
24" (1/12/13): brightest in the KTG 12 trio with UGC 3532 2.8' SW and CGCG 204-013 3.8' NW. At 375x appeared fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated WSW-ENE, 0.5'x0.4', brighter core. Located 15' NNW of 56 Aur (V = 5.3) = SHJ 75 (5.3/8.6 at 32").
06 46 03.6 +29 20 52; Gem
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 HD 48661 is 4.4' SW and mag 8.2 HD 48591 is 8' W. CGCG 145-009 is 19' E.
06 46 45.4 +33 37 09; Gem
V = 14.0; Size 0.9'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.6
24" (1/4/14): very faint, fairly small, round, 24", very low and even surface brightness. Located ~7' WNW of the NGC 2274/2275 pair.
06 54 58.9 +80 57 56; Cam
V = 13.5; Size 0.6'x0.6'
14.5" (2/20/25): at 226x; faint, small, round, low uniform surface brightness, at most 30" diameter. UGC 3604 is 17' E.
06 49 59.7 +25 38 04; Gem
Size 1.1'x1.0'
14.5" (1/27/25): at 226x; faint, elongated NW-SE, 30"x20". On images, this spiral is roughly round, but there is a faint companion (MCG +04-16-003) at the NW edge. The companion probably caused the apparent elongation in the NW direction. Located 10' NE of mag 6.8 HD 49500.
06 52 16.0 +63 05 28; Cam
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 HD 49115.
This is an unusual system, apparently consisting of two interacting galaxies; an edge-on and a face-on spiral.
06 51 47.5 +48 29 47; Aur
V = 13.3; Size 1.0'x0.8'; PA = 100°
14.5" (1/27/25): at 226x; faint, small, round glow surrounding an obvious stellar nucleus. A similarly bright mag 14.6 star is 0.6' NE of center. A linear string [length 3.7'] of four mag 10.8-13.5 stars extends SE.
06 51 47.9 +27 28 53; Gem
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. CGCG 145-017 is 3.5' SE. A number of bright stars are near including mag 9.3 HD 265091 4.7' NE.
06 55 31.0 +69 33 49; Cam
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.
06 59 02.9 +80 00 13; Cam
V = 12.9; Size 1.3'x1.0'; Surf Br = 14.0; PA = 100°
14.5" (1/27/25): at 158x and 226x; faint, fairly small, slightly elongated E-W, diffuse, low even surface brightness, 0.6'x0.5' diameter. An arc of 4 stars (concave north) with three of 10th mag is ~10' SE. Another 10th mag star is 4.7' due S.
06 53 33.9 +27 18 32; Gem
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.
06 55 35.7 +39 45 52; Aur
V = 12.8; Size 1.1'x1.0'
14.5" (1/22/25): at 226x; surprising bright for a UGC galaxy! Moderately bright, slightly elongated, ~35" diameter, good surface brightness, small bright core. A mag 10.8 star is 4' NW and a mag 10.5 star is 6' WSW.
06 55 11.5 +24 13 46; Gem
Size 0.9'x0.7'
14.5" (2/20/25): at 226x; between faint and pretty faint, small, round, 20"-25" diameter, very small brighter nucleus. In a rich star field with a trio of stars is off the SW side including a mag 12.3 star only 0.7' WSW of center. A mag 6.8 star (HD 50554) is 6.5' WNW.
07 02 22.5 +80 57 11; Cam
Size 0.7'x0.7'
14.5" (2/20/25): at 226x; faint, fairly small, round, 30" diameter, low even surface brightness. Mag 9.1 HD 49780 is 5' NE. The galaxy is collinear with two mag 12.4 and 12.9 stars 4' and 6' SW, respectively. UGC 3549 is 17' W.
06 57 34.4 +46 24 10; Lyn
V = 12.8; Size 1.5'x1.0'; PA = 22°
14.5" (1/27/25): at 158x and 226x; fairly faint, oval 5:3 SSW-NNE, ~40"x24", slightly brighter core. A mag 12.6 star is off the SW side (0.9' from center). An interesting Dipper-shaped asterism with a long handle extending N and NW, is ~13' E. UGC 3608 is also located 13' NE of mag 5.9 Psi9 Aur (HD 50658).
06 57 39.7 +39 05 14; Aur
V = 13.5; Size 0.8'x0.6'; PA = 25°
14.5" (1/27/25): at 158x and 226x; extremely faint, round, fairly small, very low ecen surface brightness and can only glimpse.
06 57 59.0 +35 44 03; Aur
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.
07 01 36.8 +14 08 07; Gem
Size 1.0'x0.7'; Surf Br = 14.1; PA = 135°
48" (4/1/11): picked up while acquiring the field of Abell 19, located 37' NW. At 287x, appeared moderately bright, slightly elongated, 30"x25", sharply concentrated with a very small bright core. A star is embedded at the west edge of the halo. Located in a rich star field.
07 06 02.1 +75 26 38; Cam
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 SAO 6053. Picked up 18' WNW of NGC 2314.
07 04 20.3 +64 01 13; Cam
V = 12.4; Size 1.5'x1.2'; PA = 175°
14.5" (2/20/25): at 226x; fairly faint (relatively bright for UGC), round, 40" diameter, bright core increases to a nearly stellar nucleus. In a loose group (LGG 140) with UGC 3660 18' SE.
07 17 47.1 +85 42 48; Cep
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 NGC 2276 in a group of far northern galaxies including NGC 2300. UGC 3661, a very difficult galaxy, lies 4' NNE.
07 06 34.8 +63 50 56; Cam
V = 12.7; Size 1.7'x0.9'; PA = 109°
14.5" (2/20/25): at 226x; fairly faint, elongated 2:1 WNW-ESE, ~40"x20", small brighter nucleus, a mag 14.6 star is 1' S. Member of a loose group (LGG 140) with UGC 3642 18' NW.
07 19 45.0 +85 46 01; Cep
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.
07 07 59.2 +71 33 16; Cam
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 UGC 3697 (Integral Sign Galaxy) and a member of the same group.
07 20 04.7 +85 35 14; Cep
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 HD 47976 in a group of galaxies near +85° declination.
07 07 00.8 +44 50 59; Lyn
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 KTG 13 trio which is extends in a line to the southeast with CGCG 205-17 3.0' SE and UGC 3679 6' SE. Located 10' E of mag 7.8 HD 53129. This galaxy has a redshift 2.6 times the other two members, so is probably in the background.
07 07 28.1 +44 47 24; Lyn
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.
07 08 14.0 +46 06 57; Lyn
V = 12.8; Size 2.0'x1.3'; PA = 36°
14.5" (2/20/25): at 158x and 226x; relatively bright UGC, slightly elongated ~SSW-NNE, ~40" diameter, small brighter core. A mag 13.9 star is just off the W edge.
07 09 05.8 +61 35 43; Lyn
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.
07 08 01.3 +15 10 45; Gem
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.
07 09 23.1 +48 38 07; Lyn
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 NGC 2329 in the core of AGC 569. It's strange that neither William or John Herschel, who both observed NGC 2329, failed to pick up this relatively bright galaxy as it is only slightly fainter than NGC 2329.
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.
07 11 22.6 +71 50 10; Cam
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 HD 54070 12' ESE and mag 7.0 HD 52762 13' NW. At 375x, the galaxy extended 2.2'x0.2' (~12:1) ~E-W. The galaxy has a fairly even surface brightness with just a slightly brighter core, though fades on the west end as it bends or hooks towards the north. A mag 14.5 star is 1' off the east end and a fainter mag 15.5 star is close south on the west side at the point where the galaxy bends north and dims. I didn’t see any structure or bending on the east end and the brightness falls off rapidly at the tip.
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 UGC 3714 7.6' SE and extremely faint CGCG 330-32 13' SE. Located 12' W of mag 6.4 HD 54070.
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.
07 11 42.7 +72 10 10; Cam
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).
07 12 11.2 +73 28 14; Cam
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 Arp 141 = UGC 3730, which is located 9' E.
07 12 32.9 +71 45 03; Cam
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 CGCG 330-032 5.5' SE.
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 SAO 6115. An equal mag 10.5 right triangle of stars lies ~4' N. In field with extremely thin UGC 3697 = Integral Sign Galaxy 7.7' NW and forms an interesting contrast in types.
07 13 14.4 +73 50 35; Cam
V = 13.0; Size 2.1'x0.8'; PA = 103°
14.5" (2/20/25): at 158x; faint, very elongated 3:1 ~E-W, 1.0' in length, low surface brightness, weak concentration. UGC 3730 = Arp 141 is 22' SSE.
07 11 41.8 +49 52 00; Lyn
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 HD 54590 and 6.5' ESE of a wide, bright double star (Es 2622). Picked up while viewing the NGC 2340 group ~20' NNW.
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 IC 2, so this is one of the few visual deep sky discoveries that followed the IC.
07 14 20.4 +73 28 37; Cam
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, which is 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 VV 123B = Madore C1 (collider), which appeared bright, fairly small, round, 20" diameter, sharply concentrated with a very bright nucleus. This is the brightest component in the system. At the south edge of VV 123B (25" S of center) is VV 123A = Madore RN (Ring nucleus), which appeared fairly faint, small, irregularly round, 15" diameter. The ring component extends south of VV 123A and appeared as a faint, moderately large, oval haze, ~60"x30", mostly evident as a brighter arc or tail along the west side. This arc extends about as far south as a mag 14 star which is 1.5' SSW of VV 123B, though VV 123C, a small knot at the south end, was not resolved. Viewed at 488x and 610x.
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.
07 16 53.1 +67 06 40; Cam
V = 13.1; Size 1.2'x0.8'; PA = 120°
14.5" (2/20/25): at 158x; between very faint and faint, oval 4:3 WNW-ESE, 0.6'x0.45', low surface brightness. Situated 2.5' NE of a mag 8.3 star (HD 55076).
07 16 38.9 +33 59 16; Gem
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 KTG 16 triplet with UGC 3780 11.6' NE and UGC 3779 11' E. Located 6' SW of mag 8.9 HD 56101.
07 16 42.9 +29 51 18; Gem
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 HD 56029 3' NW.
07 17 31.9 +33 58 30; Gem
Size 1.4'x0.15'; PA = 86°
24" (3/9/13): not seen in soft seeing. Faintest in the KTG 16 triplet.
07 17 28.3 +34 04 40; Gem
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 SAO 59943 and 6' NE of mag 8.9 HD 56101. Second of three in the KTG 16 triplet and 11.7' NE of UGC 3776. Both galaxies are very elongated with similar PA's. UGC 3779, the third and faintest member (also a thin edge-on), is 6' S but was not visible in soft seeing.
07 19 30.9 +59 21 18; Lyn
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 3797 4.3' ENE and CGCG 286-006 12' W. Located 6.8' NNW of mag 6.7 HD 56243. Member of the LGG 143 group.
UGC 3789 is an unusual teardrop shaped galaxy (distorted inner ring) with a faint outer ring.
07 19 18.6 +51 17 32; Lyn
V = 12.8; Size 1.8'x1.3'; PA = 65°
14.5" (2/20/25): at 158x and 226x; fairly faint, oval 3:2 ENE-WSW, brighter core is quite evident, 0.7'x0.5'. A mag 12.7 star is 1.5' SE and a mag 13.6 star is 1.6' E.
07 20 03.1 +59 22 43; Lyn
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).
07 19 58.3 +22 05 32; Gem
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!
07 22 34.7 +71 35 56; Cam
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!
07 23 12.4 +58 03 54; Lyn
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 SAO 26315 and 12.5' NW from brighter UGC 3828. Member of the LGG 143 group.
07 23 07.4 +22 12 29; Gem
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 NGC 2365.
07 24 35.7 +57 58 04; Lyn
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.
07 23 44.1 +33 26 41; Gem
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.
07 25 00.0 +49 29 33; Lyn
V = 12.8; Size 1.2'x1.0'; PA = 85°
14.5" (2/20/25): at 158x and 226x; between faint and pretty faint, slightly elongated, ~35"x25", fairly low uniform surface brightness. A small group of stars is close north (four are in an E-W line) including a mag 13.0 star 50" NNW and a mag 13.8 star 1.2' N.
07 28 11.4 +72 34 27; Cam
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. UGC 3864 is 13' ESE.
07 25 20.9 +19 10 39; Gem
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 UGC 3842 5' SE. Located 10.6' NNE of mag 7.5 HD 58162.
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.
07 25 37.4 +19 07 40; Gem
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 UGC 3640 situated 5' NW.
07 26 42.7 +47 05 39; Lyn
V = 12.8; Size 1.5'x1.1'; PA = 176°
14.5" (2/20/25): at 158x and 226x; faint (requires averted vision) but not difficult, slightly elongated N-S, low even surface brightness, 40" diameter. A 10th mag star is 5.6' NW.
07 28 13.0 +58 30 24; Lyn
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.
07 30 46.4 +73 37 48; Cam
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 UGC 3859!
07 30 48.6 +73 42 23; Cam
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.
07 30 56.6 +72 31 03; Cam
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.
07 29 44.0 +33 41 24; Gem
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.
07 31 07.1 +59 28 54; Lyn
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. UGC 3897 lies 19' NE. Member of the small LGG 143 group.
07 33 20.0 +59 37 31; Lyn
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.
07 33 47.0 +65 26 46; Cam
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 NGC 2403.
07 36 40.4 +74 26 54; Cam
V = 13.8; Size 1.5x0.9'; Surf Br = 14.0
24" (1/31/14): at 375x; the brighter eastern component (PGC 21386) of the disrupted, interacting pair UGC 3906 = VV 539 appeared very faint, fairly small, elongated 5:2 N-S, 25"x10". Forms a very close pair with UGC 3906 NED1 just off the SW side, 30" between centers. The fainter western component appeared as an extremely or very faint, small, irregular hazy glow, ~0.3' diameter. Often, the pair merged into a single, very irregular patch but sometimes the two galaxies sharpened up and were clearly resolved individually. Located 11' NE of mag 8.0 HD 58710. Arp 17 lies 50' SE.
07 34 12.7 +04 32 47; CMi
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.
07 37 35.3 +35 36 20; Lyn
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 NGC 2415.
07 38 36.5 +37 38 01; Lyn
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.
07 44 41.2 +73 49 15; Cam
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. VV 349c (either an interacting companion or perhaps a bright HII complex at the end of the spiral arm) was occasionally glimpsed in the same position as an extremely faint knot, only 6" diameter, just off the north edge. Located just 1.3' NE of a mag 10.8 star, which is distracting. In Arp's category of spiral galaxies with "detached segments". VV 539 lies 50' NW.
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.
07 55 44.0 +84 55 35; Cep
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. IC 469 lies 14' N.
07 44 09.3 +29 14 48; Gem
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 KTG 18A on the WNW side of the halo. Located 25' NNE of mag 4.3 Sigma Gem.
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. CGCG 148-5 = KTG 18C lies 4' ENE.
Although these overlapping galaxies form a physical pair, studies reveal neither galaxy is tidally perturbed.
07 46 28.6 +58 57 45; Lyn
V = 13.7; Size 1.5'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 81°
24" (3/9/13): first and brightest in the KTG 19 triplet with UGC 4012 7.6' NE and UGC 4020 at 12' ENE. At 375x appeared moderately bright, moderately large, elongated 2:1 WSW-ENE, 40"x20", well concentrated with a small bright core.
07 47 21.2 +59 01 07; Lyn
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.
07 47 29.1 +60 56 01; Cam
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.
07 49 25.0 +74 20 03; Cam
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 CGCG 331-015 (pair) 3.5' ESE and UGC 4028 6' ENE. Also UGC 4057 lies 19' ESE, all part of the WBL 153 = LGG 149 group.
07 47 58.7 +59 00 52 ; Lyn
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.
07 50 49.9 +74 21 28; Cam
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.
07 52 38.2 +73 30 10; Cam
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.
07 50 46.3 +54 21 44; Lyn
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 NGC 2446.
07 53 00.0 +72 02 29; Cam
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 HD 62965.
07 51 17.6 +50 10 45; Lyn
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 CGCG 236-005 1.1' NW and UGC 4052 (double system) 3.4' N.
07 51 19.8 +50 14 09; Lyn
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 MCG +08-15-005 are 3' S with the quartet (WBL 154) at similar redshifts.
07 54 04.8 +74 23 11; Cam
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).
NGC 2336A = UGC 4066 = MCG +13-06-012 = CGCG 349-011 = PGC 22238
07 56 15.6 +78 00 48; Cam
Size 1.7'x1.6'
24" (2/18/20): at 260x and 375x; faint, fairly small, round, low surface brightness, very well concentrated with a 10" nucleus. The halo extends 20" to 24" with averted. A mag 14.0 star is close off the SE side [0.6' from center]. A mag 10 star (SAO 6356) is 5' ENE. UGC 4151 (previously observed with 18") is 25' SE.
The PanSTARRS image appears to shows a very knotty blue galaxy with one main arm and unusual straight offshoots.
08 04 24.7 +84 38 29; Cam
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).
07 56 51.0 +73 47 13; Cam
Size 1.0'x0.7'; PA = 54°
24" (4/1/24): at 375x; nearly moderately bright, fairly small, slightly elongated, bright round core, low surface brightness halo 4:3 SW-NE, at least 30" diameter. Located 16' SW of mag 5.4 HD 64307. A wide pair of mag 12.5/13.4 star is 2' NE.
07 57 32.5 +59 05 02; Lyn
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 UGC 4122/4124 12' ESE.
07 59 01.0 +59 07 01; Lyn
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 UGC 4124 1.2' NNE. UGC 4108 lies 12' WSW. Located 18' WNW of mag 5.8 HD 65301.
07 59 04.2 +59 08 12; Lyn
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.
08 00 08.5 +56 21 56; Lyn
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 UGC 4134 1' SE.
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.
08 00 12.9 +56 21 12; Lyn
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 NGC 2468.
08 04 18.7 +77 49 00; Cam
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. NGC 2336A = UGC 4066 is 25' NW (observed in 24").
08 02 02.3 +56 38 37; Lyn
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 NGC 2488 6' SW.
08 01 30.8 +09 42 27; Cnc
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 CGCG 59-21 7' ESE and CGCG 59-19 7.6' SE. Located 5.5' NNW of mag 8.1 HD 65971. Member of the NGC 2513 group (22' SE) = WBL 169.
08 04 08.0 +62 59 02; Cam
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 UGC 4186, just 42" following. MCG +11-10-5 lies 1.2' S.
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 angles (~15° difference between position angles). Located 12' SE of a 50" pair of mag 6.1 and 7.5 stars.
08 04 13.9 +62 58 54; Cam
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.
08 11 37.7 +76 25 18; Cam
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 SAO 6433 just 1.7' WNW of center.
08 09 24.0 +57 45 46; Lyn
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 NGC 2521 in a group. CGCG 287-044 lies 4' N.
08 10 11.2 +24 53 35; Cnc
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 KTG 20 triplet with compact CGCG 118-068 1.0' S. Located 2' SSE of IC 497, the brightest member.
08 11 08.8 +46 27 55; Lyn
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.
08 13 21.1 +57 51 08; Lyn
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 AGC 634 was not noticed initially when I centered the bright star. Two faint galaxies, MCG +10-12-92 and +10-12-91 lie 3.5' NW and 5.8' NW.
08 13 57.2 +52 38 54; Lyn
V = 14.2; Size 3.9'x0.4'; Surf Br = 14.6; PA = 110°
48" (5/21/23): at 375x; fairly faint, fairly large, thin edge-on at least 8:1 WNW-ESE, ~3.0'x0.3', broad concentration with a brighter central section and low surface brightness wings. Hints of a dust lane were glimpsed through the middle section.
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.
CGCG 263-017 lies 13' SW. The two galaxies share a common redshift.
08 16 05.7 +73 40 16; Cam
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 NGC 2523 and 2.5' SSE of mag 8.2 SAO 6469, which interfered with viewing if in the field.
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.
08 14 41.7 +58 13 31; Lyn
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 MCG +10-12-107 6.4' SE and MCG +10-12-108 8.6' NE.
08 14 35.8 +19 21 08; Cnc
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.
08 15 44.8 +58 19 16; Lyn
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 MCG +10-12-108 just 1.7' SSW. Located on the NE side of the cluster.
08 28 29.3 +85 36 29; Cep
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 HD 65172 and 20' SW of IC 499.
Holmberg II = Arp 268 = UGC 4305 = DDO 50 = MCG +12-08-033 = CGCG 331-034 = VII Zw 223 = LGG 176-007 = PGC 23324
08 19 05.0 +70 43 12; UMa
V = 10.7; Size 7.9'x6.3'; Surf Br = 14.8; PA = 15°
48" (4/2/11): at 375x Holmberg II appeared as a fairly faint but very large, irregular ragged glow, roughly 5'x3.5' SSW-NNE with a low but irregular surface brightness and an ill-defined boundary. A mag 12 star is superimposed just east of center with two 13.5/13 stars 34" SSW and 47" SE, respectively. Just west of the brighter mag 12 star is small, fairly bright HII region (HSK 45 = HK 10), ~15" diameter. A second, much fainter HII knot (HSK 70 = HK 4) with a diameter of ~10" is 30" following the mag 13 star (SE member of the triangle). A similar third HII knot (HSK 73 = HK 1) lies 30" N. Just off its north edge is a fourth extremely small knot (HSK 71 = HK 2). The HSK designations are from "HII Regions of Holmberg II", PASP, 106, 309 (1994) and HK designations from Hodge and Kennicutt "At Atlas of HII regions in 125 galaxies" in AJ, 88, 296 (1983).
18" (3/13/10): this member of the M81 group was easily picked up at 175x as a fairly faint, very large, low surface brightness glow, roughly 5'x3.5' in diameter. The outline is irregular, appearing elongated N-S at times, though more circular at other times. A roughly equilateral triangle of stars (separations 35", 42", 46") is superimposted east of center and a mag 11 star is at the north edge. There was no central concentration or zones. A bright HII region is just west of the northern star in the triangle, but it was not noticed.
17.5" (2/9/02): immediately picked up at 140x as a large, very diffuse glow mostly west of a distinctive triple star (mag 11.5-12.5), which is situated along on the eastern edge of the galaxy! The low surface glow is elongated ~3:2 N-S, ~4'x2.5', although the edges generally fade into the background so the size was difficult to estimate. It appeared slightly brighter in the vicinity of the triple star [probably refers to HII region HSK 45]. The visibility of Holmberg II was surprisingly easy and it was quite obvious using averted vision although this object appeared more like a faint galactic nebula than a galaxy. I didn't note any of the HII regions seen on images. Holmberg II is an irregular dwarf in the M81 group.
08 18 29.5 +20 45 41; Cnc
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. CGCG 119-040 lies 1.8' NW.
08 20 35.2 +68 36 01; UMa
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.
08 19 01.9 +21 11 09; Cnc
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 HD 69787 in the core of the Cancer I cluster. CGCG 119-43 lies 3.5' NW and UGC 4332 is 9' SE. Member of the NGC 2563 Group (WBL 178, but not included in LGG 158)
08 19 37.9 +21 06 52; Cnc
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. PGC 23359 lies 3.0' S. Centered within a roughly equilateral triangle of 12th magnitude stars (sides at most 2').
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.
08 20 16.6 +20 52 30; Cnc
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 HD 69994 in the core of the Cancer I cluster.
08 34 01.9 +85 56 44; Cep
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.
08 20 35.1 -01 22 35; Hya
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 KTG 21 triplet with UGC 4352 (double system) 2.9' SE.
08 20 43.1 -01 24 42; Hya
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. MCG +00-22-002 was visible as a very faint spike, extending out of the southwest side of the larger glow. Situated 2' NE of a mag 9.5 star. UGC 4349 lies 3.1' NW, the trio forming KTG 21.
08 23 11.3 +22 39 52; Cnc
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 NGC 2577 12' NW. Outlying member of the Cancer I galaxy cluster.
08 27 06.0 +21 38 43; Cnc
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. CGCG 119-101 is 3.8' NNW. Located 13' NW of NGC 2595.
08 28 31.0 +17 28 02; Cnc
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.
08 30 01.7 +17 15 35; Cnc
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.
08 31 57.7 +19 12 41; Cnc
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. PGC 23937, a compact interacting companion 0.9' SE of center (at the end of a distorted spiral arm), was not seen.
08 34 07.2 +66 10 54; UMa
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 M81 group. It is resolved on the SDSS into a large number of blue HII knots, with the brightest complex on the north edge.
08 33 17.8 +41 15 34; Lyn
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.
08 33 30.8 +41 31 32; Lyn
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.
08 35 48.5 +01 43 18; Hya
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 UGC 4494 11' NNE.
08 36 05.3 +01 53 39; Hya
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
08 40 53.8 +19 21 17; Cnc
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 (M44), 8' E of mag 6.8 HD 73712 and 13' SE of mag 6.3 Epsion Cancri.
08 45 35.0 +72 59 56; UMa
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 NGC 2629. This galaxy is probably misidentified as NGC 2630 in RNGC.
08 43 15.9 +13 05 09; Cnc
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.
08 47 08.7 +19 37 52; Cnc
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.
08 47 41.7 +13 25 09; Cnc
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.
08 50 17.7 +03 29 51; Hya
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 Shk 344 group (7 members) lies 43' WNW.
08 53 54.6 +35 09 00; Lyn
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 VV 243A component appeared moderately bright, fairly small, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, 30"x15". It contained a small and brighter elongated core and stellar nucleus. The middle galaxy or bridge (VV 243B) was attached at its north end and it appeared moderately bright, very elongated 3:1 or 4:1 N-S, ~30"x10", with a knotty but fairly low surface brightness. The nucleus of the northern "C" galaxy at the north tip of VV 243B was not separately resolved nor was the unusually long tidal tail (or background galaxy?) extending W. Located 1.5' NNE of a mag 9.9 star and 5' SSE of a mag 9.2 star.
LEDA 2060142, situated just 1.5' E, appeared fairly faint (V = 16.4), very small, round, 10" diameter, faint stellar nucleus. Easily visible with direct vision.
24" (3/22/14): this interacting system was observed at 375x. The main component is on the south end (VV 243a = UGC 4653 NED1) appeared fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 5:3 SW-NE, ~0.5'x0.3', irregular shape. A very close companion (VV 243B = UGC 4653 NED2) is attached at the north edge [17" between centers] and appeared faint, very small, round, 15". The small companion and plume attached on its north side (VV 243c = UGC 4653 NED3) was not seen. Located 1.6' NNE of a mag 10 star.
08 56 42.7 +52 06 19; UMa
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 NGC 2692 3.4' SE (similar redshift).
08 57 39.4 +39 30 16; Lyn
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 UGC 4699 and 12' NE of NGC of NGC 2704.
08 58 10.8 +52 10 58; UMa
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.
08 58 45.5 +39 30 34; Lyn
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"-6" 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 W. 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.
08 58 29.8 +06 19 17; Hya
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 NGC 2718.
This galaxy is connected by a faint bridge to PGC 25203 1.5' NW, which was not seen (V = 17.2)
08 59 00.3 +39 12 36; Lyn
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.
09 00 20.3 +52 29 39; UMa
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.
09 03 15.1 +78 33 47; Cam
V = 13.0; Size 1.3'x1.0'; PA = 105°
24" (4/1/24): at 327x and 375x; fairly faint, diffuse, oval ~4:3, broad concentration with a slightly brighter core, fairly low surface brightness halo ~40" diameter. A mag 14.2 star is just off the N side.
Located 30' NE of NGC 2655 which is the brightest member of a group (LGG 165) that includes NGC 2591, 2715 and 2748.
09 00 38.2 +50 40 42; UMa
V = 13.8; Size 2.6'x0.3'; PA = 95°
48" (5/7/24): fairly bright, very thin edge-on streak, ~8:1 E-W, ~2' in length with a slightly bulging central region and tapering extension. Occasionally I noticed a stellar peak. Situated north of a curving string of stars including a mag 10.6 star 2.4' S.
LEDA 213559 is 1.7' ESE of center. The companion appeared fairly faint, small, slightly elongated, low even surface brightness, 15"-18" diameter.
09 04 33.5 +51 36 51; UMa
V = 13.4; Size 0.7'x0.6'
14.5" (5/1/24): at 226x; between fairly faint and moderately bright, round, 30" diameter, contains a very small bright core. Good surface brightness and easily seen with direct vision. A mag 9.2 star (HD 233595) is 6' W and a 13.4 mag star is 1.4' NW. At low power mag 7.2 HD 77890 is 25' E.
09 05 26.3 +25 33 03; Cnc
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.
09 06 39.4 +19 20 10; Cnc
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,
09 14 52.1 +79 11 47; Cam
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.
Holmberg III = UGC 4841 = MCG +12-09-032 = CGCG 332-035 = PGC 26071
09 14 47.8 +74 13 57; Cam
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.
09 13 02.2 +49 38 22; UMa
Size 1.4'x1.1'; PA = 170°
24" (4/1/24): at 263x and 375x; relatively bright UGC galaxy (nearly moderately bright, oval 3:2 ~N-S, brighter central region, ~1.0'x0.7'. The galaxy forms the northern vertex of a triangle with a mag 12.6 star 1.4' S and a mag 11.8 star 2.0' SE. A mag 15.5 star is 1.4' W.
09 14 41.1 +15 27 43; Cnc
V = 13.3; Size 1.2'x0.9'; PA = 46°
24" (4/1/24): at 375x; relatively bright for a UGC galaxy; slightly elongated SW-NE, 45"x 30", gradual concentration with a slightly brighter core, A 14" pair of mag 11.3/13.2 stars (SLE 483) is just 1.6' S abd a single 13th mag star is a similar distance to the W.
09 16 02.2 +52 50 24; UMa
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!
09 15 55.1 +44 19 55; Lyn
V = 14.0; Size 0.9'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.5
48" (4/6/13): Arp 55 = "Grasshopper" is a merger of two galaxies with a single tidal tail on the east side. At 488x it appeared bright, moderately large, very unusual appearance with a mottled main body elongated 2:1 SW-NE, ~30"x15". On the SW end is Arp 55S = PGC 3098124, a nearly stellar knot. This is the nucleus of a merging, interacting companion [10" separation]. A faint, thin "arm" or "tail" is attached at the NE end and extends ~20"x5" straight south. The tail brightens slightly (perhaps an HII knot) at the south end. This knot has the designation SDSS J091556.72+441937.5. On the SDSS the tail curves sharply west on the south end, but this extension was not seen. A mag 16.2 star is 45" W.
SDSS J091559.93+442034.6 = LEDA 2242096 lies 0.9' NE and appeared as a very faint (V = 17.1), very low surface brightness patch, 15" diameter. Arp called this object a "filament" of Arp 55 in his 1967 paper "Peculiar Galaxies and Radio Sources" (ApJ, 148, 321). LEDA 82353 is 1.4' NE and appeared fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated E-W, 20"x15". LEDA 2242434 lies 2.3' NW, just 27" W of a mag 14.7 star. It appeared fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated E-W, 20"x15". These three galaxies have a identical redshifts as Arp 55, so are part of a small group.
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 W 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 HD 79466.
09 17 22.1 +41 54 40; Lyn
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 KTG 22 triplet and situated 5.4' S of NGC 2798/2799 (Arp 283).
09 17 39.9 +52 59 34; UMa
V = 12.6; Size 2.0'x0.5'; Surf Br = 12.5; PA = 48°
17.5" (3/8/97): picked up while looking for NGC 2800, located 30' S. This galaxy is an edge-on, elongated 4:1 SW-NE, with an elongated brighter core. The major axis is collinear with a mag 12 star 1.8' NE of center. Located 6' NE of mag 8.5 SAO 27199.
09 17 59.3 +52 44 33; UMa
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 HD 79658 and 15' SSE of UGC 4906. Picked up while viewing the dwarf galaxy UGC 4879 18' WNW.
09 20 08.9 +39 09 46; Lyn
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. NGC 2838 lies 11' NE.
09 26 09.4 +49 18 37; UMa
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.
09 25 24.8 +11 04 26; Leo
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 NGC 2872/2874 = Arp 307.
09 25 55.6 +24 08 20; Leo
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).
09 27 50.4 +68 24 42; UMa
V = 13.7; Size 0.6'x0.4'; PA = 155°
18" (4/14/12): at 225x the western component of Arp 300 appeared fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 ~NNW-SSE, ~24"x18", brighter core. Forms a close pair with UGC 5029 just 1.2' ENE, the duo forming Arp 300. UGC 5028 is smaller but has a higher surface brightness than UGC 5029.
09 28 02.6 +68 25 13; UMa
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.
09 31 09.4 +76 27 51; Dra
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.
CGCG 350-26, located 5.5' NNE, appeared faint, small, round, 18" diameter, low surface brightness. A mag 12 star is 50" NE.
09 34 00.2 +10 01 46; Leo
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 NGC 2911 and 4.8' SSW of NGC 2912.
13.1" (4/28/84): extremely faint, very diffuse, small, no elongation noted. Located 4.8' S of NGC 2914 and 8.1' SSE of NGC 2911.
09 34 10.6 +00 14 32; Hya
V = 13.9; Size 0.7'x0.4'; PA = 57°
24" (4/1/24): at 200x and 375x; relatively bright UGC, fairly small, slightly elongated SW-NE, brighter nucleus, ~30"x24". Nearly forms an equilateral triangle with a mag 12.7 star 3.4' N and a mag 14 star 3.1' NE. UGC 5099, which has the same redshift, lies 11' SE.
09 34 34.2 +00 05 23; Hya
V = 14.4; Size 1.2'x0.7'; PA = 92°
24" (4/1/24): at 327x and 375x; fairly faint, elongated 2:1 E-W, ~30"x18", very small brighter nucleus. Possibly brighter along the major axis (a faint star is superposed on the W side). UGC 5097, which has the same redshift, lies 11' NW.
09 35 51.6 +61 21 11; UMa
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 HD 82703.
This post-merger contains a long, straight tidal tail and a polar ring, though there is only a single nucleus.
Arp 129 = VV 83 = UGC 5146 = MCG +06-21-071/072 = CGCG 181-080 = III Zw 60 = Ash 6 = PGC 27546/27547
09 39 25.4 +32 21 51; Leo
Size 1.1'x0.8'; PA = 75°
48" (5/9/21): at 488x and 620x; the obvious eastern galaxy (VV 83b) appeared appeared moderately bright, fairly small, round, ~25" diameter, brighter nucleus. A mag 12 star just 30" WSW ais superposed on the face-on blue spiral VV 83a and nearly obliterates the galaxy. It was faint, fairly small, round? The galaxy was only evident on the east side of the star (and west of VV 83b). The centers of the two galaxies are separated by 0.4'. A mag 13 star is 0.8' N.
48" (4/18/15): at 697x; the eastern component of VV 83 = Arp 129 = UGC 5146 appeared moderately to fairly bright, small, round, high surface brightness, ~20" diameter. A mag 12 star, superimposed on the western component VV 83a = MCG +06-21-071 is just 30" WSW. The western component of Arp 129 appeared fairly faint, fairly small, roundish, nearly even surface brightness? Although easily visible, the view is significantly impaired by the 12th magnitude star and the galaxy was only visible on the east side of the star.
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 MCG +06-21-071, the western component. The star (confused as a bright stellar nucleus in other reports of this Arp) detracts from viewing the low surface brightness halo of the galaxy and I wasn't convinced of the observation. Located 3.8' NE of NGC 2944.
09 40 59.6 +21 11 34; Leo
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 CGCG 122-050, the brightest in the group.
09 41 32.2 +11 24 48; Leo
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. CGCG 063-043 is 3.5' N and CGCG 063-044 is 5.5' NE. Located 10' SE of mag 8.8 HD 83789. Member of the WBL 232 group (z = .022) with 5 other galaxies within 15'.
09 45 14.4 +09 06 37; Leo
V = 13.4; Size 1.6'x0.8'; PA = 23°
24" (4/1/24): relatively bright UGC (between fairly faint and moderately bright), elongated 5:2 SSW-NNE, at least 1.0'x0.4', contains a brighter elongated core. STF 1379 = 7.2/10.7 at 10" is 14' S.
09 45 52.3 +02 58 40; Sex
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 (Arp 303), though this galaxy is relatively nearby in the foreground.
09 46 28.6 +45 45 09; UMa
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 HD 84345 8.6' NNW, a mag 9.4 star 6.4' N and a mag 9.9 star 6' W.
09 47 21.6 +25 44 45; Leo
V = 15.4; Size 1.2'x0.2'; PA = 108°
48" (5/21/23): at 375x; very faint, very thin edge-on, nearly 10:1 WNW-ESE, ~0.9'x0.1', very low surface brightness. OGC 543 = SS 16, a Super spiral at a distance of 1.4 Gyr, is 6' SW.
09 51 01.3 +30 35 39; Leo
Size 2.1'x0.3'
48" (5/2/19): at 545x and 975x; UGC 5281a, the NW member of a 1.3' interacting pair, appeared moderately bright, large, thin edge-on 8:1 NNW-SSE, 0.8'x0.1', brighter elongated core. UGC 5281b, the SW member, appeared fairly bright, moderately large, elongated 5:2 NNW-SSE, 0.6'x0.25', strong concentration a very bright elongated core. A 22" pair of mag 14/15 stars lies ~30" NE.
09 53 56.3 +23 23 00; Leo
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. UGC 5320 lies 7.5' SE.
09 54 17.9 +23 17 15; Leo
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.
Holmberg IX = UGC 5336 = DDO 66 = MCG +12-10-012 = PGC 28757
09 57 32.0 +69 02 45; UMa
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 IC 1613. Holmberg IX has the youngest mean stellar population age of any nearby galaxy and may be a young tidal dwarf assembled from gravitational collapse of gas and stars stripped off during the last close encounter of M81 with M82.
09 57 35.6 +45 13 48; UMa
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 HCG 41 quartet. At 375x it appeared as a fairly bright edge-on, 0.9'x0.2', small bright bright, stellar nucleus. HCG 41C lies 1.6' NW, HCG 41B is 2' NNE, HCG 41D is 2.7' E and MCG +08-18-045 (a 5th galaxy, but not included by Hickson) is 1.5' SW. A mag 16.6V star lies 1.3' E. The four members of HCG 41 have significantly different redshifts (increasing with faintness), so are likely a chance alignment of unrelated galaxies.
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.
09 57 40.8 +45 15 32; UMa
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. HCG 41A lies 2.0' SSW and 41C is 2.7' SW.
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.
Leo A = Leo III = UGC 5364 = MCG +05-24-008 = CGCG 153-010 = DDO 69 = PGC 28868
09 59 25.5 +30 44 47; Leo
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.
Sextans B = UGC 5373 = MCG +01-26-005 = CGCG 036-012 = DDO 70 = PGC 28913
10 00 00.0 +05 19 56; Sex
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 HD 86610.
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 NGC 3109, Sextans A and the Antlia Dwarf. I picked it up without difficulty at 100x, 8' NE of mag 7.7 SAO 118040 (middle of three on a line with two mag 11 stars). At 140x, Sextans B appeared as a large, oval glow, elongated 3:2 WNW-ESE, ~3.5'x2.2', with a low surface brightness and broad, weak concentration. The surface seems slightly irregular or mottled and four fainter stars are near the periphery. This galaxy was surprisingly easy though I had never searched for it before.
10 00 51.7 +22 18 49; Leo
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 NGC 3088, an ovelapping double system.
10 03 51.9 +59 26 10; UMa
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.
10 05 30.6 +70 21 52; UMa
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. CGCG 333-016 lies 2.5' SW.
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.
10 07 19.6 +10 21 42; Leo
V = 13.3; Size 1.6'x0.8'; PA = 148°
24" (4/1/24): at 200x, 327x and 375x; relatively bright UGC (between fairly faint and moderately bright), very elongated 3:1 NW-SE, 1.2'x0.4'. Seems brighter along the major axis, which parallel the line connecting a mag 13 star 1.5' SE and a mag 12.2 star 2.3' N. Located 24' NNW of mag 4.4 31 Leonis.
10 08 10.3 +53 04 59; UMa
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 attached on the N edge of the SE extension and galaxy appears as a dim streak, shooting out from the star. The surface brightness is low and there is only a weak brightening towards the center.
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 HD 87645) to SE (mag 7.8 HD 87835). The shorter 4.5' diagonal angles SW (mag 8.7 HD 87645) to NE (mag 9.6).
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.
Leo I = Regulus Dwarf = DDO 74 = UGC 5470 = MCG +02-26-027 = CGCG 064-073 = PGC 29488
10 08 28.1 +12 18 23; Leo
V = 10.2; Size 9.8'x7.4'; Surf Br = 14.8; PA = 80°
8" (5/13/23): at 109x (21mm Ethos, 1.9mm exit pupil): with Regulus moved outside the field, Leo I appeared as a large, amorphous glow about 5'x3.5', elongated E-W (parallel in orientation to two 11th mag stars at 1.5' separation E-W that are off the NE side.
14.5" (4/13/23): at 122x and 158x, Leo I was faint, but readily seen
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 IC 591.
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 CGCG 64-74 15' N.
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.
10 10 39.9 +20 04 13; Leo
V = 12.9; Size 2.1'x1.1'; PA = 0°
24" (4/1/24): at 200x and 327x; contains a bright 30" core that increases to a bright stellar nucleus. The halo is large, elongated N-S and low surface brightness, but it was difficult to estimate a diameter as it faded out smoothly. A wide pair, HJ 476 = 7.6/11.7 at 24", is 20' ENE.
10 11 17.9 +00 26 33; Sex
V = 13.6; Size 1.4'x1.1'; PA = 15°
24" (4/1/24): at 200x and 327x; very diffuse, fairly large, low surface brightness, weak concentration, slightly elongated N-S, ~1.2'x0.9'.
10 12 03.7 +23 05 08; Leo
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 (LEDA 200255) at or barely off the ENE tip.
10 12 17.6 +27 51 43; Leo
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 HD 88313 (spectral type K2).
10 16 53.0 +60 17 06; UMa
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 NGC 3168 5' SW.
10 19 13.8 +59 07 51; UMa
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 HCG 45D 30" NE. HCG 45B lies 1.9' SW.
17.5" (4/5/97): this is the brightest member of the distant group HCG 45. Not seen with any certainty at 220x. At 280x with concentration, the galaxy pops into view momentarily 15-20% of the time just west of a line connecting two nearby mag 13 stars [48" N and 55" SE]. Appears barely nonstellar, which implies only the core of this edge-on was glimpsed.
10 20 03.6 +38 36 56; LMi
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.
10 20 57.2 +25 21 52; Leo
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 NGC 3209 in a trio.
10 23 44.4 +78 52 25; Dra
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 HD 89069.
10 24 10.0 +78 37 44; Dra
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 UGC 5609 (Ring galaxy) 1.3' SSE and MCG +13-08-018 3.4' NE. Viewed in soft seeing.
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 (VV 330) with UGC 5609 1.4' SSE. Located 12' SW of mag 8.4 HD 89069.
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.
10 24 22.3 +78 36 33; Dra
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.
10 23 47.1 +53 06 12; UMa
Size 1.2'x0.7'
18" (4/14/12): the double system (VV 312) consisting of MCG +09-17-061 (north) and MCG +09-17-062 (south). At 225x the northern galaxy is the slightly brighter of the pair and appeared fairly faint, small, round, very small bright core, ~18" diameter. The southern galaxy appeared fairly faint, small, elongated 3:2 N-S, small brigher core, 20"x14". The two galaxies are separated (center to center) by 30".
10 23 48.5 +12 37 47; Leo
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 NGC 3230, which has a similar redshift.
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.
10 25 26.0 +17 15 42; Leo
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 NGC 3239 in a group with CGCG 94-43 3.4' W, CGCG 94-39 6' WNW and CGCG 94-40 5.4' SW.
10 25 46.3 +13 43 01; Leo
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 HCG 47 quartet with HCG 47B 0.9' NE of center. A mag 17 star lies 22" NW of center.
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.
NGC 3245A = UGC 5662 = MCG +05-25-012 = CGCG 154-016 = FGC 1069 = LGG 197-001 = PGC 30714
10 27 01.2 +28 38 28; LMi
V = 13.9; Size 3.3'x0.3'; Surf Br = 13.9; PA = 150°
24" (4/1/24): at 263x; very faint, ghostly sliver at least 10:1 NNW-SSE, ~2.0'x0.2', very low surface brightness with a weak central concentration. It was generally seen with averted and concentration but I couldn't hold it continuously. Situated 9' NNW of NGC 3245 (similar redshift). The galaxy "points" just east of a mag 12.6 star 2' NW of center with a mag 13.3 star is less than 2' N of the NNW tip.
14.5" (4/13/23): at 158x; strong hints of the core region popping, but I couldn't detect the thin extensions.
17.5" (3/29/97): extremely faint, thin edge-on 7:1 NNW-SSE, ~2.0'x0.3'. Requires averted vision and concentration to glimpse, no noticeable concentration. The surface brightness was surprisingly low and I might not have noticed it unless I was aware of the position. The major axis is nearly collinear with a mag 11.5 star 2.1' NW of center and a mag 12 star is 2.4' N of center. Located 8.8' NNW of NGC 3245 in a group (LGG
10 31 13.3 +04 28 21; Sex
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 LEDA 1266406, situated 13' SW.
Arp 233 = UGC 5720 = MCG +09-17-070 = CGCG 266-055 = Mrk 33 = Haro 2 = SBS 1029+546 = PGC 31141
10 32 32.0 +54 24 02; UMa
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 (HD 91008) is 12' NW.
10 32 12.8 -01 29 36; Sex
V = 14.3; Size 0.9'x0.6'; PA = 52°
48" (4/23/25): fairly bright, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, very small bright core. A brighter spot was noted on the S end. This position corresponds with a two bright knots in the southern spiral arm on the LegacySurvey image. The long tidal plume that extends N and E wasn't seen.
UGC 5723 is the brightest in a small group with four fainter galaxies within 5' to the S. The closest are LEDA 1117179 1' S and LEDA 116700 1.6' S.
10 33 53.4 +11 12 25; Leo
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 NGC 3279.
10 37 33.1 +05 37 43; Sex
V = 15.0; Size 1.1'x0.15'; PA = 120°
24" (3/31/22): this galaxy is situated just 1.7' NNW of IC 628 and both are member of the galaxy group USGC U314 that includes NGC 3326 and IC 634. At 226x; it appeared extremely faint, required averted to glimpse. ~0.3'x0.1' NW-SE (only the central region was visible).
10 42 38.2 +77 29 42; Dra
Size 1.3'x0.8'; PA = 128°
24" (3/28/17): at 260x; Arp 156 appeared fairly faint, moderately large, oval 4:3 or 3:2, containing a brighter core with much fainter asymmetric extensions ~40"x 30" NW-SE. The SE extension seemed cut off (due to dust?). A mag 12 star is 1.2' SW and a mag 10.7 star is 1.9' S. Also nearby is a mag 9.3 star (SAO 7190) 4.4' SW and a mag 7.8 star (HD 92319) 5.3' SSW. The view was significantly improved moving with these two brighter stars outside the field.
10 41 52.9 +21 15 09; Leo
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 (KTG 31) with CGCG 124-054 3.6' NNW and CGCG 124-053 4.5' SSW. A mag 9.8 star is 9' W, but lies in a star-poor field.
10 42 41.9 +34 26 56; LMi
V = 13.5; Size 4.5'x4.0'; Surf Br = 16.5; PA = 3°
48" (4/23/25): at 375x; the "Spider" galaxy is a faint, very large, low surface brightness irregular glow, at least 3' diameter. It apears to have a faint core (slightly brighter central region). The brightest part, though, is a 15"-20" "knot" (star-forming region), on the NE side [along a long, unusual arm]. The western side of this irregular galaxy is extremely diffuse. A mag 11.4 star is 4' N and a trio of mag 12-13 stars is ~6' NE.
10 42 48.4 +13 27 35; Leo
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.
Arp 291 was placed in Arp's category of "double galaxies with wind effects" and was classified by Theys and Spiegel as a Ring galaxy (type RK4) in the 1976 paper "Ring Galaxies. I" (ApJ 208, 650). But Romano et al classify it as a misclassified ring that "resembles a one-armed spiral emanating at the end of a bar" in "Stellar Disks of Collisional Ring Galaxies" (AJ 136, 1259,2008).
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. NGC 3338 (large spiral) lies 20' NW.
10 45 04.1 +10 11 08; Leo
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 HD 92992.
10 47 29.6 +07 15 04; Leo
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 KTG 32 triplet with CGCG 038-011 6.0' WSW and CGCG 038-012 5.3' WNW.
10 48 37.9 +66 21 43; UMa
V = 14.0; Size 2.0'x0.3'; PA = 152°
48" (4/23/25): at 610x; fairly bright, very elongated 4:1 NNW-SSE, ~1.5' length. Contains a bright, bulging core and an uneven or mottled surface brightness (this is probably due to a thin dust lane along the major axis). The outer extensions dim significantly at the tips, particularly the SSE end. A mag 15.3 star is 0.9' W of center.
UGC 5904 is interacting with PGC 32308, which is attached at the NW end. The companion was fairly bright, small, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, ~20" diameter, very small bright nucleus.
10 51 50.1 +77 34 19; Dra
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 (PGC 2774147 = 2MASX J10515293+7734355, V = 17.0).
UGC 5938 forms a 1.2' pair to the south-southeast with superthin UGC 5942 (FGC 134A). Both of these galaxies have an unusually "cometary" shape with a brighter tip and and a thin tail that fades at the ends.
10 51 59.6 +77 32 50; Dra
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.
10 52 02.8 +55 36 04; UMa
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.
10 52 16.7 +36 35 40; LMi
V = 15.9; Size 0.9'x0.6'; PA = 94°
48" (5/17/23): at 610x; very faint, ~40" diameter, very diffuse and low surface brightness patch. This dwarf galaxy is situated just 3.3' SW of center of NGC 3432 (physical pair).
Arp 107 = UGC 5984 = VV 233a/b = MCG +05-26-024 = [CGCG 155-031] = PGC 32620/32628
10 52 16.7 +30 03 55; LMi
48" (5/4/16): VV 233a = MCG +05-26-024 is the disrupted member of Arp 107 = VV 233 with a long single spiral arm/tidal tail. At 375x it appeared moderately large, slightly elongated, ~1.3' diameter, sharply concentrated with a very small nucleus 12"-15" diameter. The outer portion of the halo resolves into a single spiral arm; it begins on the northeast side and rotates counterclockwise for perhaps 150°, fading out on the southwest side. The tail portion to the northwest was not seen. A mag 16.5 star is superimposed [21" SW of center], just inside the end of the arm.
VV 233b = MCG +05-26-025 is 1.2' NE of center. It appeared fairly bright, very small, round, high surface brightness, surrounded by a small halo ~15" diameter. This compact galaxy (considered the colider in the 2009 Madore et al "Atlas and Catalog of Collisional Ring Galaxies") has a much higher surface brightness than the RING system MCG +05-26-024.
18" (4/14/12): Arp 107 consists of a close pair: MCG +05-26-024, an unusual one-armed spiral and MCG +05-26-025, a compact elliptical off the northeast side (1.1' between centers). MCG +05-26-024 appeared very faint, moderately large, low surface brightness, very small slightly brighter core, ill-defined oval halo, ~1.4'x1.0', no arm structure visible. MCG +05-26-025 appeared faint, very small, round, 12" diameter. It has a higher surface brightness than larger MCG +05-26-025.
10 54 12.8 +54 17 14; UMa
V = 15.8; Size 2.0'x1.2'; PA = 47°
48" (5/16/12): this disrupted irregular galaxy is interacting with NGC 3448 (Arp 205), 4.1' ENE. It appeared as a faint to fairly faint, low surface brightness patch, elongated ~2:1 or 5:2 SW-NE, ~1.2'x0.5', no concentration.
10 58 12.6 +01 36 15; Leo
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 AGC 1139) close northeast. UGC 6057a, the brightest cluster member, appeared fairly faint, small, round, 15"-18" diameter, small bright nucleus. UGC 6057b, 33" ENE, appeared faint to fairly faint, very small, round, 12" diameter, contains a very small bright nucleus. UGC 6057c, 21" SE of "b", appeared very faint, very small, round, 8" diameter.
10 58 37.6 +09 03 00; Leo
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 NGC 3476/3477 15' NNW.
10 59 46.3 +33 23 31; UMa
V = 13.7
24" (6/1/24): at 327x and 375x; fairly faint (relatively bright for a UGC), oval ~3:2, brighter middle that increases to center. Situated 12' NE of mag 7.9 HD 95058.
UGC 6070 is a knotty, blue SABdm on the SDSS.
Arp 198 = VV 267 = UGC 6073 = MCG +03-28-043 = CGCG 095-084 = PGC 33116 = LEDA 200262
10 59 46.0 +17 39 10; Leo
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 (VV 267b) of overlapping Arp 198 appeared fairly faint, moderately large, edge-on 5:1 or 6:1 SW-NE, ~45"x8", fairly low surface brightness with just a weak central brightening and no distinct core or nucleus. VV 267a = Arp 198 NED2 is attached on the northeast end forming a contiguous glow centered 50" SW of a mag 12 star. The face-on (foreground) spiral component (VV 267a) appeared as a weak brightening at the northeast end of edge-on VV 267b. The core appeared slightly larger in diameter than the attached edge-on (~12" diameter) but the very low surface brightness halo was not seen, perhaps due to the glare from the 12th magnitude star less than 30" NE.
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!
Mrk 421 = UGC 6132 = CGCG 184-050 = QSO 1104+384 = PGC 33452
11 04 27.3 +38 12 32; UMa
V = 12.8; Size 0.8'x0.6'; Surf Br = 11.8
48" (4/23/25): at 610x and 813x; Mrk 421 appeared as an extremely bright 13th magnitude "star" (stellar nucleus) with a small, faint halo. I tried to keep the intense glare of 6th mag 51 UMa outside the field.
Mrk 421-5 = PGC 33453, just 14" ENE, appeared fairly faint, small, slightly elongated, ~12" diameter, low surface brightness. UGC 6140, a diffuse edge-on was also visible to the S of a mag 7.5 star, as well as two fainter galaxies, PGC 33475 and LEDA 3765478.
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 6th mag star 51 UMa and 4' SW of a 7.5 mag 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).
11 04 43.0 +38 13 14; UMa
V = 15.4; Size 1.4'x0.3; PA = 19°
48" (4/23/25): at 610x; fairly faint, very elongated ~N-S, ~30"x10", slightly brighter core. Located 1.6' S of mag 7.5 HD 95976 and 2.6' SE of 6th mag 51 UMa, both of which interfere with viewing. I picked up this diffuse galaxy while viewing Mrk 421, which is 3.2' WSW.
11 06 51.2 +23 00 59; Leo
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. UGC 6173 is 29' NNE. Double star POU 3096 = 13.2/13.5 at 13" was noticed 12' NE.
11 07 19.4 +23 29 01; Leo
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.
11 09 51.5 +24 15 42; Leo
V = 14.0; Size 0.9'x0.5'; Surf Br = 13.0; PA = 174°
18" (4/14/12): the northwest member of the Arp 301 pair appeared faint to fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 N-S, ~28"x21", though appeared rounder at times. Forms a close pair with edge-on UGC 6207, just 42"' between centers. On the DSS this is a disrupted galaxy with a tidal plume stretching towards the SW end of UGC 6207.
11 09 54.5 +24 15 25; Leo
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).
11 10 24.6 +04 49 48; Leo
Size 1.1'x0.6'; PA = 66°
48" (2/21/12): the brightest of 7 in Shk 351. At 488x appeared fairly bright, slightly elongated WSW-ENE, 40"x30", small bright core. Forms a close pair with Shk 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.
11 10 44.9 +04 50 47; Leo
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 Shk 351).
Leo II = Leo B = UGC 6253 = DDO 93 = MCG +04-27-005 = CGCG 126-111 = PGC 34176
11 13 28.1 +22 09 10; Leo
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)
11 13 41.0 +47 34 43; UMa
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.
11 16 28.2 +29 19 35; UMa
V = 14.2; Size 1.7'x1.0'; Surf Br = 14.0; PA = 51°
17.5" (4/9/99): extremely faint, very small, 15" diameter, slightly elongated?. This galaxy is the largest in the core of AGC 1213 (z = .047 or ~700 million l.y.), but as a face-on open spiral it was one of the faintest of the six galaxies viewed! Based on the DSS image, I only observed the small core (the spiral arms have a low surface brightness).
A mag 14.5 star is just 1.2' S of center. There are two 10th magnitude stars in the field and UGC 6292 is located 3' NW of the preceding mag 10 star. UGC 6292 also midway between MCG +05-27-035 4.7' NW and MCG +05-27-040/41 4.7' SSE.
11 17 46.5 +51 28 36; UMa
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. Mrk 1445 lies 3.5' SSW and CGCG 268-013 is 5' SSW.
11 17 55.0 -02 05 31; Leo
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. IC 680 is 9' N.
11 18 14.7 +26 37 13; Leo
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 NGC 3609. This galaxy is misidentified as NGC 3612 in modern catalogues.
11 20 15.6 +02 31 31; Leo
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.
11 20 20.9 +34 05 45; UMa
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 AGC 1228.
11 20 47.9 +00 28 00; Leo
Size 0.9'
24" (4/20/14): this compact triplet fits within a 1' circle! At 375x, UGC 6361A = KTG 36A appeared faint, very small, round, 12" diameter. UGC 6361B = KTG 36B is just 23" ESE! The two objects (cores of the respective galaxies) are similar 12" knots, though occasionally an extremely faint, short extension was glimpsed on KTG 36B, extending SSE. Just 35" SSE of the center of KTG 36B is UGC 6361C = KTG 36C, the last and faintest member of the trio. It appeared extremely faint and small, round, just 6" diameter. It was only visible for short glimpses but was not difficult to reacquire with averted vision once identified. CGCG 011-017 lies 5' SW. Shk 154 (9 members viewed in the 48") lies 50' NE.
11 22 53.6 +34 20 27; UMa
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 MCG +06-25-054) in the core of AGC 1228.
11 22 56.6 +34 06 40; UMa
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.
11 23 02.3 +34 29 51; UMa
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 CGCG 185-053 1.9' ESE within AGC 1228.
11 24 25.6 +03 08 42; Leo
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 NGC 3664 = Arp 5. I only noticed the brighter core, which appeared as a faint, round knot, ~6" diameter.
11 25 31.8 +38 03 38; UMa
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. CGCG 185-057 lies 15' WSW.
11 27 59.9 +78 59 39; Dra
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.
11 27 47.3 +07 59 16; Leo
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 KTG 37 triplet with CGCG 039-188 3.4' E. The galaxy appears much fainter than V = 14.1. Located 6' N of mag 8.9 HD 99622.
HCG 55 = Arp 329 = UGC 6514 = MCG +12-11-028A-E = CGCG 334-035 = VV 172 = VII Zw 407 = PGC 35575
11 32 07.0 +70 48 56; Dra
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 (UGC 6514) chain appeared moderately bright, slightly elongated, small, ~15"x12". This galaxy is the middle of 5 in the 1.1' chain with 55E 12" N and 55C 19" S.
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 (HCG 55a) appearing barely nonstellar. This well known chain contains a discordant redshift (55e) and is located 25' NW of NGC 3735.
11 32 21.5 +28 02 54; Leo
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 NGC 3713.
11 32 44.3 +61 49 35; UMa
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 NGC 3725.
11 36 26.5 +58 11 31; UMa
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 SAO 28060 in the NGC 3757 group. Nearby U6566 (16.5 pg) to the west was not seen.
NGC 3795B = UGC 6604 = MCG +10-17-029 = CGCG 292-013 = LGG 244-003 = PGC 36037
11 38 08.6 +58 45 30; UMa
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 HD 100992 and 18' NW of NGC 3795. Collinear with two mag 13 stars to the SW by 2' and 4'. Furthest north in the NGC 3757 galaxy group.
NGC 3795A = UGC 6616 = MCG +10-17-035 = CGCG 292-005 = LGG 244-006 = PGC 36137
11 39 21.6 +58 16 06; UMa
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'.
11 40 11.8 +17 18 43; Leo
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 MCG +03-30-028 8.7' N. Accidentally picked up while viewing the NGC 3801 group (WBL 347) which lies 25' N.
11 41 39.8 +15 57 57; Leo
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 UGC 6655 2.6' E.
11 41 50.6 +15 58 25; Leo
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 UGC 6666 7.4' ENE.
11 42 20.6 +16 00 39; Leo
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.
11 42 26.3 +51 35 53; UMa
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 NGC 3992 (M109) group = LGG 258.
11 42 29.4 +18 19 58; Leo
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 HD 101753 which detracts from viewing. NGC 3827 lies 30' N.
11 43 16.2 +19 44 56; Leo
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 IC 2951 within AGC 1367.
11 43 22.7 +16 29 07; Leo
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 NGC 3828 and 4' E of a mag 11 star. This galaxy is an extremely thin edge-on on the POSS.
11 43 39.6 +33 25 03; UMa
V = 14.7; Size 0.9'x0.4'; PA = 102°
24" (5/31/24): at 229x and 327x; between very faint and faint, extended 2:1, contains a 20" diameter core with very faint extensions E-W. Forms a pair with IC 726 2.0' SE. I found this galaxy slightly brighter and larger than the IC!
11 43 49.1 +19 58 05; Leo
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 NGC 3842 3.3' ESE.
13.1" (2/25/84): faint, very elongated NW-SE. Located 3' WNW of NGC 3842.
11 44 47.0 +20 07 30; Leo
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. CGCG 97-112 lies 5.6' SW. Member of AGC 1367.
13.1" (2/25/84): very faint, elongated SW-NE, diffuse.
11 45 09.3 +49 43 08; UMa
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 IC 731 lies 9' SSE. UGC 6726 has been suggested as a better candidate for IC 731 for this reason.
11 45 48.5 +10 28 37; Leo
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 NGC 3869 in the large NGC 3817-3869 group.
11 47 39.8 +57 38 50; UMa
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.
11 50 06.5 +51 51 22; UMa
V = 14.9; Size 2.3'x0.3'; PA = 158°
48" (4/25/25): at 375x in poor conditions; faint, extremely thin edge-on ~8:1 NNW-SSE, slightly brighter elongated core. Located 6' WNW of NGC 3917.
11 53 39.0 +43 27 24; UMa
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 VV 286b, a merged companion ~45" SW of center at the edge of the halo. The surface brightness of the halo has a much lower, irregular surface brightness east of the northern arm and west of the southern arm.
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".
11 56 37.5 +55 38 00; UMa
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 NGC 3998 group. This galaxy is 15' NW of NGC 3998.
11 56 49.8 +53 09 36; UMa
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 SAO 28197 and 15' SSW of M109.
11 57 19.7 +36 24 57; UMa
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 Arp 194 = VV 126.
11 57 51.7 +29 02 22; UMa
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.
Arp 194 = VV 126 = UGC 6945 = MCG +06-26-062 = CGCG 186-076 = Holm 311a/b = PGC 37639/LEDA 101374/LEDA 342215
11 57 55.3 +36 23 20; UMa
V = 14.2; Size 1.2'x0.8'; Surf Br = 14.0; PA = 117°
24" (6/4/16): UGC 6945a = VV 126b and UGC 6945b = VV 126a form a 40" pair (Arp 194), apparently connected by a bridge. At 260x; UGC 6945a, the brighter northwest component, appeared faint, small, roundish, 20". UGC 6945b, the SE component, is faint, extremely small, round, 6" diameter. The two glows are separated by 40" and the halos were cleanly separated.
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.
11 58 29.8 +38 04 33; UMa
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 NGC 4025, located 19' SSE but based on the superimposed stars and very low surface brightness I was able to identify this object.
12 03 27.3 +16 29 09; Com
V = 13.8; Size 0.6'x0.5'; PA = 147°
24" (5/22/25): at 327x; relatively bright, fairly small, round, good surface brightness, contains a very small bright core that increases a bit to the center. Forms a pair with CGCG 098-033 2.2' SE.
12 03 37.8 +02 02 48; Vir
V = 13.9; Size 0.9'x0.5'; Surf Br = 12.7; PA = 80°
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 NGC 4045 in a group.
17.5" (5/10/86): faint, very small, slightly elongated, stellar nucleus. Member of the NGC 4045 group.
12 04 43.3 +31 10 38; UMa
V = 13.3; Size 0.9'x0.9'; Surf Br = 12.9
24" (5/11/13): brightest in the KTG 41 triplet = Rose 8 quartet. At 375x appeared moderately bright, fairly small, round, 30" diameter, gradually increases to a small bright nucleus. CGCG 158-011 (double system) lies 0.9' NNW and CGCG 158-010 lies 1.1' SSE. A mag 10 star lies 2.8' S. The triplet is 9' WSW of mag 8.3 HD 104998. Arp 97, a faint pair with plumes, lies 15' SE.
12 05 23.2 +17 53 10; Com
V = 13.7; Size 1.1'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.3; PA = 115°
24" (5/22/25): at 327x; fairly faint (very easily seen), elongated ~4:3 E-W, ~40"x30", irregular surface brightness. Forms a pair with UGC 7074 2' N.
12 05 23.4 +17 55 12; Com
V = 13.8; Size 1.1'x0.3'; Surf Br = 12.3; PA = 98°
24" (5/22/25): at 327x; fairly faint, very elongated 3:1 E-W, ~45"x15", contains a bright elongated core. The surface brightness is higher than UGC 7074, which is 2' S.
12 06 10.7 +42 57 21; UMa
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 NGC 4111 group and situated 12' SW of the brighter galaxy. The major axis of UGC 7094 points directly to NGC 4111 and the orientations are perpendicular. Member of the NGC 4111 group in the UMa cloud.
12 06 44.5 +17 42 55; Com
V = 13.8; Size 1.9'x0.4'; PA = 7°
24" (5/22/25): at 327x; faint, fairly large streak, at least 4:1 N-S, ~60"x15", small brighter core. Forms the western vertex of a triangle with mag 9.2 HD 105260 9' SE and a 9th mag star 11' E. UGC 7100 is the last in a trio (similar distances) with UGC 7073 and 7074.
12 08 05.6 +25 14 14; Com
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 HD 105371 (a wide unequal pair). Increasing to 226x provided a better view; fairly faint, round, well defined halo ~25" diameter, compact appearance. A mag 12.4 star is 1' NNW. Two mag 10.4 and 13.4 stars to the NNE are collinear with the galaxy.
12 10 37.0 +18 49 42; Com
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 NGC 4147.
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).
12 11 22.2 +18 01 03; Com
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". VV 147 lies 13' NE.
12 11 31.9 +29 05 22; Com
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 HCG 61 = NGC 4169/73/74/75 ("The Box").
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 NGC 4169 quartet.
12 13 37.7 +16 07 11; Com
V = 13.9; Size 1.2'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 54°
48" (4/30/19): at 545x; Arp 260 = VV 128 = UGC 7230 is an interacting pair of disrupted spirals with centers 0.6' apart SW (VV 128a) to NE (VV 128b). The SQM readings hit 21.98 at the time of the observation!
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 NE end of VV 128a, 35" from the center of the main galaxy. CGCG 098-101, located 7.7' WSW of VV 128, appeared fairly faint, small, round, 18" diameter, slightly brighter nucleus.
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. CGCG 098-102, located 12.7' NW, appeared fairly faint, round, 20" diameter, easily visible continuously.
12 16 09.0 +28 07 47; Com
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 NGC 4211 = Arp 106 (interacting pair) and 5' NNE of mag 8.2 HD 106678.
12 17 33.8 +22 32 26; Com
V = 13.4; Size 5.5'x0.4'; Surf Br = 14.0; PA = 82°
48" (4/26/25): at 375x;; fairly faint, extremely thin needle WSW-ENE, quite large ~5.0'x0.3', thinner and fainter at the tips, slightly brighter central region. The surface brightness appeared slightly uneven.
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 one of the highest major/minor axial ratios of any flat 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.
12 17 25.9 +46 34 01; CVn
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 LEDA 2284529 4.2' NNW and Mitchell's Object (overlapping pair of edge-ons) 4.0' ENE. The SQM readings were between 21.9 and 22.0 during the observing.
12 19 09.4 +47 05 28; CVn
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 M106! Member of the CVn II Group (brightest member M106).
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.
12 21 34.1 +04 46 47; Vir
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 M61. This galaxy is identiifed as NGC 4301 in most catalogues including MCG, RC3, PGC and RNGC.
12 28 14.7 +44 27 12; CVn
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 11.8" E-W. It is located 22' N of NGC 4449!
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 (Mrk 212). A spiral arm (tidal tail) was barely visible as a low surface brightness extension (~15") to the south.
12 30 01.0 +07 55 46; Vir
Size 0.8'x0.4'; PA = 10°
48" (5/15/12): at 488x this blue, dwarf irregular companion to M49 appeared very faint, fairly small, elongated patch, ~0.5'x0.3' N-S, with a very low surface brightness and no concentration. Appeared fainter than the listed magnitude. Located 5.4' SE of the center of M49. A mag 12.5 star is 50" E. This Arp "fragment" has been disrupted by M49 with H I gas stripped in a tidal tail.
12 31 06.8 +52 24 51; UMa
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. CGCG 270-008 lies 7' ESE.
12 32 26.9 +42 42 15; CVn
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.
12 32 21.4 +56 39 23; UMa
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 NGC 4511. As this galaxy was comparable in brightness to NGC 4511 (immediately noticed in field) I'm surprised that neither William or John Herschel picked it up.
12 32 33.9 +63 52 38; Dra
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 NGC 4521. This galaxy is incorrectly identified as NGC 4512 in most modern catalogues and online sources.
17.5" (4/22/95): not seen.
12 42 57.3 -01 13 47; Vir
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 NGC 4629 9.6' SW.
12 43 48.7 +54 54 01; UMa
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 SW member (Mrk 220) appeared fairly faint, small, high surface brightness, roundish, 18" diameter. The NE galaxy (Mrk 221) appeared faint, fairly small, 18", low surface brightness. Only the central region was seen and I missed the tidal tail extending to the north and east. Located 8.5' WNW of NGC 4669 and a similar distance ENE of NGC 4646!
The pair was discovered by Dreyer, but due to a misidentification it didn't receive an NGC number.
12 54 02.5 +29 36 13; Com
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.
12 55 12.8 +00 06 59; Vir
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 SAO 119673. This galaxy is one of 6 non-NGC/IC listings among the 1246 galaxies in the 1932 "Shapley-Ames Catalogue" of galaxies brighter than 13th magnitude.
12 59 56.2 +73 41 33; Dra
Size 1.8'x0.8'; PA = 27°
14.5" (5/1/24): at 158x amd 226x; extremely faint, low uniform surface brightness, ~0.6'x0.4' N-S, difficult observation in poor seeing. Situated 3.4' W of a 4.6" pair (HJ 2633) of identical 10th mag stars and just north of a triangle of mag 10.9/12.4/13.2 stars.
13 02 08.1 +58 42 04; UMa
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.
13 02 18.3 +78 32 31; Cam
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: UGC 8183 11' SSE and UGC 8287 27' ESE.
13 04 10.6 +78 23 17; Cam
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.
13 07 36.9 +62 12 57; UMa
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 UGC 8234 and UGC 8237 8'-10' NE and NGC 5007 11' WSW.
13 08 46.5 +62 16 18; UMa
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.
13 08 54.5 +62 18 23; UMa
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!
13 12 02.3 +44 48 53; CVn
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 MCG +08-24-079 45" SW, LEDA 214090 52" W and CGCG 245-031 3' NE.
VV 704, classified as a "Triple with a Tight Pair", consists of UGC 8282, MCG +08-24-079 and LEDA 214090.
13 11 02.8 +78 24 48; Cam
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.
13 12 41.8 +22 49 47; Com
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 [SDSS J131245.19+224959.0 at 50" ENE of the core]. A second low surface brightness knot is at the northeast edge [SDSS J131244.92+225018.0 at 1.0' NE of the core]. A third very low contrast knot is 40" NE of the core (SDSS J131243.49+225018.1). The SDSS image reveals these are the brightest of a large number of blue knots.
PGC 1677429 = 2MASX J13124913+2251519 lies 2.6' NE and appeared faint, small, round, 18" diameter. No redshift is given in NED or SDSS for this galaxy (brighter member of an interacting pair with tidal tails), so I don't know if it's related to VV 559, although it's aligned with its major axis.
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; CVn
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 NGC 5033, of which its considered a satellite, and 22' ESE of NGC 5014.
13 14 27.9 +45 55 11; CVn
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 NGC 5021. This nearby DDO dwarf galaxy is a member of the M94 Group or CVn I cloud (distance ~14 million light years).
13 15 32.8 +62 07 36; UMa
Size 1.7'x0.7'; PA = 120°
48" (5/14/12): MCG +10-19-056, the NW member of Arp 238 has a slightly elongated bright core, ~20"x15" that gradually increases to the center. At the west side of the core a very faint "arm" extends ~15" NW then hooks a very short distance north. The core of similar MCG +10-19-057 = VV 250a is just 36" between centers with the two galaxies faintly connected at the center.
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.
13 18 18.6 +06 20 07; Vir
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 IC 872 falls 2' NW of UGC 8361, but Corwin slightly favors IC 872 = UGC 8349
13 18 34.4 +47 07 56; CVn
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 MCG +08-24-105 and just 2.3' WSW of mag 8.1 HD 115809, which detracts from viewing.
13 19 56.3 +30 07 08; Com
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.
13 24 35.1 +06 31 45; Vir
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 NGC 5518. Surprisingly, this galaxy was very comparable in brightness and larger than the NGC galaxy.
13 25 36.3 +36 22 52; CVn
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 NGC 5141, 5142 and 5143 between 7' and 9' W.
13 25 29.1 +57 49 20; UMa
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 PGC 46931, the brightest cD galaxy in AGC 1738 at z = .115 (light-travel time = 1.5 billion years).
13 27 10.0 +15 05 42; Com
V = 13.7; Size 0.7'x0.7'
24" (6/25/25): at 327x; fairly faint, good surface brightness, round, 25" diameter. faint stellar nucleus. Easy to identify as situated 2.7' ENE of mag 9.0 HD 116974.
Arp 204 = UGC 8454 = VV 39 = VII Zw 514 = CGCG 365-012 = CGCG 366-004
13 23 05.9 +84 30 18; Cam
Size 2.5'x0.5'
48" (5/12/12): at 488x, the SW component of Arp 204 (MCG +14-06-024) appeared fairly faint, fairly small, elongated with small fainter extensions, ~25"x12", strongly concentrated with a small bright core. Appears brighter or a very small knot is at the southwest end (VV 39b). MCG +14-06-025, the NE component of Arp 204 lies 1.3' ENE. The two galaxies are connected by a tidal plume, which was not convincingly seen. The ENE component appeared fairly faint, moderately large, very elongated 4:1 E-W, 0.7'x0.2'.
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".
13 29 13.6 +11 16 33; Vir
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.
13 30 06.6 +31 23 17; CVn
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 UGC 8502 (pair) is 9' SE. In a group (USGC U536) with NGC 5187 16' SSW and UGC 8497 15' NNE.
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 UGC 8496 4' SSE or UGC 8502 9' SE.
13 30 17.4 +31 19 59; CVn
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.
13 30 26.0 +31 37 15; CVn
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).
13 30 38.0 +31 17 07; CVn
Size 1.0'x0.5'
24" (6/16/20): at 375x; easily resoved double system separated by 0.6' E-W. MCG +05-32-034 = VV 326b, the western galaxy, appeared faint, slightly elongated, 18" diameter. MCG +05-32-035 = VV 326a, the eastern galaxy, appeared fairly faint, elongated 5:2 ~N-S, ~25"x10", bright core or knot. UGC 84967 lies 5' NW.
17.5" (5/11/02): faint, small, elongated 2:1, 0.6'x0.3'. This is a double system (MCG +05-32-034/035) with separation 40" between centers. Third of 3 UGC galaxies with UGC 8496 5.6' NW and UGC 8492 9.4' NW. Located 14' NE of NGC 5187.
13 30 58.7 +19 26 17; Com
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, 1.0'x0.5', low nearly even surface brightness. There appeared to be an extremely faint "star" at the S end of the galaxy.
On images, UGC 8507 is a very knotty blue galaxy, and the star I spotted is a bright HII knot on the SW end (cataloged in SIMBAD as 2MFGC 10867 = LEDA 5093279).
13 31 52.5 +20 00 04; Com
V = 13.5; Size 1.1'x0.8'; PA = 30°
24" (6/24/25): at 263x and 375x; fairly faint, elongated 4:3 SW-NE, though the outline is ill defined. Diffuse, with a fairly smooth surface brightness (no distinct core), ~40" diameter.
13 32 55.1 -01 09 34; Vir
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 NGC 5211 in the NGC 5183 group.
13 44 57.3 +34 02 39; CVn
V = 13.4; Size 1.1'x0.8'; PA = 135°
24" (6/24/25): at 263x and 375x; fairly faint (easily held steadily), slightly elongated NW-SE, 40" diameter.
13 34 57.7 +38 27 27; CVn
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 NGC 5243.
13 35 50.0 +34 59 56; CVn
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 HD 118296.
13 36 13.4 -01 02 09; Vir
Size 1.2'x0.3'
48" (5/4/16): Excellent interacting triple at 610x and 697x. UGC 8584c, the largest component, appeared fairly faint, small, elongated 3:2 ~N-S, 20"x14", slightly brighter nucleus. It forms a very close contact pair with UGC 8584b, the centers separated by only 10"! UGC 8584b was fairly faint, very small, round, 10" diameter. It appeared as a large "knot" attached to the northwest edge of UGC 8584c and even at 697x, the halos of the two glows were merged. UGC 8584a, the third component just 45" NW, appeared fairly faint, elongated 2:1 NW-SE, 15"x8", fairly low surface brightness.
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! MCG +00-35-011 is ~40" NW of the tight pair and appeared fairly faint, fairly small, very elongated 3:1, ~18"x6".
13 35 09.9 +75 01 42; UMi
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.
13 36 47.1 +06 29 48 ; Vir
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.
13 37 19.7 +06 29 08; Vir
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. CGCG 045-052 is 1.9' NE and UGC 8613 is 3.1' SE in the Arp 326 chain. LEDA 3810893 is 2.3' WSW and is included as part of the Arp 326 in Kanipe and Webb, but not NED. It appeared extremely faint and small, round, 8" diameter.
13 37 23.9 +06 26 12; Vir
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 - VV 6a through VV 6d - to this galaxy, though three are probably parts of UGC 8613. Arp also placed this galaxy in his "Integral Sign" category so it has the second designation Arp 33. Arp's 200-inch photo frames LEDA 214126, so NED also considers it part of Arp 33.
13 37 39.9 +39 09 17; CVn
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.
13 38 39.7 +00 32 45; Vir
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 KTG 47 and between brightest member IC 904 1.9' W and a mag 12.5 star 1.4' E.
13 39 26.3 +31 12 28; CVn
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 NGC 5259.
Holmberg V = UGC 8658 = MCG +09-22-091 = CGCG 271-056 = CGCG 272-001 = PGC 48392
13 40 39.8 +54 19 58; UMa
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.
13 41 49.4 +26 22 19; Boo
V = 14.3
24" (6/1/24): UGC 8669 is the central pair in AGC 1775 (light-travel time 1.0 Gyr), separated by 23" NW-SE. Viewing through thin clouds at 263x and 327x, I picked up a single, round glow about 15" diameter with a very low surface brightness. It consistently popped but could not be held. The nearest star (mag 13.6) is 4' NE.
13 41 24.3 +55 38 35; UMa
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! MCG +09-22-094 lies 2.2' NNW. NGC 5278/5279 = Arp 239 lies 2.8' NE.
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.
13 43 40.2 +03 53 46; Vir
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 KTG 48 triplet and forms a close pair with CGCG 045-081 1.2' SE. CGCG 045-084 lies 6.1' E.
13 44 24.7 +29 54 14; CVn
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'. CGCG 161-135 lies 1.4' S, 2MASX J13442141+2955112 lies 1.2' NW. Member of AGC 1781.
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 (LEDA 214143) or star 1' NW was suspected at 215x and was possibly nonstellar at 323x (not confirmed).
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, NGC 5287, lies 10' SE.
Mrk 273 = UGC 8696 = MCG +09-23-004 = CGCG 271-060 = I Zw 71 = VV 851 = PGC 48711
13 44 42.2 +55 53 13; UMa
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. MCG +09-23-002, a thin edge-on, lies 3.4' SW.
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 MCG +09-23-003 is 6' N. Located 4.3' W of mag 6.5 HD 11999.
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 HD 119992 which made viewing more difficult unless it was placed outside the field. Forms a pair with MCG +09-23-002 3.3' SW.
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 SAO 28878 which detracts from viewing. Forms a pair with MCG +09-23-002 3' WSW.
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.
13 45 38.9 +56 36 59; UMa
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 IC 942, which is located 17' E.
13 46 32.2 +20 50 51; Boo
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.
13 46 02.8 +55 42 55; UMa
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.
13 47 01.2 +33 53 37; CVn
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 UGC 8715 1.4' SE. Located 1.1° SW of mag 4.8 HD 120933 and 6.7' SSW of mag 8.7 HD 120182.
13 47 07.0 +33 52 53; CVn
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 (VV 317) with UGC 8713 1.4' NW. It appeared fairly faint and contains a prominent 3:1 central bar oriented N-S, ~30"x10", within a very low surface brightness halo ~40" diameter. The bar has a slightly brighter surface brightness than UGC 8713.
13 48 12.6 +07 23 41; Boo
V = 14.7; Size 1.1'x0.6'; PA = 83°
48" (4/30/19): at 545x; the brightest member of VV 306 = Rose 15 appeared fairly bright, fairly small, roundish. Well concentrated with a bright, small mottled core that was elongated [bar]. A mag 17.3 star is superimposed, masquerading as a double nucleus. The 30" halo was irregular and ragged [face-on spiral]. SQM reading 21.93.
48" (5/16/12): moderately bright, fairly small, round, 25" diameter, small bright core. In a trio (VV 306 = Rose 15) with CGCG 045-097 1.9' W and its small companion VV 306c close southeast. The spiral arms (one stretching in the direction of the CGCG) were not recorded. A mag 15.6 star is 1.0' S with a mag 16.8 companion 8" W and a mag 17.5 companion 20" W.
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 VV 306b = CGCG 045-107 1.9' W.
13 48 16.7 +68 05 06; Dra
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.
13 49 38.8 +04 14 18; Vir
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.
13 48 56.7 +59 50 11; UMa
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 NGC 5342 and 21' S of NGC 5322.
13 51 05.1 +25 05 16; Boo
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 MCG +04-33-013, just 40" S, appeared moderately bright but very small, round, 12" diameter, bright stellar nucleus, high surface brightness. LEDA 214167 lies 2.5' NNE.
13 52 03.1 +09 31 52; Boo
V = 13.9; Size 1.1'x0.7'
24" (5/31/24): at 254x and 327x; between faint and fairly faint, oval ~4:3 SW-NE, ~25" diameter, small brighter nucleus. This giant elliptical has a light-travel time of ~875 Myr.
13 52 50.1 +02 15 49; Vir
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 CGCG 045-130 2.7' E. This pair was noticed on the DSS while we were observing NGC 5331, which is situated 13' SW.
13 52 48.5 +37 29 28; CVn
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 Shk 253, a very rich group of 8 compact galaxies ~5' NW.
13 53 14.2 +38 13 37; CVn
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 NGC 5325.
13 53 03.4 +69 18 30; Dra
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 HD 121585. In a triplet with MCG +12-13-024 45" E (not seen) and MCG +12-13-025 2.5' ESE (see notes). There are 452 references in NED for this well-studied Seyfert.
13 54 05.2 +33 35 10; CVn
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).
13 54 31.2 +15 02 39; Boo
V = 13.5; Size 0.8'x0.7'
24" (6/25/25): at 327x; moderately bright, contains a prominent core with a low surface brightness oval halo,~0.6'x 0.4'. A mag 10.7 star is 9' WSW and a mag 11.5 star is 8' WNW.
13 54 32.3 +58 23 46; UMa
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 NGC 5372.
Holmberg IV = UGC 8837 = DDO 185 = MCG +09-23-017 = CGCG 272-013 = PGC 49448
13 54 45.8 +53 54 03; UMa
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 M101 group. At 225x it appeared faint, fairly large, elongated 2:1 SSW-NNE, ~1.5'x0.7', weak concentration to a slightly brighter core, low surface brightness, ill-defined periphery fades into the background. Located 1.3° SW of M101 and 13' NE of mag 5.7 86 UMa.
13 56 02.9 +18 22 19; Boo
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.
13 57 07.0 +41 47 32; CVn
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 NGC 5383. A mag 10.8 star is 2' ENE. Member of the NGC 5371 group.
13 57 58.8 +07 09 42; Vir
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
13 57 14.7 +54 06 03; UMa
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 NGC 5368 and 12' NNW of mag 7.0 SAO 28947. Member of the M101 group.
13 58 38.6 +07 13 00; Vir
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 CGCG 046-025 4.6' WNW and CGCG 046-030 5' NE. Located 6.7' SW of mag 8.9 HD 121997.
13 59 02.8 +15 33 56; Boo
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 HD 122038. CGCG 103-034 lies 4.6' NNW.
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 IC 944 and IC 946) that were described as "suspected" and hence were rejected, although all three are valid!
13 59 22.7 +05 32 19; Vir
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.
13 59 39.3 +28 03 40; CVn
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 CGCG 162-041 and -039, two of the brighter members of AGC 1831. The redshift of UGC 8911, though, is roughly 1/2 that of AGC 1831, so this is a foreground galaxy.
14 01 09.3 +21 14 16; Boo
V = 14.9; Size 0.7'x0.3'; PA = 123°
24" (6/15/23): at 325x; very faint, relatively large, ~40" diameter, very low surface brightness. A mag 10.3 star is 4.5' W.
14 00 56.4 +41 00 21; CVn
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 NGC 5410 1.2' SW of center, ~0.5'x0.1'. Very low surface brightness and no other details visible.
Listed as the collider (C1) with the ring galaxy NGC 5410.
14 02 04.8 -01 21 28; Vir
V = 14.0; Size 1.0'x0.9'
24" (5/11/13): brightest member of the KTG 52 triplet. At 375x appeared fairly faint to moderately bright, round, 35" diameter, broad concentration. CGCG 18-29 = KTG 52B lies 3.3' SSE and CGCG 18-31 = KTG 52C is 2.6' SE.
14 02 32.9 +09 04 47; Boo
V = 14.7; Size 1.3'x0.6'; PA = 45°
24" (6/25/25): at 327x; faint, edge-on 4:1 SW-NE, 1.0' diameter, slightly brighter core. Located 1' S of an 11th mag star.
14 02 36.4 +34 51 20; CVn
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 NGC 5440.
14 02 43.1 +39 10 06; CVn
V = 14.1; Size 2.0'x0.3'; PA = 177°
24" (6/24/25): at 263x and 375x; faint, thin edge-on 5:1 N-S, fairly low surface brightness, 1.2'x0.25'. Forms a pair with UGC 8962 2' SSE.
14 02 45.6 +39 08 08; CVn
V = 14.4; Size 0.8'x0.8'
24" (6/24/25): at 263x and 375x; very faint, fairly small, very low even surface brightness, 30" diameter, diffuse. A mag 14.4 star is just off the E side (30" from center). Forms a pair with UGC 8960 2' NNW.
14 03 39.1 +11 22 42; Boo
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 UGC 8973, centered only 0.7' N. At 375x; it appeared very faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 N-S, 30"x20", diffuse, low surface brightness, very little central concentration. Located 7' NW of mag 6.7 HD 122834.
14 03 38.5 +11 23 20; Boo
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.
14 03 16.8 +38 31 50; CVn
V = 13.6; Size 1.2'x0.6'; PA = 21°
24" (5/22/25): at 327x, fairly faint (easily held steadily), very elongated 5:2 SSW-NNE, 50"x20", slightly brighter core.
14 03 36.7 +39 03 10; CVn
V = 13.5; Size 1.0'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.0; PA = 155°
24" (6/24/25): at 263x and 375x; fairly faint, slightly elongated, 40" diameter, small slightly brighter core. In a trio with UGC 8962 11' NW and UGC 8960 12.5' NW.
14 03 47.3 +35 44 29; CVn
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 NGC 5444.
14 04 18.8 +16 19 43; Boo
Size 2.1'x0.3'; PA = 98°
24" (5/11/13): the faintest member of KTG 53 was not seen.
14 04 10.0 +33 20 15; CVn
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 HCG 70.
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 HCG 70D = IC 4370 just 30" N. These two galaxies are on a line with HCG 70B, just 1.8' S. Apparently, Javelle, who discovered IC 4370, mistook HCG 70A as a star, so it did not receive an IC designation.
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 IC 4370 = HCG 70D just 30" N. The brightest member IC 4371 lies 1.8' S.
14 04 53.6 +10 48 04; Boo
V = 15.0; Size 1.0'x0.35'; PA = 76°
24" (6/14/23): at 263x; faint, elongated 2:1 ~WSW-ENE, 25"x12", small brighter nucleus. Forms a close interacting pair with difficult UGC 9000 45" NW.
14 04 51.4 +10 48 31; Boo
Size 1.1'x0.13'; PA = 118°
24" (6/14/23): at 263x; UGC 9000 is a thin edge-on companion (45" NW) of brighter UGC 9001. It was marginally visible and only occasionally briefly popped, but was confirmed in the same position. Only the brighter core region was detected with no elongation.
14 04 53.7 +12 43 18; Boo
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.
CGCG 074-087, located 1' SSE, appeared very small with a diameter of 0.3', contains a very bright nucleus/core of high surface brightness and a thin halo. The two galaxies have the same redshift, so the distorted appearance of UGC 9002 is due to the interaction.
17.5" (6/14/96): very faint, small, elongated 3:2 N-S, low even surface brightness. Searched for after viewing NGC 5459 25' N. A mag 15 star lies 1' S. Reference to DSS shows this "star" is MCG +02-36-034 = CGCG 074-087 = VV 328b which forms an interacting pair with UGC 9002.
14 09 51.9 +14 52 21; Boo
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 IC 979. Two 10th mag stars are in the field to the north (~5' NW and 6' NE).
14 09 21.8 +49 02 15; Boo
V = 14.3; Size 1.2'x0.35'; PA = 140°
24" (6/1/24): at 229x; between faint and fairly faint, elongated 5:2 NW-SE, ~40"x16", nearly even surface brightness with no core or zones. A mag 13.2 star 2.3' N and a mag 10.3 star 5.3' NNE are collinear with the galaxy. Member of the NGC 5448 group (LGG 372) that includes 7 NGC galaxies. I Zw 81, which lies in the Bootes Void, is 15' SW.
14 10 59.5 +38 45 55; Boo
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].
14 10 55.5 +39 46 20; Boo
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 UGC 9081 11' SE.
14 11 17.9 +17 30 23; Boo
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 NGC 5490 group and located 19' nearly due east.
14 11 38.7 +39 38 31; Boo
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.
14 12 12.7 +08 39 43; Boo
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. CGCG 074-136 (possibly NGC 5469) lies 4.3' ESE. A small right triangle of mag 13-14 stars is ~3' SE.
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 NGC 5511 14' ESE. Located 4' SSW of a mag 11 star.
14 12 16.8 +18 17 58; Boo
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 UGC 9090 7' NNE. Located 1.2 degrees SW of Arcturus.
14 12 24.4 +18 24 42; Boo
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.
14 13 42.0 +08 13 16; Boo
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 VV 223 = Rose 19 triplet with VV 222a/b just 1.0' following! The SDSS image reveals a tidal loop extending north and a diffuse plume and bridge attached to the VV 222a/b pair!
14 14 13.4 +15 37 20; Boo
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 CGCG 103-124 3.4' E. Picked up while observing NGC 5504 31' NW. UGC 9121 lies 16' NE.
14 15 11.7 +15 44 32; Boo
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.
14 15 56.5 +23 23 19; Boo
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. UGC 9138, a faint edge-on (FGC 1737), lies 12' ESE.
This Dwarf irregular (very blue color) is probably just outside the Local Group, very low surface brightness. Nearest neighbor to UGC 9240 = DDO 190.
14 16 47.2 +23 00 09; Boo
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.
14 19 44.6 +09 21 44; Boo
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.
14 19 51.6 +17 50 12; Boo
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 IC 1000 and 5' SE of IC 999 (nearly collinear).
14 20 30.4 +10 25 55; Boo
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 NGC 5562.
14 19 54.5 +51 53 40; Boo
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. VV 2b (part of Arp 45), was faintly seen 40" ENE of the bright 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. MCG +09-23-060 lies 4.1' NW.
14 20 46.1 +21 56 09; Boo
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 HD 125770.
14 22 46.7 +37 59 43; Boo
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 MCG +06-32-012 just 1' NW. The companion was very faint, small, elongated 2:1 SSW-NNE, 0.4'x0.2'. CGCG 192-010, situated 9' NNE, appeared faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, 0.4' diameter, low even surface brightness.
14 22 55.4 +32 51 03; Boo
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 Mrk 670 (distance of 10 billion light years) lies 6.6' ENE.
14 24 35.0 +35 16 47; Boo
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 NGC 5614. UGC 9235 is closest at 1.6' SE with very faint UGC 9238 3' E. Also MCG +06-32-025 is 4' SW, PGC 2060903 is 5' SSW and MCG +06-32-024 is 9' SSW. UGC 9233, MCG +06-32-025, MCG +06-32-024 and PGC 2060903 share a common redshift (z = .028). The other two galaxies are at the same redshift as NGC 5614.
17.5" (7/18/01): faint, small, 0.5'x0.2', weak concentration. Forms a pair with UGC 9235 1.7' ESE. Located 26' N of the multiple system NGC 5614.
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.
14 24 46.6 +26 08 23; Boo
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 NGC 5594.
14 24 42.0 +35 16 01; Boo
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.
14 24 49.7 +35 17 06; Boo
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.
14 24 43.5 +44 31 34; UMa
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).
14 25 21.3 +39 32 18; Boo
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'. LEDA 2152475, a faint 15" glow, is located 4' NE.
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.
14 25 26.8 +56 19 13; UMa
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.
14 26 59.9 +08 41 02; Boo
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.
14 27 29.6 +04 46 47; Vir
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 IC 4424 2.6' NNE and NGC 5619 3.2' WNW.
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.
14 27 49.7 +11 33 38; Boo
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.
14 28 33.4 +03 15 42; Vir
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 NGC 5636.
14 28 23.4 +33 15 13; Boo
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.
14 28 36.9 +38 59 57; Boo
V = 13.3; Size 2.6'x1.4'; PA = 110°
24" (6/24/25): at 263x and 375x; diffuse, slightly elongated, very weak concentration with a small, slightly brighter nucleus. Low surface brightness halo, ~1' diameter WNW-ESE. Situated 2.4' W of a mag 9.2 star with a small group of 4 stars mag 12-13.
14 30 01.1 +03 13 14; Vir
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 NGC 5638 in a trio with NGC 5636.
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.
14 30 11.1 +27 31 54; Boo
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 NGC 5635.
14 30 20.1 +23 03 42; Boo
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 NGC 5637.
14 32 00.9 +36 18 19; Boo
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 VV 262a 0.7' W. Both galaxies share the same redshift (z = .013). VV 262b, an extremely low surface brightness dwarf, is 1.1' W.
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.
14 32 53.5 +11 35 42; Boo
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.
14 33 17.5 +03 54 12; Vir
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. CGCG 047-086 lies 3.3' NW. Member of MKW 7 = WBL 514 group.
14 33 30.7 +03 41 11; Vir
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 CGCG 47-95 5.2' E.
14 33 59.5 +03 46 43; Vir
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 CGCG 47-97 1.9' SSW and CGCG 47-100 2.2' SSE
14 33 46.8 +40 04 51; Boo
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 CGCG 220-030 just 50" N. The companion appeared fairly faint, ~30" diameter, strong concentration, a very bright core. Elongated 3:2 in the direction of UGC 9376.
14 35 33.3 +12 54 30; Boo
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.
14 36 20.5 +05 19 50; Vir
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 NGC 5679 and 2' S (18' ESE).
14 36 22.1 +58 47 39; Dra
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, Mrk 817 shows intense star-forming regions and dark bands of interstellar dust along its spiral arms.
14 37 13.6 +43 41 45; Boo
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 HD 128702 lies 1.8' NW. Located 11' NW of mag 5.7 HD 128902.
Arp 241 = UGC 9425 = VV 264 = MCG +05-34-083 = CGCG 163-089 = CGCG 164-002 = PGC 52283 = Segner's Wheel =
14 37 50.9 +30 28 52; Boo
V = 14.1; Size 1.1'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.5
48" (5/9/18): at 610x; VV 264b (NW spiral) appeared fairly bright, small, round, 12"-15" diameter, stellar nucleus. VV 264b is the NW component of Arp 241 and is slightly smaller than VV 264a just 16" SE. I didn't notice the very low surface brightness tidal tail extending north. The halos of this interacting pair are merged. VV 264a appeared fairly bright, fairly small, oval 5:4 NW-SE, ~20"x16". Contains a small, brighter core but no stellar nucleus. A very diffuse short extension to the south was just visible (beginning of the tidal tail) before quickly dimming out.
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 NGC 5706/5709 pair and resides at a distance of roughly 475 million light years.
18" (7/2/11): faint, small, round, ~20" diameter (or slightly larger), can hold steadily at 285x. The two nuclei were not resolved.
14 37 59.8 +40 06 21; Boo
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 SAO 45144. A group of 5 mag 13/14 stars is close north-following. Picked up 21' S of NGC 5708.
14 40 59.3 +03 08 13; Vir
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. CGCG 047-138 lies 4' SW.
14 41 33.0 +38 51 05; Boo
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 NGC 5732 is 17' SW.
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.
14 41 32.0 +44 30 46; Boo
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 MCG +08-27-018 3.3' SW. Located 8' N of a mag 8 star. This is a relatively bright galaxy that was missed in the NGC and IC.
14 42 22.4 +22 19 58; Boo
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. VV 752 pair is 2' NE. Observation made through clouds.
14 43 39.4 +11 08 21; Boo
V = 14.8; Size 1.3'x0.15'; PA = 82°
24" (5/11/13): the faintest member of KTG 58 (an extreme superthin) was not seen. A mag 11.5 star (3" pair) right at the north edge makes this observation very challenging.
14 45 26.3 +19 27 57; Boo
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 LEDA 214323 was seen 1.4' SSE as extremely faint (V = 15.7), very small, round, 12" diameter, low even surface brightness. The mag 11.4 star lies 1.8' ENE. This galaxy has a similar redshift as UGC 9503, so is likely a physical companion.
I Zw 96 = VV 517 = UGC 9511 = PGC 52677
14 44 53.6 +51 20 28; Boo
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. CGCG 273-026 = VV 713 lies 16.5' NNE and STF 1871, a perfectly matched 1.8" pair of mag 8 stars, lies 31' WNW.
Described by Zwicky as a "Red post-eruptive globular compact with extended halo, pencil jets and associated faint stellar knots"
14 46 21.7 +32 46 49; Boo
V = 13.3; Size 1.2'x0.8'; PA = 0°
24" (7/11/23): at 263x and 327x; moderately bright, strong sharp concentration with a bright high surface brightness core that increases to a very small nucleus. The halo is diffuse and extends 3:2 N-S, ~40"x25". Situated 14' E of orange mag 6.3 HD 130084.
14 47 00.1 +11 35 31; Boo
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. UGC 9523 lies 1.5' E, MCG +02-38-008 2.6' NW, CGCG 076-040 2.8' E, MCG +02-38-007 3.6' WSW, PGC 214325 3.7' W.
14 47 06.3 +11 35 38; Boo
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.
14 49 01.2 +42 27 50; Boo
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. IC 1045 (UGC 9559) lies 25' NE.
14 50 56.6 +35 34 18; Boo
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 UGC 9562. Appeared fairly faint, small, round, ~20" diameter, sharply concentrated with a very small, very bright core. The SDSS shows warped extensions to the southwest and northeast of the core, which I didn't pick up in fairly poor seeing. Located 4' NW of UGC 9562. An earlier interaction with UGC 9562 is probaby responsible for the ring in UGC 9562 and the distortion in UGC 9560.
14 51 27.9 +09 19 19; Boo
V = 15.3; Size 0.4'x0.3'; PA = 4°
24" (6/21/17): at 375x; the fainter member of Arp 173 appeared faint, very small, round, 12" diameter. It was just visible continuously with averted vision. Situated 51" SSW of larger and brighter Arp 173 NED2 = VV 296a. The tidal tail wasn't seen.
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.
14 51 14.4 +35 32 32; Boo
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.
14 51 35.9 +58 57 14; Dra
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 NGC 5777 (physical companion).
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.
14 54 11.7 +30 12 34; Boo
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 NGC 5789. Member of the NGC 5798 group.
On the SDSS this galaxy has a very disrupted, chaotic morphology and appears to be an interacting merger.
14 55 09.0 +43 49 07; Boo
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.
14 55 52.4 +24 43 11; Boo
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. LEDA 3089609 (a much easier object) is 6' ENE. UGC 9606 is located 17' NW of Arp 302 = VV 340.
14 56 53.1 +09 16 18; Boo
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]. IC 1078 and 1079 are 7' NW.
Arp 302 = VV 340 = UGC 9618 = MCG +04-35-018/019 = CGCG 134-058 = PGC 53432/53433
14 57 00.7 +24 36 45; Boo
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 (UGC 9618b = VV 340a) appeared faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 N-S, ~25"x12". A mag 14.8 star is just beyond the south tip, barely separating the two components. The southern face-on (UGC 9618a = VV 340b) appeared very faint, small, round, 18" diameter, contains a very small brighter nucleus. The mag 15 star separating the two galaxies is barely off the north edge. LEDA 1713635 is ~4.5' N. Arp 302 lies 10' SW of mag 6.9 HD 132304 and Arp 177 is 17' WSW.
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 VV 340a = MCG +04-35-019 appeared faint to fairly faint, elongated 5:2 N-S, 30"x12", small bright core. A mag 14.8 star is just off the south tip. The star "separates" the southern galaxy VV 340b = MCG +04-35-018, which is nearly in contact [centers separated by 39"]. VV 340b appeared fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3, ~24"x18", small bright core. The pair is 10' SW of mag 6.9 HD 132304. Several faint galaxies are nearby to the north, the closest is LEDA 1713635 4.5' N.
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."
14 57 11.2 +19 41 54; Boo
V = 14.3; Size 1.0'x0.6'; PA = 126°
24" (6/24/25): at 327x; fairly faint, elongated 3:2 NW-SE, faint stellar nucleus. Forms a pair (KPG 447) with brighter UGC 9622 2.8' SE.
14 57 21.3 +19 40 23; Boo
V = 13.7; Size 1.2'x0.8'; PA = 178°
24" (6/24/25): at 327x; fairly faint (relatively bright for UGC), elongated 3:2 or 5:3 N-S, slightly brighter core, ~45" along major axis. Forms a pair (KPG 447) with UGC 9620 3' NW.
14 53 49.2 +83 35 26; UMi
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 UGC 9668 5.6' SE. This pair is the 12th and 13th closest galaxies to the north celestial pole that I've observed to date.
14 56 07.0 +83 31 23; UMi
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.
15 03 50.5 +42 06 56; Boo
V = 14.1; Size 1.3'x0.6'; PA = 107°
24" (7/2/24): at 327x; fairly faint, elongated 5:2 WNW-ESE, ~40"x16", brighter elongated core. A mag 15 star is 1' S of center.
15 04 37.9 +40 22 19; Boo
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.
15 06 32.5 +09 26 58; Boo
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 UGC 9711 1.3' SE. Two mag 13/14 stars ~2' E are collinear with the galaxy.
15 06 45.8 +03 46 21; Vir
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 IC 1087 just 32" NW!
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.
15 06 36.6 +09 26 18; Boo
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.
15 08 56.7 +19 17 25; Boo
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 IC 1096/1097/CGCG 106-011 trio.
15 07 22.0 +76 02 56; UMi
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 UGC 9750 6' N. The dimensions includes an extremely faint outer halo that was not seen visually
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; UMi
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 SAO 16604. A mag 10.7 star is superimposed slightly NE of center. With extended viewing the entire galaxy was seen as an extremely low surface brightness glow and the outline could be traced around fully.
IC 1110, a small edge-on, lies 20' NE of center and 7' further ENE than the mag 10.3 star mentioned above. At 320x it appeared fairly faint, edge-on 4:1 WSW-ENE, 0.6'x0.15', very small bright core, distinct stellar nucleus.
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.
15 07 32.7 +76 08 47 ; UMi
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].
15 11 13.1 +10 27 05; Ser
V = 14.0; Size 1.1'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.7; PA = 19°
24" (6/24/25): UGC 9755 and CGCG 077-032 nearly form a contact pair oriented N-S (centers 44" apart). At 263x and 327x; the UGC is faint, diffuse, fairly small, 30" diameter.
15 11 28.0 +13 29 01; Ser
V = 13.4; Size 1.0'x1.0'
24" (7/4/24): at 263x and 327x; fairly faint, small, round, very small slightly brighter nucleus. A mag 12.5 star is off the south side and a mag 15.4 star is 50" N. CGCG 077-028 lies 13' WSW (in Bootes).
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.
15 12 02.4 +01 41 55; Ser
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 NGC 5846 Group.
15 11 13.3 +46 09 03; Boo
V = 13.0; Size 1.1'x1.0'
24" (6/24/25): at 263x and 375x; bright round core, ~20" diameter, surrounded by a round, low surface brightness disc, ~40" in diameter.
15 11 18.2 +61 07 25; Dra
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. VII Zw 59 = CGCG 297-9 lies 28' ENE.
15 14 01.0 +44 35 26; Boo
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.
15 15 14.2 +05 11 23; Ser
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 IC 1102, 1105, 1106 and 1107.
15 16 10.9 +10 30 35; Ser
V = 13.5; Size 2.9'x0.9'; PA = 42°
24" (6/14/23): at 375x; fairly faint, large, elongated 5:2 or 3:1 SW-NE, contains a brighter elongated core, fairly low but irregular surface brightness. There is a hint of a bend at the north end (possibly a knot or interacting companion). One or two 16th mag stars are involved or at the edge on the south end.
15 16 44.4 +07 01 17; Ser
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 AGC 2052 at the GSSP. At 280x it appeared fairly faint, moderately large, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, ~0.9'x0.6', broadly concentrated although there was no well defined core. A number of faint galaxies are nearby including CGCG 049-089 1.1' S, PGC 54521 0.8' W and CGCG 049-091 2' N. In total 15 members were viewed using 280x. Located 4' SE of a mag 10-10.5 star.
15 18 08.6 +13 49 43; Ser
V = 13.8; Size 1.3'x1.0'; PA = 101°
24" (6/14/23): at 229x and 375x; between faint and fairly faint, small, round, 20"-25" diameter. A mag 12.8 star is just off the eastern edge. At 457x, it forms an unbalanced double with a 16th mag star ~5" N.
15 18 58.2 +20 48 55; Ser
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 NGC 5910 8.0' NE.
15 21 40.3 +08 24 56; Ser
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 SAO 120958 and 1' NW of a mag 11.7 star. This galaxy was surprisingly difficult and appears to have a very low surface brightness although the cluster (AGC 2063) was slipping lower in the western sky. Forms a pair with much brighter IC 1116 3.7' E and these galaxies are 20' SW of the core of the cluster.
15 23 01.6 -01 20 50; Ser
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 (KTG 61) with CGCG 021-081 1.6' WSW and CGCG 021-083 2.4' SSW.
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.
15 23 00.9 +04 31 47; Ser
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 NGC 5921.
15 22 44.9 +29 46 11; CrB
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 AGC 2069 (z = 0.116)
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.
15 25 34.2 +18 16 38; Ser
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 SAO 101554 (STF 1940 = 8.3/8.6 at 0.6"). Forms a pair with NGC 5928 14' SSE.
VV 227 = UGC 9843 = MCG +04-36-045 = CGCG 135-056 = PGC 55059
15 25 39.8 +20 47 17; Ser
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.
15 26 30.3 +41 17 22; Boo
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 NGC 5929/5930 = Arp 90.
15 26 41.5 +40 33 52; Boo
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 SAO 45542. Member of the NGC 5929/5930 group (LGG 399).
15 29 50.7 +42 37 44; Boo
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 NGC 5943 and NGC 5945 to the north.
15 32 32.0 +04 40 52; Ser
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. CGCG 050-014 lies 7' NW.
15 32 57.3 +46 27 10; Boo
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.
15 31 45.2 +67 33 23; UMi
Size 1.2'x1.0'; PA = 160°
24" (7/21/25): at 327x; between faint and pretty faint, slightly elongated or irregular, low nearly even surface brightness, weak concentration, ~45" diameter. Located 22' SW of mag 7.0 HD 139586.
15 33 51.7 +11 00 39; Ser
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 HD 138573 and 31' NNW of mag 4.1 Delta Ser (4" double star).
VV 132 = UGC 9912 = MCG +03-40-007 = CGCG 107-009 = PGC 55506
15 35 10.5 +16 32 58; Ser
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.
15 35 17.7 +30 48 12; CrB
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 NGC 5961 3.7' N, whose redshift is only 1/5 that of UGC 9920.
15 35 53.7 +38 40 40; CrB
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.
15 35 45.8 +44 50 06; Boo
V = 14.4; Size 0.7'x0.6'
24" (7/21/25): at 375x; fairly faint, round, brighter core, 35"-40" diameter. Located 13' SE of HJ 2788 = 8.5/8.6 pair at a wide 46".
15 36 27.8 +22 30 02; Ser
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 HD 139071 is 15' W.
15 37 22.9 +20 32 59; Ser
V = 13.6; Size 1.0'x0.2'
24" (7/21/25): at 375x; between fairly faint and moderately bright (surprisingly high surface brightness along its major axis), edge-on 5:1 NNW-SSE, ~1.0'x0.2', small brighter nucleus. A mag 10.8 star is less than 1' SW.
15 39 39.0 +21 46 58; Ser
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 AGC 2107 (distance ~560 million l.y.). It appeared fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated WNW-ESE, 30"x25", broad weak concentration. The very low surface brightness outer halo was not seen. A mag 13 star lies 1' SW. Nearby are CGCG 136-41 4.6' SW, CGCG 136-047 4.8' NE and CGCG 136-048 6.5' NE. A total of 8 members were logged.
15 39 07.7 +43 51 55; Boo
V = 13.7; Size 1.6'x0.8'; PA = 126°
24" (7/21/25): This galaxy is strong compromised by a mag 8.7 star right at its W edge! Also a mag 12.5 star is at the N edge near the center. At 327x and 375x it appeared fairly faint, elongated 2:1 NW-SE, contains a small bright core that was easily visible, with a faint oval nebula.
15 41 59.5 +00 42 46; Ser
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 HD 140189.
15 43 29.9 +04 47 40; Ser
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 KTG 65 triplet with CGCG 050-083 5' NNE.
15 44 23.0 +25 19 39; Ser
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.
15 44 59.0 +36 06 34; CrB
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.
15 46 54.3 +05 53 28; Ser
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. CGCG 050-104 lies 5.6' ENE.
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.
15 48 43.9 +17 51 46; Ser
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. CGCG 107-040 is 6' NE and CGCG 107-041 is 8' ESE. Located 17' due south of mag 4.1 Kappa (35) Serpentis.
15 48 41.2 +21 52 10; Ser
V = 14.0; Size 2.4'x0.3'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 150°
48" (4/23/25): at 610x; very unusual edge-on (polar-bulge or possible polar ring). Contains a fairly faint, round, bulging core like a well defined ball of even surface brightness. Very long, extremely thin, faint "arms" extend NNW-SSE, so the galaxy appears like a UFO viewed edge-on. MCG +04-37-035, a very low surface brightness dwarf (thought to be interacting), is 2.7' ESE
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. MCG +04-37-035, a low surface brightness dwarf, lies 2.7' ESE and HCG 77 is 8.5' ESE.
15 49 19.3 +00 10 58; Ser
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 UGC 10046 = VV 536 (contact pair).
15 49 28.0 +00 13 52; Ser
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 (PGC 200325) appeared faint, very small, round, 12" diameter, stellar nucleus. The faint halo was compromised due to the bright star at the edge. Brightest in a group with UGC 10045 3.6' SW, CGCG 022-043 lies 8' ESE and CGCG 022-039 12' WNW.
15 49 16.9 +21 49 10; Ser
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, HCG 77A appeared moderately bright, small, round, 18" diameter, high surface brightness. HCG 77B, just 15" N, was cleanly resolved at 375x and well split at 488x. HCG 77B appeared fairly faint to moderately bright, very small, slightly elongated SW-NE, 15"x10", high surface brightness. HCG 77C/D lies 25" N. HCG 77C appeared fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated NW-SE, ~28"x22", even surface brightness except for a faint knot at the S edge (HCG 77D). HCG 77D appeared very faint, very small, round, 8" diameter. On the SDSS, this object is resolved into two very compact blue knots, which appear to be HII regions at the S edge of HCG 77C.
18" (8/3/05): at 257x, HCG 77A and 77B appeared as a single soft elongated patch, extended N-S, ~20"x10". With concentration the glow appeared clumpy and at moments A/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 it was extremely difficult to view these simultaneously.
15 49 44.9 +18 31 37; Ser
V = 13.3; Size 1.3'x0.7'; PA = 153°
24" (7/21/25): at 375x; relatively bright UGC, elongated 2:1 NNW-SSE, 0.8'x0.4', very small brighter nucleus. A mag 10.8 star is close off the SW edge, 0.9' from center. A mag 9.5 star (SAO 101757) is 5' NW and a string of 4 stars oriented E-W is to the E of this star, passing N of the galaxy. Member of a small group that includes NGC 6004.
15 49 58.4 +20 48 19; Ser
Size 1.1'x0.8'
24" (7/14/20): this close pair consists of two small spirals: MCG +04-37-040 and MCG +04-37-041, separated by just 28" E-W with the western galaxy somewhat brighter. At 260x and 375x, MCG +04-37-040 was fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 NW-SE, ~30"x24", slightly brighter core. MCG +04-37-041 was faint, small, round, ~20" diameter. Located 23' SW of mag 4.7 Rho Serpentis.
The two galaxies form a physical pair (same redshift), though there are no signs of interaction on the SDSS image.
15 47 51.0 +69 28 11; Dra
Size 1.1'x0.7'; PA = 12°
48" (5/5/24): at 375x in poor seeing; moderately bright, slightly elongated SSW-NNE, broad concentration with a small brighter nucleus. I only had glimpses of the tidal tail on the north end extending west. CGCG 338-020, the likely disrupter, is 1.6' ESE. The pair is Arp 109. MCG +12-15-20, which lies in the foreground, is 4.5' ESE. Mag 7.5 HD 141987 is 4.5' W.
18" (7/10/10): this is the western component of Arp 109 with MCG +12-15-018. At 285x, it appeared very faint, fairly small, round, 25" diameter, lower surface brightness than MCG +12-15-018 just 1.8' ESE. Located just 4.5' E of mag 7.5 HD 141987 and the star had to be placed outside of the field to view this pair of faint galaxies. Also in the field are MCG +12-15-020 and IC 1146, both to the SE (further from the star).
15 43 56.0 +81 48 36; UMi
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.
15 48 17.3 +68 13 14; Dra
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 HCG 78 but it has a lower surface brightness than CGCG 319-024 = HCG 78B 1.2' SW. HCG 78D is 1.8' NE and 78C lies 2.8' SE. The nearest stars are a mag 15.4 situated 1.3' NNE and a mag 12.9 2.6' SE (near HCG 78C).
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 MCG +11-19-016 = HCG 78B 1.2' SW.
17.5" (6/14/96): HCG 78A appears very faint, fairly small, very elongated 3:1 E-W, 1.0'x0.3', even surface brightness. Forms a close double with HCG 78B 1.2' SW.
15 51 12.9 +47 15 18; Her
V = 13.3; Size 1.2'x0.7'; PA = 115°
24" (7/21/25): at 375x; moderately bright, oval 3:2 or 5:3 WNW-ESE, well concentrated with a bright core that increases to a stellar peak.
15 52 20.7 +24 37 36; Ser
V = 14.2; Size 1.2'x0.6'; PA = 153°
24" (7/21/25): at 375x; very faint to faint, oval 2:1 NNW-SSE, 40" diameter, low surface brightness, slightly brighter core. Situated within a group of stars mag 10.5-13.5 (several to south).
15 51 05.0 +67 09 31; Dra
Size 1.5'x1.3'; PA = 140°
24" (7/21/25): at 327x and 375x; relatively bright UGC, contains a high surface brightness core/central region with a low surface brightness halo at least 45" diameter. CGCG 319-027 is 3' W.
15 54 24.2 +18 39 07; Ser
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 CGCG 107-53 4.3' W, UGC 10085 7.5' S and Arp 218 11.5' WSW. Located 9' SE of mag 8.2 HD 142441.
18" (7/2/11): faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 WNW-ESE, 25"x20".
15 54 26.9 +18 31 32; Ser
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.
15 54 41.3 +16 37 01; Ser
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.
15 54 04.6 +41 37 05; Her
V = 14.5; Size 1.1'x1.0'; PA = 76°
24" (7/4/24): at 327x; faint, fairly small, round, low uniform surface brightness (face-on spiral), 25"-30" diameter. Brighter CGCG 223-012 lies 11' ESE. Forms a non-physical pair with LEDA 200172 (50% more distant) less than 1' W. CGCG 223-012 is 11' ESE.
15 55 43.0 +18 16 59; Ser
V = 14.9; Size 1.2'x0.4'; PA = 105°
24" (7/21/25): at 327x and 375x; between very faint and faint, small thin edge-on, ~4:1 ratio and extends~30" length. Required averted and I was unable to hold steadily. A mag 11.5-12 star is 1.3' SE.
15 55 19.4 +45 25 40; Her
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 CGCG 250-018.
15 55 43.3 +47 52 02; Her
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. IC 1152 and 1153 lie 17' NE and 22' NE respectively, along with a number of fainter galaxies including MCG +08-29-021 7' NW.
15 56 36.4 +41 52 50; Her
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.
15 57 27.9 +30 03 35; CrB
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 HD 143349.
15 57 56.4 +28 47 44; CrB
V = 14.1; Size 0.75'x0.6'; PA = 28°
24" (7/2/24): at 327x; fairly faint, small, round, 0.4' diameter, faint stellar nucleus. Two mag 13.0 and 13.6 stars are 1.2' and 3.3' WSW, collinear with the galaxy.
UGC 10110 is the brightest member of a faint group and it was surprisingly easy for a galaxy at 1.1 billion l.y.
15 57 07.8 +63 55 03; Dra
Size 1.3'x0.8'; PA = 136°
24" (7/21/25): at 327x; relatively bright UGC, easily held with direct vision, oval 3:2 NW-SE, 45"x30", very small bright nucleus,
15 58 40.2 +48 40 57; Her
V = 13.8; Size 1.0'x0.6'; PA = 90°
24" (7/21/25): at 327x and 375x; fairly faint, oval 5:3 E-W, ~40"x18", well concentrated with a small bright core than increases to a sharp stellar nucleus. An 11th mag star is 3' S and a mag 9.6 star is 8' N (the galaxy is along the line connecting these stars). CGCG 250-035 is 22' ESE.
15 59 45.8 +18 48 04; Ser
V = 14.0; Size 1.1'x0.6'; PA = 178°
24" (7/21/25): at 327x; fairly faint (relatively bright for a UGC), oval nearly 2:1 N-S, very small mottled nucleus. Three 14th mag stars are 1.5' SW, 1.5' NW and 2.5' NW.
16 00 23.9 +20 50 57; Ser
V = 13.3; Size 1.5'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.2; PA = 70°
24" (7/21/25): fascinating view at 327x and 375x. This galaxy is nestled directly between a 16" pair of mag 12.3/13.7 stars at the W end and a mag 11.3 star at the NE end. UGC 10127 is fairly faint, round nucleus ~12", faint, diffuse halo ~40" diameter doesn't quite reach the stars at the edge. Seyfert's Sextet is 18' WSW! Member of the larger NGC 6052 group (LGG 403).
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.
16 01 21.2 +16 18 25; Her
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 AGC 2147.
16 02 17.0 +15 58 29; Her
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 VV 159 chain (sextet) = Arp 324 (at least 8 in Arp's photo) in the core of AGC 2147.
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 MCG +03-41-052 by 2.4' and MCG +03-41-051 by 4.2'.
16 02 19.9 +16 20 46; Her
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 CGCG 108-076 1.3' NW.
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 MCG +03-41-056 just 1.3' NNW.
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.
16 01 58.5 +47 05 48; Her
V = 14.2; Size 1.0'x0.5'; PA = 0°
24" (7/21/25): at 327x; fairly faint, elongated 2:1 N-S, ~40"x20", slightly brighter core. Located 5' SE of mag 7.1 HD 144002 and 11' SW of X Her (fluctuates from mag 6-7 over ~100 days). Also collinear with two mag 11 and 9.4 stars 3' and 6' NW, respectively.
UGC 10147a = MCG +01-41-008 = CGCG 051-026 = VV 702 = PGC 56854
16 03 16.3 +05 38 27; Ser
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. UGC 10147 is an interacting pair (M51-type) with a companion 35" N, but only a single glow was seen.
16 02 16.3 +49 12 12; Her
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. UGC 10168 lies 15' NE.
16 03 00.3 +27 00 37; CrB
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 HD 144004.
16 03 01.4 +39 38 43; CrB
V = 14.4; Size 1.0'x0.9'; PA = 76°
24" (7/21/25): at 327x; between faint and fairly faint, roundish, very diffuse, nearly even surface brightness, ~50" diameter. Located very close to the Hercules border 25' SE of mag 6.8 HD 144015.
16 02 49.9 +47 13 28; Her
Size 0.9'x0.3'; PA = 87°
24" (7/21/25): at 327x; very faint, low surface brightness, elongated ~E-W. The view is strongly compromised by mag 6.5 M6 variable X Her, which is just 2' WNW. A star is on the N edge and a mag 14.5 star is 50" N. UGC 10145 is 12' SW. I didn't notice the faint companion off the E end.
16 01 07.3 +70 35 57; UMi
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 CGCG 338-041 13' SE and NGC 6048 18' WNW. This galaxy is identified as NGC 6071 in UGC, RNGC, CGCG.
16 04 28.2 +14 46 57; Her
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 (Arp 101) with UGC 10169 2.3' NNE.
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.
16 03 52.1 +39 59 04; Her
V = 13.8; Size 1.1'x0.6'; PA = 163°
24" (7/21/25): at 327x; fairly faint, soft fairly smooth glow with a slightly brighter nucleus, slightly elongated NNW-SSE, 30" diameter. Situated within a group of stars.
16 03 31.6 +49 20 17; Her
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. MCG +08-29-040 (V = 15.5) lies 5.9' NW and MCG +08-29-042 (V = 15.6) is 7' N. Both of these are thin edge-ons. Also nearby are UGC 10150 15' SW and the MCG +08-29-043/-044 pair is ~13' NE.
16 04 31.7 +14 49 09; Her
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. IC 1168 lies 10' NW.
16 05 02.0 +13 42 04; Ser
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 IC 1169.
16 05 26.3 +17 41 49; Her
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 NGC 6050 and faintest in a quartet.
16 06 05.9 +20 47 03; Her
V = 14.7; Size 1.2'x0.5'; PA = 170°
24" (6/28/14): at 375x, VV 327a is very faint, fairly small, very elongated 3:1 ~N-S, 0.6'x0.2', very low surface brightness, very weak concentration. A faint mag 16 star is just off the NW end. Forms a close pair with VV 327b = UGC 10198, 1.0' NNW (just beyond the star).
16 06 04.4 +20 48 06; Her
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.
16 05 45.9 +41 20 41; Her
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 CGCG 223-037 1.6' SSE. This galaxy was included on the 2016 TSP Advanced Observing list of Byurakan galaxies.
16 06 42.1 +16 19 11; Her
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 AGC 2152. Located 2.8' SW of mag 7.9 HD 144724.
16 06 40.2 +30 05 57; CrB
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 HD 144779.
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.
16 07 25.1 +10 25 33; Ser
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 IC 1196.
16 06 03.9 +55 25 32; Dra
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', containing a bright, elongated core (bar). The W end of the bar curved or bent slightly south (beginning of the southern spiral arm) and the E end curved slightly N (start of the northern spiral arm). The tidal plume, which stretches 280,000 light years and was captured in a spectacularly HST image in 2002, was visible as a fairly thin, low surface brightness tail, extending E from the main body. It was faint, but clearly visible with averted vision angling ENE and doubling the overall length to ~2.3'. There seemed to be an extremely faint knot at the E tip. The portion of the plume further E was not visible. PGC 2502068 lies 2.1' WNW and MCG +09-26-054 is 4.2' SW.
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 SAO 29805. MCG +09-26-054 lies 4.3' SW, MCG +09-26-050 9.4' SSW and MCG +09-26-052 12' NNW.
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.
16 08 58.3 +36 36 39; CrB
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.
16 10 56.9 +35 59 11; CrB
V = 14.9; Size 1.0'x0.7'; PA = 170°
24" (7/21/25): at 327x; faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, 30" diameter, diffuse, low even surface brightness. A mag 15.7 star is occasionally visible 0.8' SW. Situated in a field with several nearby bright stars: mag 7.7 HD 145769 is 3.7' NE. A mag 10.8 star is 1.7' SE, 3 mag 10.5-12 in a line are ~5' ESE. MCG +06-35-044 lies 4' SE.
16 11 26.4 +29 21 11; CrB
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 AGC 2162 NED1.
16 11 44.4 +29 44 54; CrB
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 LEDA 200333. The latter was resolved as extremely faint, only 10" diameter. Situated just 12" SW of the star and generally the two objects were seen a single fuzzy glow.
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 UGC 10262 6' NE within AGC 2162.
16 11 04.1 +52 27 01; Dra
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 NGC 6090 5.6' E. Fairly faint, moderately large, oval 4:3 NNW-SSE, 40"x30", weak concentration. Largest in trio but lower surface brightness than NGC 6090. The redshift of UGC 10261 is over twice that of NGC 6090 and CGCG 275-028.
16 11 58.2 +29 50 18; CrB
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.
16 12 44.7 +28 17 10; CrB
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 LEDA 1831614 at the east edge, but the companion was not seen (V = 16.4). CGCG 167-043 lies 3' NW.
16 12 46.9 +27 59 15; CrB
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).
16 12 18.8 +49 23 54; Her
V = 14.3; Size 1.0'x0.5'; PA = 170°
24" (7/21/25): at 327x; between faint and fairly faint, very elongated 3:1 N-S, contains a very small bright nucleus, 0.7'x0.25'. A 13th mag star is 2' N. UGC 10278 is situated 5' SW of mag 8.4 HD 146166.
= PGC 57562
16 14 03.3 +14 16 56; Her
V = 13.4; Size 1.3'x1.0'; PA = 27°
24" (7/6/24): at 263x; fairly faint, elongated 2:1 ~SW-NE (central bar), ~40"x20", brighter center, very small or stellar nucleus. In a group (USGC U751) with CGCG 079-082 8' S, NGC 6083 13' SW and CGCG 79-79 16' W.
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 NGC 6078 28' WSW.
16 14 25.0 -00 12 28; Ser
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 SAO 141051.
16 15 28.8 +18 54 18; Her
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.
16 13 47.2 +63 42 32; Dra
V = 13.7; Size 1.0'x0.3'; PA = 103°
24" (8/18/25): at 327x; fairly faint, elongated ~5:2 WNW-ESE, ~40"x16". A faint star is superimposed 7" SE of center.
16 16 43.6 +00 14 47; Ser
V = 14.1; Size 1.9'x0.6'; PA = 37°
24" (7/23/25): at 327x; very faint, relatively large, very elongated SW-NE, 1.2'x0.4', low surface brightness, no noticeable core. A mag 12.8 star is 1.5' SW of center in the direction of the major axis. A mag 14.8 star is 1.5' WSW of center.
16 16 18.3 +47 02 47; Her
V = 13.2; Size 2.7'x2.3'; Surf Br = 15.0
24" (7/12/23): at 200x and 263x; pretty faint, large, slightly elongated ~N-S, ~2'x1.5', very diffuse, low surface brightness patch. Very weak concentration with a slightly brighter central region. A 15th mag star is off the NW side.
A very faint small knot (LEDA 101538) occasionally popped at the SE end [1.1' from center], once very clearly. This is likely a compact HII region, though it is listed as a galaxy in NED and HyperLEDA.
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 HD 146638.
The DSS image reveals a face-on, knotty bar-like spiral with two extremely low surface brightness arms.
16 18 14.3 +12 47 43; Her
Size 1.1'x0.4'
48" (5/21/23): at 488x; HCG 81A is faint to fairly faint, slightly elongated N-S, 0.3'x0.2', low surface brightness. Situated at the N end of the small HCG 81 quartet with HCG 81D 30" SSE. HCG 81D is the NWern of a very close pair with 81C just 9" NW. They were both very faint, round, ~8" diameter. A 17th mag star (best seen at 610x) is 9" NE of 81D. HCG 81B is faint to fairly faint, round, 12" diameter. Situated at the S end of the N-S chain. HCG 81C is 0.3' NE.
24" (7/6/13): HCG 81A appeared as an extremely faint to very faint knot, very small, round, 12" diameter, stellar nucleus. At the north end of the small HCG 81 quartet with HCG 81 C/D (single glow) 35" SSE and HCG 81B 51" S. Forms the southeast vertex of an equilateral triangle with two mag 12.5/13 stars 2.5' N and WNW. HCG 81C/D appeared as a single (merged?) very faint glow, very small, irregularly round, ~12" diameter. HCG 81B at the south end of the chain appeared very faint, extremely small, round, 10" diameter. CGCG 80-2 (brighter than the individual components of HCG 81) lies 5' S.
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.
16 18 05.3 +21 33 13; Her
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. VV 129c is situated 0.6' N and appeared faint, very small, round, 10" diameter. On the DSS, a tidally stretched arm of VV 129a extends towards VV 129c. Also VV 129c appears double on the SDSS image, although I only noted a single object. MCG +04-38-047 = VV 129e is the eastern component, 1.1' NE of VV 129a. It appeared faint, very small, round, 12" diameter. VV 129d (furthest north) was not seen. VV 129b appears to be a stretched arm of VV 129a on the SDSS. A group of four mag 14/15/15.5/15.5 stars is ~1.5' S. VV 129a was the site of SN 2011dl.
24" (7/7/13): at 282x, three components of VV 129 were resolved. VV 129a = UGC 10321 NED01, the brightest member, appeared very faint, small, round, 18", visible continuously. VV 129c, just 35" N, appeared extremely faint, small, round, 10" diameter. VV 129e = MCG +04-38-047 lies 1.1' NE and appeared extremely faint (V = 16.2), very small, round, 12" diameter. Could not hold continuously but repeatedly seen and confirmed. A quartet of mag 14-15.5 stars (similar size to VV 129) is less than 2' S. CGCG 137-077 lies 10' E and 2MASX J16180582+2128229 is 5' S.
UGC 10325a = CGCG 251-006 = KPG 494A = PGC 93134
16 17 30.6 +46 05 30; Her
Size 0.75'x0.4'; PA = 104°
14.5" (7/28/25): at 226x; faint, small, slightly elongated, 25"x20", very small brighter nucleus. A mag 13 star is 30" SW. A group of mag 13-14 stars is ~5' W. Located 27' SW of mag 3.9 Tau Her.
16 18 11.8 +40 05 41; Her
V = 14.7; Size 0.9'x0.7'
24" (7/12/23): at 263x; between faint and fairly faint, oval 3:2 ~E-W, ~0.6'x0.4', diffuse, low surface brightness, no core but weak concentration. Interesting field with three wide pairs (all about 30") lie ~ 4' NW, 5' W, and 4' SW! MCG +07-33-054 lies 10' W and mag 6.7 HD 146871 is 17' WSW.
16 17 21.1 +59 19 13; Dra
V = 13.8; Size 1.7'x0.3'; PA = 142°
24" (7/23/25): at 327x; faint edge-on 5:1 NW-SE, 1.4'x0.3', nearly even surface brightness. Forms a close pair with CGCG 298-027 just 0.9' ESE of center. A mag 11.2 star is 3.8' S.
16 20 08.1 +02 00 29; Ser
Size 0.6'x0.4'; PA = 62°
24" (7/23/25): at 327x; between faint and fairly faint, diffuse even glow, slightly elongated SW-NE, 30"-40" diameter.
16 20 53.8 +40 06 15; Her
V = 13.9; Size 1.4'x0.5'; PA = 66°
24" (7/12/23): at 263x and 327x; fairly faint (relatively bright for a UGC), very elongated 5:2 WSW-ENE, 1.0'x0.4', strong concentration with small bright core that stood out at 327x. A mag 12.2 star is 1.5' SW.
16 21 22.1 +40 48 38; Her
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 AGC 2197. Picked up while viewing NGC 6141 20' E.
16 23 11.3 +16 55 57; Her
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.
16 22 55.5 +39 47 30; Her
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. UGC 10367 lies 9' NE. Outlying member of AGC 2199.
16 23 16.6 +39 55 11; Her
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.
16 20 33.4 +73 51 57; UMi
V = 13.8; Size 1.1'x0.4'; PA = 150°
24" (8/18/25): at 327x; fairly faint, elongated 5:2 NW-SE, ~45"x18", sharply concentrated with a very small bright nucleus. A mag 12.5 star is 1' WSW and a mag 14.5 star is the same distance NNW. Two additional stars are aligned to the SE of the mag 12.5 star.
16 23 39.2 +50 58 11; Her
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. LEDA 214493 lies 3.7' SW.
16 25 26.1 +39 52 15; Her
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.
16 26 53.2 +51 33 18; Dra
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.
SDSS J162653.96+513338.2 is the companion noted by Arp: "Spiral galaxies with small high surface brightness companions on arms". It is mentioned in the UGC notes as a "Blue condensation 0.12' x 0.10' at 0.35' north center, probably at tip of spiral arm" but is not catalogued in NED or HyperLeda.
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.
16 28 41.2 +12 45 45; Her
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.
16 28 27.9 +41 13 03; Her
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.
16 29 47.3 +08 38 29; Her
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 UGC 10416 (discovered by Barnard) 8.3' ESE.
16 29 00.5 +41 17 02; Her
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.
16 30 20.4 +08 37 44; Her
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.
16 29 40.8 +40 41 13; Her
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 NGC 6175 and 8.5' SW of mag 7.9 HD 149025.
16 26 52.3 +74 53 17; UMi
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 (SAO 8518 and 8515) 6' and 8' WNW.
16 29 51.0 +39 45 59; Her
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 NGC 6166 in the NE region of AGC 2199.
16 30 19.1 +41 06 07; Her
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.
16 30 33.3 +39 49 51; Her
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 MCG +07-34-102/104/105 and 2MASX J16301736+3953220.
16 31 04.0 +41 09 20; Her
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 (SAO 46138) of center and a third mag 10 star is 3.9' N. Member of AGC 2197.
16 33 47.6 +28 59 05; Her
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.
16 28 19.0 +80 21 17; UMi
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.
16 33 50.3 +56 07 59; Dra
V = 14.1; Size 1.4'x0.3'; PA = 55°
24" (8/18/25): at 327x; fairly faint, very elongated ~4:1 SW-NE, 0.7'x0.2'. Contains a very small brighter nucleus. Situated along a curving string of 5 stars; two to the NE and three to the S and SW. The major axis of the galaxy nearly fits the curve.
16 36 45.0 +01 40 48; Oph
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 HD 149652.
16 36 54.5 +36 25 23; Her
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 NGC 6196 group with CGCG 196-84 2.2' NE.
17.5" (6/6/86): faint, can just hold steadily with direct, weak concentration, faint extensions ~N-S. Located 13' NNE of NGC 6194 in the NGC 6196 group.
13.1" (4/28/84): faint but easy with averted, slightly elongated.
13.1" (8/5/83): faint but definite with averted.
16 37 34.8 +37 17 10; Her
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 M13!
17.5" (8/1/9): not found.
16 37 30.2 +44 08 40; Her
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 MCG +07-34-117 13' due W. A total of 7 galaxies were viewed, all with a redshift of z~0.31
16 37 34.3 +50 20 44; Her
V = 13.0; Size 1.0'x0.8'; PA = 91°
14.5" (7/28/25): at 226x; fairly faint (relatively bright UGC), round or slightly elongated, 35" diameter, gradually increases to the center.
16 36 47.8 +72 24 14; Dra
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 HD 150747 just 2.6' SW. Forms a pair with UGC 10502 4.3' SE.
16 38 59.4 +57 43 27; Dra
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 HD 238594. This star is the near the north end of a 9' chain of stars oriented SW-NE situated to the east of UGC 10500. NGC 6211 (brightest in a chain of 4 galaxies including NGC 6213) is located 20' ENE.
16 37 37.7 +72 22 29; Dra
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.
16 38 30.8 +33 46 32; Her
V = 13.9; Size 1.1'x0.5'; PA = 169°
24" (7/10/23): at 263x and 327x; fairly faint (relatively bright for a UGC), moderately large, elongated 2:1 ~N-S, 1.0'x0.5', brighter core that gradually increases to a nucleus. Situated 11' ESE of mag 8.8 HD 150410 and 7' SW of a mag 10.5 star. CGCG 197-5 is 9.5' NE.
16 40 31.1 +58 05 28; Dra
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 HD 150826.
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 HD 238597 lies 5' due east. A chain of 4 galaxies with brightest member NGC 6211 lies 20' SE.
16 41 47.1 +39 59 04; Her
V = 13.7; Size 1.1'x1.1'
24" (7/23/25): at 327x; faint, round, diffuse. A faint "star" at the NE end [27" from center] is LEDA 214525, a very compact galaxy. UGC 10512, and its companion, are outlying member of either AGC 2197 or perhaps AGC 2199 to the W.
16 41 09.0 +61 19 35; Dra
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 NGC 6223 and 23' NE of mag 6.9 HD 150578. At 280x it appeared fairly faint, fairly small, elongated ~2:1 NNW-SSE, 0.6'x0.3, small bright core. A mag 11 star lies 2.7' NE. It forms a pair with MCG +10-24-23 2.7' SW.
16 41 06.8 +62 23 59; Dra
V = 13.8; Size 1.0'x0.7'; PA = 145°
24" (7/23/25): at 327x; fairly faint, slightly elongated, ~40" diameter, diffuse, very weak concentration. Located 5.5' N of mag 7.2 HD 151067.
16 43 10.4 +42 11 34; Her
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.
16 44 49.5 +22 31 17; Her
Size 2.3'x1.3'; PA = 65°
14.5" (7/28/25): at 226x; large, faint oval glow oriented WSW-ENE, ~1.5'x0.8', surrounded a relatively bright star (12th mag?). The star is so close to the actual nucleus that it is merged in the DSS images.
16 44 06.1 +62 05 15; Dra
V = 13.8; Size 2.2'x0.9'; PA = 123°
24" (8/18/25): at 327x and 375x; faint, elongated 2:1 NW-SE, 40"x20", round brighter core. A mag 9.2 star is 4' NNE and NGC 6226 is 8' SW.
16 45 01.8 +58 02 25; Dra
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 HD 151649, which detracts from viewing. The NGC 6211 group lies 30' SW.
16 46 41.6 +36 05 25; Her
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.
16 46 53.0 +34 24 36; Her
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 UGC 10547 lies 15' S.
16 46 56.7 +34 09 20; Her
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 LEDA 3088686, an extremely compact galaxy 3.1' NE.
16 45 52.6 +59 37 19; Dra
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) increased the size to 36"x24". A mag 10.8 star is 4.5' W and a mag 12 star is 1.2' W.
16 47 14.8 +40 14 42; Her
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.
16 46 36.0 +62 49 22; Dra
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 SAO 17214 is 2' due west.
16 44 36.9 +75 40 23; UMi
Size 1.3'x0.3'; PA = 178°
24" (8/18/25): at 327x; very faint, very elongated 3:1 N-S, ~45"x15", low uniform surface brightness. A slightly curved string of three mag 12-14 stars to the SW is aligned with the galaxy.
16 48 20.9 +48 44 11; Her
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. CGCG 252-1, a very compact but easier galaxy, lies 1.7' SSE.
16 49 02.0 +36 11 33; Her
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 UGC 10567 2.4' NE. This is an interacting, disrupted pair but the long tidal arms of UGC 10566 were not detected.
17.5" (8/1/89): very faint, very small, slightly elongated ~E-W, weak concentration. Forms a pair with UGC 10567 2.5' NE.
16 49 09.7 +36 13 25; Her
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 = PGC 3389055 lies 5.3' ESE.
16 49 14.4 +48 37 26; Her
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/CGCG 252-001 lie ~10' NW.
16 49 55.9 +53 57 14; Dra
Size 1.2'x0.7'; PA = 10°
14.5" (7/28/25): at 226x; fairly faint (relatively bright for a UGC), slightly elongated, 25"-30" diameter, very small or stellar nucleus. A mag 13.2 star is 2' E and an 8" pair of mag 13-13.5 stars is 1.3' E.
16 50 48.6 +45 24 06; Her
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 NGC 6241 and ~15' ESE of Zwicky's Triplet.
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.
16 50 23.7 +55 50 18; Dra
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 NGC 6246 and 27' N of UGC 10584 in a group.
16 50 56.3 +59 43 08; Dra
Size 0.9'x0.9'
14.5" (7/28/25): at 226x; very faint, round, very diffuse, 25"-30" diameter. A mag 13.7 star is 1' S. A wide 47" pair of mag 7.6/8.9 stars (STT 316) is 20' SW.
16 52 19.1 +55 54 18; Dra
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.
Mrk 501 = UGC 10599 = MCG +07-35-002 = CGCG 225-007 = PGC 59214
16 53 52.2 +39 45 37; Her
V = 13.3; Size 1.1'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.3
24" (6/28/25): at 327x; Mrk 501 displayed a bright stellar nucleus surrounded by a small halo, perhaps 18" diameter of even surface brightness (elliptical host). At 457x; by carefully focusing a mag 12.5 star 2' SW, the nucleus seemed to have a sharp stellar center surrounded by an extremely small halo.
18" (7/30/08): Mrk 501 is one of the brightest and the second closest BL Lacerta objects (blazar) 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 145 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 pointingt directly along our line of sight. It generally varies from mag 13.6-13.9V.
16 54 22.3 +41 20 08; Her
V = 14.1; Size 1.0'x0.8'; PA = 32°
24" (7/10/23): at 263x and 327x; fairly faint, elongated ~4:3 SW-NE, 35"-40" diameter, broad and weak concentration. Forms a pair (line of sight) with PGC 214552 4.7' W.
VV 289 = UGC 10610 = CGCG 225-009 = MCG +07-35-004+5
16 55 00.5 +43 03 30; Her
Size 2.1'x1.8'
24" (6/30/19): at 375x; VV 289a, the brighter of the interacting pair UGC 10610, appeared fairly faint, moderately large, very elongated 5:2 or 3:1 ~E-W, ~30"x12", low surface brightness. A 16th mag star is at the east end. VV 289b, 0.7' ESE of center, appeared very faint, very small, round, low surface brightness, ~15" diameter. LEDA 2212393, situated 2' NE of VV 289a, appeared faint (slightly brighter than VV 289b), fairly small, elongated 2:1 N-S, 20"x10". The tidal plume extending north off the west end of VV 289a was not seen with confidence though Jimi and Akarsh claimed they vaguely detected the arm.
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.
16 58 01.6 +38 13 09; Her
V = 14.6; Size 0.6'x0.6'
24" (7/23/25): at 327x; very faint, round, low surface brightness glow, perhaps 25" diameter, surrounding a mag 12.7 foreground star! A mag 10.5 star is 3' S and a mag 12.0 star is 4.6' NW.
16 58 06.5 +58 53 08; Dra
Size 1.3'x0.1'; PA = 88°
24" (7/2/19): at 375x; UGC 10641, located 4.5' SW of NGC 6286 (southeastern member of Arp 293, with NGC 6285), is an extremely low surface brightness superthin. It only "popped" a few times but confirmed and was no more than a ghostly sliver 15"x6" E-W.
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.
16 59 20.5 +29 56 46; Her
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; UGC 10643b was occasionally visible as an extremely faint glow (too brief/faint for shape). At 375x I could tell it was elongated to the southeast when it popped. UGC 10643 is identified as NGC 6274 in the RNGC, PGC, NED, SIMBAD and HyperLeda.
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.
16 58 35.8 +54 52 15; Dra
Size 1.0'x0.6'; PA = 49°
24" (8/18/25): at 327x; fairly faint but easy UGC, oval ~5:3 SW-NE, ~40"x24", broad concentration with a brighter core. Situated 1.5' due N of a mag 9.4 star, the brighter component of a very unequal pair ~15" separation.
16 58 27.5 +59 07 11; Dra
V = 13.8; Size 1.3'x0.5'; PA = 26°
24" (8/18/25): at 327x; faint, fairly small, very elongated ~3:1 SSW-NNE, ~40"x12", very small or stellar nucleus, faint extension.. A group of 8-9 stars is close NE. NGC 6285 and 6286 is ~10' S.
17 00 14.6 +23 06 23; Her
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 NGC 6278 10' SE. This edge-on is unusually warped on images.
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.
17 00 15.0 +27 35 00; Her
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 HD 153497 in the NGC 6269 Group (AWM 5).
17 00 51.6 +28 01 20; Her
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.
17 01 30.2 +30 10 03; Her
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.
17 03 20.9 +24 56 10; Her
V = 14.1; Size 1.7'x0.35'; PA = 84°
24" (7/11/23): at 327x; fairly faint, very elongated 3:1 E-W, ~1.0'x0.3', broad weak concentration. The galaxy is nearly collinear with a mag 9.8 star 3.3' SW and a mag 8.4 star 6' SW (best to keep these out of the field). Also, a mag 8.8 star is 7.5' W. Forms a pair with very faint PGC 214567 1.5' WNW.
17 03 15.7 +31 27 28; Her
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. CGCG 169-036 is 7' SE, UGC 10679 is 8.5' ENE and CGCG 169-038 is 11' ENE.
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 (LEDA 200340) 2' NNE is assumed to have been involved in the interaction.
17 03 30.6 +36 25 08; Her
V = 13.8; Size 0.8'x0.7'
24" (8/19/25): at 327x; moderately bright, slightly elongated, ~30"x25", fairly high surface brightness, very small bright nucleus.
17 03 53.0 +31 29 57; Her
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.
17 04 19.5 +41 56 31; Her
V = 14.2; Size 1.1'x0.35'; PA = 157°
24" (7/6/24): between faint and fairly faint, very elongated 3:1 or 7:2 NNW-SSE, 0.9'x0.3', small brighter core. UGC 10693 is 7.7' SE. Brightest in a group (WBL 630) that includes CGCG 225-037 and -038.
17 05 28.1 +23 09 12; Her
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.
17 04 53.0 +41 51 56; Her
V = 12.9; Size 1.8'x1.2'; PA = 104°
24" (7/6/24): at 263x; moderately bright, elongated 3:2 ~E-W, ~1.1'x0.8' diameter, gradual concentration. A mag 15.2 star is close off the E side [1.1' ESE of center]. CGCG 225-037 is 5' SE, UGC 10686 is 8' NW and CGCG 225-038 is 10' SE. These galaxy comprise the WBL 630 group.
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.
17 06 19 +10 22 30; Oph
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 HD 154619 and I moved the star outside the field to improve the view.
17 04 34.0 +72 26 48; Dra
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 NGC 6340. This Kazarian galaxy was on the 2016 TSP Advanced Observers program.
17 07 27.5 +31 14 52; Her
V = 14.3; Size 0.9'x0.7'; PA = 55°
24" (8/19/25): at 327x; fairly faint (relatively bright UGC), slightly elongated NW-SE, 0.6'x0.4', small slightly brighter nucleus. A mag 13.8 star is 0.7' W of center. UGC 10715 is situated 7.5' NW of mag 6.4 HD 155061.
17 08 25.6 +25 31 02; Her
V = 13.4; Size 1.1'x0.5'; PA = 110°
24" (8/19/25): at 327x; between pretty faint and moderately bright, oval 2:1 WNW-ESE, brighter middle. A group of stars surround the galaxy, particularly on the N to E quadrant, where they form an arc. A 16" pair, as well as a 30" pair, is directly N.
17 04 26.9 +78 38 25; UMi
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 NGC 6331 are the two largest in AGC 2256. Situated 2.7' ENE of NGC 6331 among an irregular string of galaxies extending east, with CGCG 355-026 55" SW and MCG +13-12-019 1.0' E.
18" (7/5/08): faint, fairly small, elongated NW-SE, ~35"x25". Located 2.7' ENE of NGC 6331 in AGC 2256. Bracketed by CGCG 355-026 1' SW and MCG +13-12-019 1' E.
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.
17 08 10.4 +63 37 52; Dra
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 AGC 2255 lies 38' NE.
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).
17 08 04.8 +69 27 52; Dra
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.
17 11 05.8 +05 51 08; Oph
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.
16 53 27.4 +86 35 28; UMi
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 SAO 2824 and 15' S of a 31" pair of mag 8.4/9.2 stars (STT 340). Brighter UGC 10923 lies 24' ENE.
17 11 30.7 +07 59 41; Oph
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 SAO 122164 which detracts from viewing - best when the bright star is moved outside the edge of the field.
17 12 48.5 +42 48 54; Her
V = 13.3; Size 1.0'x0.9'
14.5" (7/28/25): at 226x; moderately faint, round, slightly brighter nucleus, ~30" diameter. UGC 10765 lies 8.4' NE.
17 13 24.8 +42 53 56; Her
V = 14.2; Size 1.0'x1.0'
14.5" (7/28/25): at 226x; very faint, fairly small, round, just a diffuse glow using averted vision. UGC 10759 is 8.4' SW.
17 13 08.7 +59 19 40; Dra
V = 13.7; Size 1.5'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 30°
48" (5/15/12): VV 89a, the main member of Arp 32, appeared moderately bright to fairly bright, moderately large, elongated 5:2 ~N-S, ~1.0'x0.25'. It was brighter at the north end and dimmed at the south tip. The galaxy has an unusual banana shape, slightly bending out towards the west! A very faint star (or stellar knot) is just east of the north end. VV 89b (the attached northern component) appeared fairly faint, small, slightly elongated N-S, ~20"x15".
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.
17 16 05.1 +06 50 26; Oph
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 HD 156179.
17 16 24.0 +06 33 36; Oph
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 HD 156166. UGC 10779, which has a similar redshift, lies 8' S.
17 16 30.6 +06 25 55; Oph
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.
17 16 57.2 +21 36 50; Her
Size 1.0'x0.3'; PA = 34°
24" (8/19/25): at 327x; between very faint/faint, elongated ~5:2 ~N-S, ~35"x15", low even surface brightness. Located 4' S of mag 9.7 SAO 84970, which is a wide pair.
On the Legacy Survey images, UGC 10787 appears to be interacting with PGC 93136 1' NW. I didn't realize there was a companion there, but noted it as a star, so it must have a nearly stellar nucleus.
17 17 44.9 +07 36 30; Oph
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.
17 16 47.8 +61 55 11; Dra
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 NGC 6359.
17 18 54.1 +08 26 26; Oph
V = 14.1; Size 1.1'x0.4'; PA = 16°
24" (8/20/25): at 327x; between very faint and faint, ~3:1 SSW-NNE, low surface brightness streak with a slightly brighter middle.
17 16 05.3 +73 26 11; Dra
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.
17 18 51.8 +49 53 04; Her
V = 13.2; Size 2.1'x0.9'; Surf Br = 13.8; PA = 77°
24" (9/13/23): fairly faint but pretty large, elongated 2:1 or 5:2 E-W, brighter central region but overall diffuse, irregular appearance with the central region offset towards the west (halo extends further east). The major axis is collinear with a 10th mag star 6' WSW and lies between two stars roughly mag 12.5 2.8' NE and 3.8' SW.
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.
17 18 43.7 +58 08 07; Dra
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!
17 19 28.8 +40 55 23; Her
Size 1.1'x0.5'; PA = 119°
24" (8/19/25): at 327x; faint, elongated ~2:1 WNW-ESE, ~40"x20", small bright core. Nearly aligned along the W side of an isosceles triangle with a mag 12.5 star 0.7' NE and a mag 12.7 star 1' S.
17 20 11.3 +23 50 28; Her
V = 13.7; Size 0.8'x0.8'
14.5" (7/28/25): at 226x; fairly faint (relatively easy UGC), small, round, 25" diameter, very small nucleus. A mag 12.3 star is 1.0' SSW and a mag 14.2 star is 1.2' W.
17 19 21.3 +49 02 25; Her
V = 14.1; Size 1.1'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.5; PA = 170°
18" (7/11/10): Arp 102 appeared faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 NNW-SSE, ~0.7'x0.45', broad weak concentration. A small group of stars is close north including a mag 11 star 2.6' NNE. MCG +08-31-041 lies 3.8' SSW. Located 12' WNW of mag 7.7 HD 157411. An extremely faint companion on the SSE end (MCG +08-31-042 = VV 10b) was not noticed.
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.
Draco Dwarf = UGC 10822 = MCG +10-25-008 = CGCG 300-012 = DDO 208 = PGC 60095
17 20 12.4 +57 54 55; Dra
V = 10.9; 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 HD 238677 is on the northeast side of the glow. PGC 140771, a very faint galaxy, lies 7' WSW of center, just beyond the central region. A half-dozen stars in an 8' string extends south from PGC 140771.
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.
17 23 26.1 +23 38 38; Her
Size 1.3'x1.1'; PA = 171°
24" (7/22/25): at 327x; fairly faint, round, diffuse, 40" diameter. A mag 13 star is 0.9' NW and a mag 15.5 star is barely off the W edge.
17 22 49.3 +60 26 41; Dra
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 NGC 6361 (Arp 124 pair).
17 24 28.4 +24 58 18; Her
V = 14.5; Size 1.1'x1.0'; PA = 18°
24" (8/19/25): at 327x; very faint, round, ~40" diameter, very low uniform surface brightness. A very faint star was occasionally visible on the N end. Forms a pair with UGC 10837 3.9' E.
17 24 45.4 +24 58 17; Her
V = 14.0; Size 1.4'x0.6; PA = 144°
24" (8/19/25): at 327x; fairly faint, large oval glow at least 2:1 NW-SE, ~1.2'x0.5', broad weak concentration. A mag 12.3 star is 1.7' ESE of center and a very faint pair of 15th mag stars are off the SE end. A trapezoid with three mag 13 stars is ~4' SE. UGC 10831 is 4' due W.
17 23 41.4 +52 00 40; Dra
Size 1.0'x0.9'
24" (8/20/25): at 327x; fairly faint (easily held steadily), slightly elongated, small slightly brighter nucleus, ~30"x25". A 12th mag star is 2' E and a curve of 3 fainter stars extends to its NW. UGC 10843 is 4' SE.
17 24 50.9 +23 44 09; Her
V = 13.8; Size 1.0'x0.9'
24" (7/22/25): at 327x; fairly faint, elongated 4:3 SW-NE, broad concentration with a gradually brighter center, 40" diameter. A mag 14.5 star is 1' S.
17 23 59.3 +51 57 31; Dra
V = 14.6; Size 1.1'x0.2'; PA = 69°
24" (8/20/25): at 327x; faint, very elongated 3:1 or 4:1 WSW-ENE, fairly low even surface brightness, 0.6'x0.2'. UGC 10839 is 4' NW.
17 24 12.0 +44 56 26; Her
Size 1.1'x1.0'
14.5" (7/28/25): at 122x, 158x, and 227x: relatively bright UGC (easily visible), round, ~35" to 40" diameter, slightly brighter core, well-defined disc. A mag 10.8 star is 5' SSE. A distinctive 5-star asterism with two mag 10.6 stars lies ~12' ENE.
17 28 08.9 +07 25 21; Oph
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 HD 157978.
From the 2009 paper "Do Bars Drive Spiral Density Waves?" by Buta et al: "We find two galaxies, NGC 7513 and UGC 10862, where there is a only a weak spiral in the presence of a very strong bar."
17 28 19.4 +14 10 08; Oph
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.
17 29 00.4 +06 19 51; Oph
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 LEDA 200347 1' SW, which appeared extremely faint and small, ~10" diameter.
17 27 09.6 +60 01 42; Dra
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 NGC 6381.
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.
17 29 16.1 +16 09 44; Her
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 NGC 6375.
17 29 56.0 +24 53 02; Her
V = 14.1; Size 0.9'x0.8'; PA = 100°
14.5" (7/28/25): at 158x and 227x; faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, very little concentration, diffuse uniform halo, 35"x30". Within a group of brighter stars including a mag 10.6 star 1.6' W, a mag 10.2 star 2.4' S, and a mag 9.7 star 4.6' SW. Forms a pair with CGCG 140-037 7' W.
17 29 59.3 +60 21 01; Dra
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 NGC 6390. This Kazarian galaxy was on the 2016 TSP Advanced Observers program.
17 34 06.4 +25 20 38; Her
V = 13.2; Size 1.4'x0.7'; PA = 172°
14.5" (7/28/25): at 158x and 226x; between faint and fairly faint, elongated nearly 2:1 N-S, bright core, ~40"x25". Located just south of a small, elongated group of stars including a mag 8.4 star 3' N.
17 33 38.0 +50 22 25; Her
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.
17 37 33.4 +11 07 18; Oph
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. CGCG 083-014 lies 20' NE.
17 37 33.0 +17 31 59; Her
Size 1.3'x0.8'; PA = 9°
24" (7/23/25): at 263x; faint, oval ~3:2 N-S, low even surface brightness, can hold steadily with averted. A mag 9.6 star is 4' W and a mag 10.1 star is 4' SSW. Possibly viewed through thin clouds.
17 19 30.8 +86 44 18; UMi
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.
UGC 10923 forms an interacting pair with MCG +14-08-025 45" E. The companion was only occasionally seen with averted as an extremely faint and small glow, 10" diameter (core only).
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.
17 38 27.2 +24 57 13; Her
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.
17 42 14.9 +68 20 54; Dra
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 NGC 6422 group (same redshift). Located 36' NE of NGC 6422.
17 44 49.5 +55 20 59; Dra
V = 14.0; Size 1.1'x0.4'; PA = 173°
24" (8/20/25): at 327x; fairly faint, very elongated 3:1 or 4:1 thin streak oriented N-S, slightly brighter core, ~40"x12".
17 46 21.9 +26 32 38; Her
Size 2.5'x0.7'; PA = 56°
24" (8/19/25): at 327x; faint edge-on 4:1 SW-NE, 1.0' diameter, low even surface brightness. A triangle of mag 12.7/13.7/14.5 stars is just off the NW side.
17 46 27.9 +30 42 17; Her
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 (VV 426) with UGC 10977 0.9' ESE.
17 46 31.6 +30 41 55; Her
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).
17 47 08.1 +20 51 36; Her
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 NGC 6442 in the NGC 6460 group.
17 46 39.6 +51 16 53; Dra
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. NGC 6466 is 15' NE.
17 48 04.4 +14 44 29; Her
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.
17 48 19.4 +17 56 53; Her
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. CGCG 112-045 (brighter of a pair) lies 19' S.
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 HD 161833.
17 46 47.3 +59 14 45; Dra
V = 13.6; Size 1.3'x0.9'; PA = 0°
24" (7/23/25): at 327x; fairly faint, fairly small, oval N-S, 0.5'x0.3'. A 14th mag star is at the N edge. In addition, a mag 10.2 star is 1.0' SSW of center. The galaxy lies just 1.8' WSW of mag 7.8 HD 162363 which detracts somewhat from viewing.
17 49 48.0 +25 47 42; Her
Size 0.75'x0.4'; PA = 165°
24" (7/23/25): at 327x; faint, elongated glow ~N-S, ~25"x15", low surface brightness. Attached to a mag 13 star on the SE end that detracts from viewing. Forms the vertex of an isosceles triangle with a mag 9.6 star 5.5' SW and a mag 10.3 star 5.7' SE.
17 49 26.7 +36 08 43; Her
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.
17 50 13.6 +14 17 15; Oph
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. CGCG 083-028, a higher surface brightness edge-on, lies 7.5' NNE.
17 49 47.4 +61 36 16; Dra
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 NGC 6491 4.8' SSE and difficult NGC 6493 5' SE.
The UGC notes mention, "One thin almost straight arm, hints of very faint second arm. Appears distorted, but no disturbing object visible."
17 50 47.2 +62 52 51; Dra
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 CGCG 300-088, a small triplet 4' SE. Situated 13' NE of mag 6.7 HD 162898.
17 52 54.4 +23 12 41; Her
V = 14.0; Size 1.6'x0.35'; PA = 143°
24" (8/19/25): at 327x; relatively bright UGC, very elongated nearly 5:1 NW-SE, 1.0'x0.2', brighter middle. Situated within a group of stars in a rich field! A half-dozen mag 11-12.5 stars cradle the galaxy around the east, north and west sides. In addition a mag 10.5 star is 5.6' W and a mag 9.7 star is 6' ENE.
17 52 57.4 +27 40 23; Her
Size 1.2'x1.0'; PA = 0°
24" (7/23/25): at 327x; very strong and sharp concentration with a small, bright 20" core and a much fainter, round halo ~45" diameter. A mag 11.5 star is 50" S of center and a mag 13.6 star is 45" N of center.
17 53 16.0 +24 34 20; Her
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 NGC 5474 ("sloshed" galaxy) or possibly a merged companion on the southwest side. This "core" is elongated SW-NE like a bar, but the halo is just a low surface brightness halo with some blue knots. My observation probably picked up the core only. UGC 11027 is located 21' ENE of NGC 6484 with UGC 11029 10' SE (the trio is KTG 67).
17 53 51.7 +24 28 01; Her
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 NGC 6484 lies 28' W.
17 54 33.6 +02 52 45; Oph
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 HD 163115.
17 54 29.4 +32 53 14; Her
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. NGC 6504 lies 28' NE.
This galaxy is a m i d - t o - a d v a n c e d s t a g e m a j o r m e r g e r with two nuclei.
17 54 51.8 +34 46 34; Her
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 HD 163308. UGC 11050 lies 15' SE.
17 55 17.7 +26 22 16; Her
V = 13.5; Size 1.1'x1.0'; PA = 63°
24" (7/23/25): at 327x; fairly faint, round, ~35" diameter. A mag 15.2 star is easily seen at the SW edge of the halo.
17 55 35.3 +18 55 30; Her
Size 1.2'x0.8'; PA = 139°
24" (7/23/25): at 327x; fairly faint, oval 2:1 NW-SE, slightly brighter core, 40"-45" diameter. UGC 11052 is 12' SE. Member of the NGC 6500 Group (LGG414).
17 55 31.3 +28 49 40; Her
V = 13.4; Size 1.2'x0.8'; PA = 121°
24" (7/23/25): at 327x; relatively bright, oval 3:2 ~E-W, 45"x30", good concentration with a small bright nucleus, An E-W string that includes 5 mag 11-12 stars and a 13th mag star is WNW. In addition, a mag 11.8 star is 1.8' NW and a mag and a mag 13.4 star is 1' N.
17 55 43.2 +34 35 12; Her
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.
17 56 18.6 +18 49 01; Her
Size 1.0'x0.3'; PA = 128°
24" (7/23/25): at 327x; faint, edge-on 5:1 NW-SE, 1.25'x0.25', brighter core but overall low surface brightness. UGC 11044 is 12' NW.
17 57 04.7 +12 14 23; Oph
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 UGC 11057 4.4' SE.
17 56 50.7 +28 04 50; Her
Size 0.9'x0.2'; PA = 130°
24" (6/26/25): at 327x; faint very elongated 3:1 NW-SE, very small brighter nucleus. A mag 11 star is 45" SSE. Two very faint stars are on either side of the major axis: a mag 14.9 star is just off the SE end, less than 0.5' from center, and a mag 15.7 star is 0.6' NW of center.
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).
17 57 14.9 +12 10 46; Oph
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.
17 56 55.0 +32 38 12; Her
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 HD 163839.
17 57 10.6 +27 57 41; Her
V = 14.0; Size 1.3'x0.4'; Surf Br = 13.0; PA = 129°
24" (6/26/25): at 327x; fairly faint (very easily seen), edge-on ~5:1 NW-SE, ~40"x8", brighter core. A mag 15.4 star is off the SE end, along the major axis. UGC 11056 is 8.4' NNW and UGC 11064 is 10' SE.
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.
17 57 41.0 +27 50 05; Her
Size 1.8'x1.8'
24" (6/26/25): at 263x and 327x; very faint, low surface brightness, slightly elongated N-S, collinear with a 19" pair of mag 9/10 stars (ALL 2) just 1' NE. The pair disturbs viewing this galaxy. UGC 11060 is 10' NW and UGC 11056 is 18.5' NW.
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.
17 58 59.4 +10 32 21; Oph
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.
17 58 51.8 +34 00 22; Her
V = 13.9; Size 1.1'x0.5'; PA = 63°
24" (8/20/25): at 327x; fairly faint, elongated 5:2 WSW-ENE, fairly even surface brightness, ~45"x18". A mag 8.9 star is 4.7' NE and a 12th mag star (collinear with the bright star) is 1.8' NE.
18 00 05.5 +26 21 59; Her
V = 13.4; Size 0.8'x0.8'; Surf Br = 12.9
24" (8/19/25): at 327x; moderately bright, compact, high surface brightness, 30" diameter. Situated in a rich star field within a group of stars
18 00 24.0 +28 47 22; Her
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 SAO 085625. UGC 11090 lies 6' SE and NGC 6518 10' WNW.
18 00 19.0 +34 38 23; Her
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.
18 00 43.2 +28 42 44; Her
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 SAO 85625. UGC 11086 lies 6' NW.
18 01 51.6 +06 58 02; Oph
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 NGC 6509.
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.
18 02 24.9 +26 02 26; Her
V = 13.8; Size 1.2'x0.4'; PA = 160°
24" (8/19/25): at 327x; fairly faint, very elongated 3:1 NNW-SSE, 0.9'x0.3', broad concentration with only a slightly brighter middle. Two faint mag 15.5 stars are off the SW and NE sides. Two bright mag 10.3 stars and a mag 11.8 star are nearly aligned with the galaxy to the SSE.
18 01 07.6 +67 25 34; Dra
V = 14.3; Size 1.2'x0.4'; PA = 81°
24" (9/16/25): at 327x; between faint and pretty faint, elongated 3:1 or 7:2 ~E-W, weak concentration, slightly brighter middle, ~1.0'x.0.3'. Squeezed between a linear triple to the north and a pair to the south.
18 07 27.5 +35 33 48; Her
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. CGCG 200-006 lies 20' N.
18 09 10.8 +30 19 36; Her
V = 13.9; Size 1.2'x0.7'; PA = 83°
24" (8/19/25): at 327x; fairly faint, oval 3:2 ~E-W, 0.6'x0.4', faint stellar nucleus. Located 8.5' S of mag 6.4 HD 166411.
3C 371 = UGC 11130 = CGCG 340-035 = VII Zw 768 = PGC 61417
18 06 50.7 +69 49 28; Dra
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)
18 11 09.8 +49 51 53; Her
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 NGC 6582 (close pair) in a group. A group of 5 stars is close south and east with a mag 11.5 star 1.5' E.
18 12 05.6 +29 09 07; Her
Size 1.7'x0.3'; PA = 0°
24" (8/19/25): at 327x; fairly faint, thin edge-on 5:1 N-S, fairly even surface bright except for a very small or stellar nucleus. Two 10th mag stars are 2.4' NW and 3.0' NNW, and a 12th mag star is 1.5' S.
18 12 32.4 +18 35 56; Her
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 CGCG 113-029.
18 12 32.0 +25 26 07; Her
V = 13.9; Size 1.3'x1.0'; Surf Br = 14.1
24" (7/12/23): at 327x; very faint, slightly elongated, very low surface brightness patch, ~40" diameter. Not noticed initially, but showed with averted vision. Forms a close pair with IC 4697 1.3' SW of center.
17.5" (8/3/89): extremely faint, fairly small, round, very low surface brightness. Larger but fainter than close companion IC 4697 1' WSW. Member of the UGC 11156 group. This galaxy is incorrectly identified as NGC 6581 in the RNGC.
18 12 37.0 +25 32 12; Her
V = 13.3; Size 1.1'x1.0'; Surf Br = 13.3
24" (7/12/23): at 327x; fairly faint, fairly small, slightly elongated, 30" diameter, bright core increases to a stellar nucleus, good surface brightness (held continually with direct vision). IC 4697 is 7' SSW and IC 1280 is 8.6' NW.
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.
18 13 18.8 +33 49 48; Her
Size 1.1'x1.0'
24" (8/20/25): at 327x; fairly faint (relatively bright UGC), slightly elongated, ~0.6'x0.5'. A faint star is superimposed on the east side. Located 6' E of mag 9.6 SAO 66756.
18 13 59.6 +13 16 33; Oph
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.
18 14 09.7 +30 40 27; Her
Size 1.5'x0.7'; PA = 152°
24" (8/20/25): at 327x; fairly faint (relatively bright UGC), elongated 3:1 NNW-SSW. A faint star is along the NW edge.
18 11 45.5 +69 55 06; Dra
Size 0.2'x0.2'
24" (9/16/25): at 327x; very faint, extremely small, soft glow ~10" in diameter. Situated along the line connected two 11th mag stars 3' apart and oriented NW-SE.
18 16 10.5 +42 39 29; Lyr
V = 14.9; Size 1.7'x1.1'; PA = 48°
48" (5/21/23): at 488x; MCG +07-37-030, the southwestern member of I Zw 205 = UGC 11185 appeared fairly faint, elongated 5:3 SSW-NNE, 20"-24" in length, broad concentration with a brighter core. A mag 11.3 star just 35" WSW interferes with viewing. Interacting with MCG +07-37-31, just 28" NE. The companion is faint to fairly faint, very small, round, just 10" diameter [this is the nucleus of a ring galaxy]. A mag 14.4 star is attached on the N sides and interferes with viewing. The very low surface brightness ring encircling the star was not seen in fairly poor seeing.
24" (8/25/19): at 375x; UGC 11185 is an interacting pair consisting of brighter PGC 61664 (MCG +07-37-030) on the SW side and PGC 61662 (MCG +07-37-031) on the NE side, 30" between centers. A mag 11.3 star is 0.6' WSW of PGC 61664 and a mag 14.4 star is attached on the N end of PGC 61662, making it a very difficult catch. This system is located 3.6' SSW of mag 9.2 SAO 47349 in northwest Lyra, close to the Hercules border.
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.
18 16 18.1 +47 50 10; Her
Size 1.0'x0.7'; PA = 61°
24" (8/20/25): at 327x; fairly faint, slightly elongated SW-NE, 0.6'x0.5'. Located 6' SW of mag 8.1 HD 168321. This star is just south of a distinctive group of stars. An 11th mag star is 1.7' SW of UGC 11186.
18 17 56.8 +26 45 27; Her
V = 13.3; Size 1.6'x0.9'; PA = 112°
24" (8/20/25): at 327x; between faint and pretty faint, oval ~2:1 WNW-ESE, ~50"x25", fairly low surface brightness, only a broad, weak concentration. Situated in a rich star field 5.6' NNE of mag 9.6 HD 335828. A 20" pair of mag 13/14 star is less than 2' E.
18 17 56.8 +30 39 04; Lyr
V = 13.9; Size 1.1'x0.5'
24" (8/20/25): at 327x; moderately faint, fairly small, elongated 5:3 NW-SE, ~40"x24", low uniform surface brightness. A faint star is at the S edge. This star is cataloged as a galaxy in NED and LEDA (93137), though it appears to be star on images. Situated in a rich Lyra star field 3.4' NE of a mag 10 star. Several mag 13 and 14 stars are even closer.
18 18 22.8 +21 17 35; Her
V = 13.3; Size 1.1'x1.0'
14.5" (9/25/25): at 122x, 158x, and 226x; relatively bright (easily held steadily), slightly elongated, ~40" diameter, small brighter core, increases to center. Situated in a rich star field with mag 8.7 HD 168244 6' SW and orange YZ Her (long-period red variable) is 8' NW.
18 18 29.1 +36 19 13; Lyr
V = 13.5; Size 1.4'x0.7'; PA = 163°
24" (8/20/25): at 327x; fairly faint, elongated 5:3 NNW-SSE, small bright core, ~40"x24". Situated within a distinctive group of stars including a mag 10.3/10.8 pair at 22" separation located 4.6' SE. Another mag 10.7 star is 6' NE. UGC 11199 is located 23' NW of mag 4.3 Kappa Lyr.
18 18 39 +50 16 40; Dra
Size 1.1'x0.9'; PA = 152°
24" (7/2/24): at 327x; fairly faint, round, 0.6' diameter, nearly even surface brightness except for a very small brighter nucleus. A mag 14.9 star is just of the NNW side, 0.6' from center and a mag 15.8 star is a similar distance SSW. A relatively bright mag 10.6 star lies 2' NNE. The field is rich is fainter stars.
18 19 44.1 +48 33 40; Dra
Size 0.9'x0.7'; PA = 161°
24" (8/20/25): at 327x; fairly faint, elongated 4:3 NNW-SSE, weak concentration to the center. The halo increases in size with averted vision to 40"x30" Situated in a group of stars 7' E of mag 7.7 HD 168774. Mag 9.5 SAO 47397 is 2' ESE and a trio is lined up (oriented NW-SE) just 2' N.
18 22 15.4 +48 06 39; Dra
V = 13.8; Size 0.9'x0.7'; PA = 56°
24" (8/20/25): at 327x; fairly faint, slightly elongated, broad weak concentration, 30"-35" diameter. The galaxy forms the vertex of a scalene isosceles triangle with mag 11.4 stars 4' NE and 4.4' S. A distinctive group of stars, included 4 from mag 10.5-11 is roughly 10' SE. The nebulosity on the SW spreads generally to the W towards the open cluster IC 1311.
All of the nebulosity in this region (IC 1318(b) and LBN 239) visible on the DSS could be seen with a careful look.
18 21 56.2 +68 07 43; Dra
V = 14.0; Size 1.3'x0.6'; PA = 79°
24" (8/18/25): at 327x; very faint, elongated ~2:1 WSW-ENE, ~0.6'x0.3', low surface brightness, very weak concentration. A mag 13.8 star is close N [38" from center]. A 10th mag star with 3 companions is 9' NNW.
18 24 46.3 +41 29 34; Lyr
V = 13.4; Size 1.0'x0.6'; PA = 162°
24" (8/20/25): at 327x; relatively bright for a UGC, elongated 3:2 NNW-SSE, strong concentration with a very small bright nucleus and overall good surface brightness. A star is at the SE edge with another at the SW edge.
18 28 42.0 +48 14 35; Dra
V = 14.1; Size 1.1'x0.4'; PA = 163°
24" (9/16/25): at 327x and 375x; fairly faint, (relatively bright UGC), elongated ~5:3 N-S, ~40"x24", slightly brighter core. A 12th mag star is close to the NW edge.
18 31 34.9 +33 56 15; Lyr
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 SAO 67078!
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.
18 32 06.9 +37 36 49; Lyr
V = 13.8; Size 1.2'x0.5'; PA = 168°
24" (9/16/25): at 263x and 327x; faint, diffuse, elongated ~3:1 NNW-SSE, ~40" length. A mag 12.8 star is 1' NW and a mag 14.3 star is 0.7' NW of center. Located in a fairly rich star field.
18 33 43.7 +38 37 05; Lyr
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 UGC 11281 4.3' ESE.
18 34 04.8 +38 35 54; Lyr
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!
18 35 20.8 +52 43 42; Dra
Size 1.0'x0.8'; PA = 135°
24" (8/18/25): at 327x; relatively bright UGC, oval ~3:2 NW-SE, ~0.6'x0.4', contains a small bright core. A star is superimposed on the N side of the core [12" from center]. A wide 18" well matched pair is less than 1' E. Located in a busy star field.
18 36 37.3 +19 55 16; Her
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. MCG +03-47-008 lies 12' S was not viewed although it is the brightest galaxy in the group.
18 36 20.6 +51 27 59; Dra
V = 13.1; Size 1.3'x0.9'; PA = 105°
24" (8/18/25): at 327x; between fairly faint and moderately bright (relatively bright UGC), oval 3:2 E-W, contains a small bright core. Three stars cradle the galaxy on the S, SW and W sides. Forms an interacting pair with CGCG 279-018 3.5' W.
18 37 54.8 +22 04 32; Her
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.
18 37 32.2 +33 16 52; Lyr
V = 13.9; Size 1.0'x0.55'; PA = 112°
24" (9/16/25): at 263x and 327x; faint, oval 3:2 WNW-ESE, 0.6'x0.4', low, uneven surface brightness. Located 16' SE of mag 5.4 (unequal pair STF 2349) HD 172044.
18 37 32.0 +36 51 19; Lyr
V = 13.6; Size 1.3'x0.5'; PA = 124°
24" (9/16/25): at 263x and 327x; fairly faint (relatively bright UGC), elongated ~31 NW-SE, contains a brighter, elongated core with a small nucleus.
18 39 19.5 +38 56 24; Lyr
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.
18 40 19.8 +24 12 00; Her
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.
18 40 48.1 +23 41 03; Her
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. CGCG 143-014 lies 8.7' NW and CGCG 143-011 is 16' NW.
18 40 30.0 +36 07 30; Lyr
Size 1.0'x0.3'; PA = 63°
24" (7/12/23): at 263x; extremely faint glow on the southeast side of a mag 11.4 star. An unbalanced 8" pair with an 11th mag primary is 2.5' NE and UGC 11325 is 3.5' NE.
18 40 43.9 +36 09 49; Lyr
V = 13.6; Size 2.3'x0.5'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 136°
24" (7/12/23): at 263x; fairly faint, moderately large, edge-on ~7:2 NW-SE, brighter central region with small nucleus. An unequal 8" pair with an 11th mag primary is 1.3' W. NGC 6688 is 7.6' N.
17.5" (7/5/86): faint, small, edge-on NW-SE, small bright core. Forms a pair with NGC 6688 7.7' N.
18 41 00.8 +36 23 09; Lyr
Size 1.0'x0.3'; PA = 58°
24" (7/12/23): at 263x and 327x; extremely or very faint, ill-defined, elongated SW-NE. Stellar nucleus or very faint star near. Located 7' NE of NGC 6688 and ~5' SE of a 1' pair of mag 9.5 stars. These stars are nearly collinear with UGC 11327.
18 42 41.8 +35 37 36; Lyr
Size 0.5'x0.45'
24" (9/16/25): at 263x and 327x; fairly faint, small, round, 0.4' diameter. Located 9.5' NW of STF 2378 = 8.9/9.9 at 11" separation.
18 44 15.4 +24 08 33; Her
Size 1.9'x0.9'; PA = 162°
24" (9/16/25): at 263x; moderately faint, diffuse oval glow ~0.8'x0.4' ~N-S. A star is at the S tip, with the galaxy extending NNW of the star. Two additional stars are close E and two brighter stars align to the NW.
18 47 34.8 +70 44 01; Dra
Size 1.2'x0.9'; PA = 112°
24" (8/18/25): at 327x; between faint and pretty faint, slightly elongated, broad weak concentration, ~30"x24". UGC 11363 forms the vertex of a very flat (obtuse) triangle with mag 8.9 HD 175170 4.7' SE.and a mag 10 star (SAO 9245) 4.7' NW.
18 51 29.9 +26 29 01; Lyr
Size 1.5'x0.5'; PA = 142°
24" (10/13/12): brightest in a trio (KTG 68) in Lyra with UGC 11370 5.3' NE and UGC 11371 5.9' E. At 322x appeared fairly faint to moderately bright, fairly small, elongated 2:1 NW-SE, 0.6'x0.3'. Sharply concentrated with a small bright core of 18" diameter that increases to the center and much fainter extensions. Two mag 13.5 and 14.5 stars are off the east side.
18 51 45.1 +26 33 29; Lyr
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.
18 51 56.1 +26 29 18; Lyr
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 HD 337100 lies 5.3' SSE and mag 8.2 HD 175036 is 7.5' NE.
18 52 33.3 +33 49 39; Lyr
Size 1.3'x0.2'; PA = 153°
24" (7/3/24): at 327x; extremely faint, very thin edge-on NNW-SSE, 1.0'x0.15', only occasionally glimpsed. A mag 15.3 star is attached at the NNW tip. NGC 6713 is 24' WNW.
18 54 14.3 +48 55 45; Dra
Size 0.7'x0.45'; PA = 106°
14.5" (9/25/25): at 158x and 226x; fairly faint (surprisingly easy), slightly elongated ~E-W, gradually increases to a small brighter nucleus. Located 7' NW of mag 5.8 HD 175824. Several 13th mag and fainter stars are nearby, including a 30" pair 1.5' S and a 13th mag star 1' NE. Unusual appearance on PanSTARRS; possible merger?
18 56 51.2 +36 37 24; Lyr
V = 12.8; Size 1.5'x0.6'; Surf Br = 12.5; PA = 172°
24" (7/3/24): at 263x; between fairly faint and moderately bright, elongated at least 2:1 N-S, 1.1'x0.5', contains a brighter bulging center, irregular surface brightness, the nucleus is offset to the south side. Located 10' NNW of mag 6.7 HD 176133 in a rich Lyra star field. STF 2429 = 8.4/10.0 at 5.5" is 22' SE.
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 about 1/2° SE of mag 4.3 Delta2 Lyrae and 10' NNW of mag 6.7 HD 176133 in a rich star field.
18 59 36.5 +19 25 39; Sge
Size 1.1'x0.7'; PA = 26°
24" (7/31/24): at 225x (10mm ZAO) and 327x (7mm Pentax XW); extremely faint (requires averted vision to glimpse), fairly small, very low surface brightness, very diffuse oval ~3:2 N-S, ~30" diameter (difficult to estimate). Situated just 3.6' S of mag 7.5 HD 176438, which is a major nuisance (placed outside the field) and 22' NW of mag 6.5 HD 1767760. The exact position was verified just west of the midpoint of a line connecting a mag 13.2 star 1.4' W and a mag 13.5 star 1.6' E. Also another mag 13.5 star is 0.6' NW of center. UGC 11385 is one of only 3 original PGC galaxies in Sagitta! See CGCG 447-001 for a second.
19 03 49.3 +33 50 40; Lyr
V = 12.8; Size 1.1'x0.6'; Surf Br = 12.3; PA = 95°
24" (7/31/24): at 327x; fairly faint, elongated 2:1 E-W, slightly brighter core and along the major axis. A 14th mag star is 30" NNW of center and a mag 15.5 star is a similar separation S of center. Situated in a very rich Lyra star field with a clump of ~8 stars (several mag 13) 2' S. Located 15' SSW of mag 7.2 HD 177698. UGC 11399 is 40' NNE
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.
19 04 57.3 +34 27 52; Lyr
Size 1.3'x0.25'; PA = 124°
24" (7/31/24): at 327x; between faint and fairly faint, very elongated 3:1 or NW-SE, ~35" length, pretty even surface brightness, very weak concentration, A mag 13.5 star is just off the edge on the S side [0.6' from center]. Situated in a very rich star field with several mag 11 and 12 stars nearby.
19 07 03.8 +29 00 23; Lyr
Size 2.3'x1.6'; PA = 59°
24" (7/30/24): at 327x and 375x; fairly faint, diffuse, oval ~4:3 SW-NE, very low surface brightness halo, at least 1' diameter. The view is hampered by a 12th mag star at the SE edge of the central region. A similar or slightly brighter star is 0.5' ENE of center at the edge of the halo.
The surrounding field is very rich with a mag 10.7 star 1.5' NW and a distinctive linear chain with 5 mag 9.8 to mag 12 stars (length 6') ~6' S.
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 (HD 178233) is 23' S.
19 09 48.6 +41 34 34; Lyr
V = 13.9; Size 1.3'x0.5'; PA = 104°
14.5" (8/11/23): very faint, very elongated ~WNW-ESE, ~0.7'x0.3', slightly brighter core. A faint pair of stars is 1' NW.
19 08 42.3 +70 17 02; Dra
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).
19 10 46.8 +52 08 58; Cyg
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 HD 179094 lies 27' NW.
19 11 04.7 +73 25 36; Dra
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 was just visible around the star. With extended viewing, a small portion of the core was 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.
19 15 33.5 +44 06 20; Cyg
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.
19 18 21.6 +34 50 13; Lyr
Size 0.9'x0.7'; PA = 50°
24" (7/30/24): at 327x; fairly faint, small, very small or stellar nucleus. Appears elongated 4:3 SW-NE at 375x in the direction of a mag 13 star 0.8' NE. Located 1.2' N of a mag 9.8 star in a pretty rich Milky Way field in Lyra.
14.5" (8/11/23): at 182x and 226x; between very faint and faint, small, elongated 3:2 SW-NE. Can hold for several seconds with averted, but not continuously. Situated in a rich star field 1' N of a mag 9.8 star with a 13th mag star is 0.8' NE. In addition, a mag 10.7 star is 2.7' W and a mag 8.4 star is 6' SW.
19 15 57.7 +72 46 27; Dra
Size 1.0'x0.25'; PA = 67°
24" (8/18/25): at 327x; very faint, thin edge-on ~4:1 WSW-ENE, ~0.8'x0.2', low uniform surface brightness. A mag 14.3 star is 1.2' W.
19 20 28.6 +30 49 33; Lyr
Size 1.0'x1.0'
24" (7/30/24): at 327x; between faint and fairly faint, moderately large, roundish but irregular in outline, ~50" diameter. The center is slightly brighter and the surface brightness is patchy (PanSTARRS shows this galaxy is a face-on spiral). A small group of 5 mag 14-15.5 stars is ~2' SE.
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 M56. With extended viewing the surface brightness appears irregular with a couple of brighter spots. This galaxy is a relatively brighter non-NGC/IC galaxy not catalogued in CGCG.
19 21 08.4 +43 19 31; Lyr
Size 1.1'x1.1'
24" (9/29/24): at 202x; fairly faint, round, diffuse glow ~30" diameter with a mag 13.4 star attached to the NE edge. Although not difficult at all, the galaxy is hidden in a rich star field with a small group of four stars 2.5' N and a group of five stars (three brighter ones in a line) 6' E. NGC 6792 is 12' SSW.
14.5" (8/11/23): at 182x; very faint, fairly small, round, diffuse, low even surface brightness, 25"-30" diameter. A mag 13.4 star is just off the NE edge. Located 12' NNE of NGC 6792.
19 23 51.0 +55 59 15; Dra
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.
19 26 37.4 +49 45 31; Cyg
V = 13.7; Size 1.2'x0.9'; PA = 150°
14.5" (9/25/25): at 158x and 226x; very faint, elongated ~3:2, ~36"x24", irregular patch with averted, Located in a rich Cygnus star field surrounded by several 12th to 14th mag stars including a mag 13.6 star off the SE side (aligned with two other stars to the NE).
19 27 07.5 +43 52 42; Cyg
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.
19 28 09.8 +52 53 42; Cyg
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 HD 183726 8' S.
19 29 33.2 +41 18 18; Cyg
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. CGCG 230-020 lies 14' E. Situated in a rich Cygnus star field near the Lyra border.
19 30 33.2 +35 46 36; Cyg
V = 14.8; Size 1.1'x0.8'; PA = 47°
24" (9/3/24): at 375x; faint, ill-defined, diffuse glow with 3 faint stars around the edges. Faintest in a triplet (LGG 428) with IC 1302 4' E and IC 1303 13' NE.
19 30 58.2 +46 42 44; Cyg
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 HD 183969.
19 31 08.1 +54 06 08; Cyg
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 HD 184274 5' SSW and mag 9 HD 234921 6.7' NE.
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).
19 29 56.3 +72 06 46; Dra
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 HD 184824 9.5' N and mag 8.7 HD 184785 9' S. Forms a pair with CGCG 341-027 3.3' NW.
19 37 22.7 +40 42 20; Cyg
V = 13.4; Size 2.2'x1.3'; Surf Br = 14.4; PA = 12°
24" (7/31/24): at 327x; faint to fairly faint, elongated 2:1 or 5:2 N-S, 1.0'x0.5', diffuse, low surface brightness with no core or zones. Set in an very rich Cygnus star field and surrounded by a several stars. A couple of faint stars are at or just off the N end, three more faint stars off the NE side, and four somewhat brighter stars off the SE end. UGC 11460, which has a higher surface brightness, is 18' NNE
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. UGC 11460 lies 19' NNE.
19 37 51.7 +41 00 33; Cyg
V = 12.9; Size 1.4'x0.8'; Surf Br = 12.9; PA = 120°
24" (7/31/24): at 327x; UGC 11460 is relatively bright with a concentrated center, elongated at least 3:2 NW-SE, ~0.6'x0.4'. UGC 11460 lies in a very rich Cygnus star field with a huge number of nearby stars including three mag 13.3-13.8 stars just following that are collinear with the galaxy. STT 378 = 7.7/8.9 at 1.4" separation is 15' due west and UGC 11459 is 18' SSW.
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.
19 41 25.6 +51 49 13; Cyg
Size 1.0'x0.4'; PA = 11°
14.5" (8/11/23): at 158x and 226x; between extremely and very faint, fairly small, very elongated 3:1 ~N-S, 30"x10". A mag 13.6 star is off the NE end, just 50" from center. A mag 10.2 star is 2.6' WNW and a pair of 10th mag stars is 3.8' NE.
19 41 42.3 +50 37 56; Cyg
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 CGCG 257-007 2.3' SSE, PGC 63531 just off the SE side [50" from center] and PGC 63532 just off the NNW edge [38" from center]. UGCC 11465 is situated 7' N of the wide, bright double 16 Cygni! UGC 11465 and CGCG 257-007 form a double radio source (3C 402).
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 MCG +08-36-003 ~2' SSE just 7' N of 16 Cygni.
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.
19 42 58.8 +45 17 54; Cyg
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.
19 43 24.9 +41 56 28; Cyg
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 HD 186619 and 4' SE of a mag 10 star.
19 49 20.4 +04 09 14; Aql
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.
19 48 59.6 +50 18 47; Cyg
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.
19 52 40.0 +57 27 35; Cyg
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.
19 54 02.6 +49 56 15; Cyg
Size 1.6'x0.6'; PA = 42°
24" (9/13/23): at 375x; faint, fairly small, very elongated 3:1 SW-NE, brighter along the major axis, ~40"x12", irregular surface brightness. A 13th mag star is just north of the the NE end [23" N of center]. Situated in a very rich Cygnus star field. UGC 11500 is 32' NE (pair seen).
19 57 15.0 +05 53 25; Aql
V = 12.7; Size 2.8'x0.9'; PA = 75°
24" (7/5/24): at 263x; fairly faint, moderately large, elongated 3:1 WSW-ENE, ~1.5' diameter with averted vision. Contains a small brighter core. Situated in a fairly rich star field with a mag 12.5 just off the S side and two mag 13/13.5 stars are 2' to 3' SW. CGCG 39801 lies 21' WNW.
14.5" (8/11/23): at 158x and 226x; fairly faint, fairly large, elongated 5:2 WSW-ENE, ~1.0'x0.4', broad concentration, brighter core. Occasionally increases to 1.5'x0.6' (very low surface brightness outer arms) with careful averted vision. A mag 12.3 star with a faint companion is at the south edge, 0.8' SW of center.
19 57 02.0 +50 10 52; Cyg
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.
19 58 42.4 +50 02 12; Cyg
V = 12.8; Size 0.9'x0.7'; Surf Br = 12.2
24" (9/13/23): at 375x; fairly faint, slightly elongated 4:3 E-W, ~0.6'x0.45'. Strongly concentrated with a good surface brightness. Very easily held with direct vision. Bracketed by two stars: a mag 13.2 45" SE and a mag 13.6 1' NW. Situated in a very rich star Milky Way star field 25' WSW of 5.2-magnitude 26 Cyg. CGCG 257-023 and UGC 11500 are just under 20' NW.
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.
20 02 01.5 +53 47 54; Cyg
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.
20 02 56.0 +53 53 05; Cyg
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 SAO 32232 which makes the observation difficult. An extremely faint star is at the north tip. Required averted vision and at first only the ~20" diameter core was seen before the N-S extensions were noticed. UGC 11508 lies 10' SW. I was unsuccessful in identifying the field the previous month from Lassen. Situated 12° north of the galactic plane in Cygnus.
20 04 34.5 +12 44 22; Aql
V = 13.6; Size 1.0'x0.5'; PA = 166°
14.5" (8/11/23): at 158x and 226x; very faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 N-S, 0.6'x0.3', though often only the brighter central region seen. The extensions pop with careful averted vision. Situtated in a rich star field with a mag 11.3 star 2' NW and a mag 10.7/13 pair at 12" separation 2' SW.
20 04 56.2 +62 47 53; Dra
Size 1.3'x1.1'; PA = 135°
24" (9/13/23): at 375x; appears like a mag 14.5 star with a very diffuse 30" halo. Checking the PanSTARRS image at home, there is a star superposed just NW of the core or bar! The halo shows easily with averted but with direct vision the glow of the star dominates. A mag 13.2 star is 1' NE and a mag 14.4 star is 0.7' NW of center.
20 10 53.8 +02 08 13; Aql
Size 1.0'x0.7'; PA = 124°
24" (9/13/23): at 375x; fairly faint (easily visible), roundish, 25" diameter, weak concentration, faint stellar nucleus. Nestled withing a partial circlet of mag 13 and fainter stars. Located in a starry field: a 30" pair of mag 11.5/11.7 star 4.4' to the SW is nearly collinear with the galaxy. A mag 11.2 star is 5.8' due W.
20 11 49.4 +05 45 50; Aql
Size 0.9''x0.5'; PA = 2°
24" (7/30/24): at 327x and 375x; between faint and fairly faint, oval 3:2 N-S, ~30"x20", diffuse with a low, nearly even surface brightness. Forms a pair with UGC 11524 3.7' E.
14.5" (8/11/23): at 182x and 226x; extremely faint, fairly small, slightly elongated N-S, 25"x20". Very low uniform surface brightness but confirmed by placing in my averted sweet spot. Forms the eastern vertex of a triangle with mag 12.6 and 12.7 stars 2.4' ENE and 2.1' SW. A 14th mag star is 1' N.
20 12 00.6 +05 31 03; Aql
Size 0.9'x0.8'
24" (9/13/23): at 263x and 375x; extremely faint, small, roundish, at most 20" diameter. A 14th mag star is 45" W. A small trio of 11th mag stars is 6' ENE. UGCs 11522 and 11524 are ~15' N.
20 12 03.9 +05 45 49; Aql
Size 1.1'x1.0'
24" (7/30/24): at 325x and 375x; faint, small, slightly elongated, diffuse, low surface brightness. A faint 16th mag star is at the NW edge of the halo and an 11th mag star is less than 1' E. Forms a pair with brighter UGC 11522 3.7' W.
24" (9/13/23): at 263x and 375x; faint, fairly small, round, low and uniform surface brightness, 30" diameter. Collinear and equally spaced with a mag 11 star 0.9' E and a mag 12.5 star 1.8' E. I could hold theis galaxy nearly continuously. Forms a pair with UGC 11522 3.7' W (observed in 14.5").
20 13 54.4 -01 09 27; Aql
Size 1.7'x0.4'; PA = 21°
14.5" (8/11/23): at 158x and 226x; very faint, very elongated ~7:2 SSW to NNE, slightly brighter middle, ~45"x15". The galaxy often popped with averted vision but I couldn't hold it for an extended period. Several bright stars are nearby: a mag 8.5 star is 7' SW, a mag 10 star is 6.7' NW, a mag 9 star is 10' ESE, and mag 5.5 66 Aql is 13.5' NW.
20 16 43.4 +07 23 49; Aql
V = 13.7; Size 1.0'x0.8'; PA = 50°
24" (9/13/23): at 263x and 375x; fairly faint (easily visible), roundish, ~40" diameter with averted vision, fairly even surface brightness except for a sharp stellar nucleus. An orange mag 10.7 star is 5' WSW.
20 12 50.8 +79 24 23; Cep
Size 1.0'x0.8'
24" (9/13/23): at 375x; faint, small, round, faint but distinct stellar nucleus, 20"-25" diameter. A mag 12.6 star is off the NW side [0.7' from center]. A mag 10.2 star is 1.8' S and two mag 9 stars are 8' NE and 8' NNW.
20 18 38.1 -00 09 02; Aql
V = 13.6; Size 2.4'x0.7'; PA = 83°
24" (9/13/23): very unusual galaxy at 263x! Two mag 12.6/13.7 stars 30" apart oriented E-W (brighter star to E) are superposed. These are immersed in a very diffuse elongated glow (easily seen) oriented in the direction of the stars but extending beyond (particularly to the W). The dimensions are roughly 1.5'x0.4' with the fainter star closer to the center, with a brightening (core) just east of this star.
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.
20 18 32.1 +62 41 26; Dra
Size 1.1'x1.1'
24" (9/13/23): at 375x; fairly faint (easily visible), slightly elongated, 20"-25" diameter, increases to a faint stellar nucleus, low surface brightness halo with averted increases diameter to at least 35" using 200x. A mag 9.7 star is 1' NW and a mag 11.7 star is 1.8' NNE. Closer to the galaxy is a mag 13.7 star off the SE end [0.9' from center] and a similar star close N [32" from center].
20 25 12.0 +05 15 47; Del
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 NGC 6906 and probably NGC 6901.
20 24 00.8 +60 11 41; Cep
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.
20 26 09.6 +01 09 20; Aql
V = 13.4; Size 1.3'x1.0'; PA = 165°
14.5" (8/11/23): at 158x and 226x; faint (relatively easy for a UGC), fairly small, round, bright core. Immediately picked up and visible continuously with averted vision. The galaxy forms a small triangle with two mag 13.5 and 13.7 stars just 0.7' S and 0.8' NE, respectively. Two mag 10.4 and 10.9 stars are 5' S and 5' SW.
20 26 38.0 +02 38 47; Del
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 UGC 11562 3.4' NNE. IC 1320 lies 17.5' N (brightest in the group).
20 26 41.9 +02 41 42; Del
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.
20 27 39.6 +10 45 26; Del
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 11568 9.6' E.
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".
20 28 02.9 +04 57 43; Del
V = 14.5; Size 1.2'x0.2'; PA = 40°
24" (9/16/25): at 263x and 327x; very faint, very elongated 3:1 SW-NE, low even surface brightness, 0.6'x0.2'. Two mag 10.3 and 10.9 stars are 1.6' SSW, and 2.4' S, respectively.
20 28 12.0 +00 17 18; Aql
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). UGC 11567 and CGCG 373-015 lies 11' N.
This galaxy was included on the 2016 TSP Advanced Observing list of Byurakan galaxies.
20 28 09.7 +00 28 23; Aql
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.
20 28 18.7 +10 45 21; Del
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, UGC 11572 12.6' E and UGC 11571 11.5' SE.
20 29 01.5 +10 40 43; Del
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.
20 29 09.5 +10 44 38; Del
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.
20 30 07.5 +03 03 05; Del
V = 14.0; Size 1.4'x0.5'; PA = 122°
24" (9/16/25): at 263x and 327x; extremely faint, very elongated, low even surface brightness, ~40"x15". Located 6.6' NE of mag 7.1 HD 195198.
20 30 21.5 -01 00 28; Aql
V = 13.7; Size 1.2'x1.1'
14.5" (8/12/23): at 182x; between extremely and very faint, fairly small, round, 0.4' diameter, diffuse, low surface brightness, faint stellar nucleus. Situated on a line between a mag 13.5 star 3.8' NW and a faint mag 14.7 star 3.5' SE.
20 30 35.4 +01 22 31; Aql
V = 13.4; Size 1.5'x1.2'; PA = 5°
24" (9/16/25): at 263x; very faint, slightly elongated, very diffuse, ~1' diameter. Situated in a rich Aquila field.
14.5" (8/12/23): at 182x and 226x; very faint, moderately large, slightly elongated, very low even surface brightness. Requires averted and usually can hold for only a few seconds before losing. An E-W arc of 5 stars with 11th mag stars at the ends is immediately north and concave towards the galaxy.
20 31 01.6 -01 56 07; Aql
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 NGC 6926 group (USGC U788) with CGCG 373-029 6.8' ESE.
20 32 16.0 -02 14 57; Aql
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.
20 32 19.2 +11 22 03; Del
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.
20 36 33.8 +11 29 41; Del
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.
20 37 54.9 +10 37 55; Del
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. CGCG 424-030 lies 6.7' NE. In a group of galaxies (WBL 664) in Delphinus.
20 39 20.9 +10 48 21; Del
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). CGCG 424-039 lies 20' WSW.
20 39 44.8 +02 01 53; Aqr
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 SAO 126074. Brightest in a trio (KTG 70) with CGCG 373-046 4.6' WSW and CGCG 373-045 6.6' NW. The trio lies between the mag 9.2 star and mag 7.8 HD 196757 to the northwest.
20 40 05.5 +07 15 39; Del
V = 13.9; Size 1.1'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.3; PA = 137°
14.5" (8/12/23): at 182x; very faint and diffuse, slightly elongated 4:3 or possibly 3:2 NW to SE. Can only hold for a couple of seconds at a time. A mag 10.7 star is 1' W. NGC 6944 is 30' SW.
20 44 09.8 +12 25 05; Del
V = 13.8; Size 0.6'x0.4'; Surf Br = 12.0; PA = 25°
24" (7/5/24): at 327x; between faint and fairly faint, elongated 3:2 SSW-NNE, slightly brighter nucleus. A mag 15.5 star is at the NE tip and a 17" pair (HJ 1566) of mag 13/14 stars is close SE.
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 KTG 71 triplet with NGC 6956 6.8' NW and UGC 11623 6.3' NE. Situated in a rich Milky Way field 5' W of a mag 10 star.
18" (7/22/03 and 7/29/03): faint, small, round, 20" diameter. Situated close NW of an unequal pair of 12/14 stars (HJ 1566) 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.
20 44 26.7 +12 29 51; Del
V = 13.9; Size 1.0'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.5; PA = 40°
24" (7/5/24): at 327x; faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, 30"x20". A trio of mag 13-15 stars is immediately west (closest is 40" WSW of center). Faintest in the trio with UGC 11620 and NGC 6956.
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.
20 48 00.0 -00 10 48; Aqr
V = 14.5; Size 1.1'x0.25'; PA = 62°
24" (9/3/24): at 200x; very faint thin edge-on, ~5:1 SW-NE, ~45"x9", low even surface brightness. Located 3.7' WSW of mag 8.5 HD 198125. CGCG 374-010 is 26' W.
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 HD 198125 3.7' ENE and a mag 10.6 star 3.1' WSW. Located 32' SSE of NGC 6962 (similar redshift as the group).
20 48 17.4 +16 43 35; Del
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 UGC 11634A 20" S of center. The companion was extremely faint and small, round, ~15" diameter.
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 UGC 11638. This is a double system with separation of 20".
20 43 29.8 +80 09 22; Cep
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 SAO 9884.
20 49 36.5 +16 51 56; Del
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.
20 49 51.6 +06 13 12; Del
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 NGC 6971, located 15' SSW
20 51 25.9 +18 58 04; Del
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 CGCG 448-015 1.2' NW.
20 54 04.4 +00 46 39; Aqr
V = 14.6; Size 1.1'x0.35'; PA = 167°
24" (9/13/23): at 263x; extremely faint, very elongated 3:1, ghostly uniform streak oriented N-S. Two faint stars are close east including a 15th mag star 0.4' E of center. A mag 11.3 star is 2.6' WSW.
20 55 27.6 -01 13 31; Aqr
V = 13.6; Size 1.5'x1.1'; PA = 85°
14.5" (8/12/23): 182x and 260x; faint and diffuse but can hold continuously with averted vision, oval 4:3, ~35"-40" diameter, broad weak concentration. Located 10' NNE of mag 6.3 HD 199124. This star forms a 3.5' pair with mag 7.8 HD 199085 to its west.
20 57 15.4 +25 58 07; Vul
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.
20 59 46.9 -01 53 15; Aqr
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 (VV 668) with UGC 11658 1.0' NNE. A mag 14 star is 0.9' W.
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.
20 59 48.3 -01 52 22; Aqr
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.
21 00 04.8 +09 34 59; Equ
V = 13.9; Size 1.1'x0.6'; PA = 135°
24" (10/13/12): this galaxy is the largest and brightest in a trio (KTG 72), but is nearly completely overpowered by a mag 12 star that is superimposed near the center. Only very low surface brightness haze around the star was seen at 375x. A mag 13 star is 1' S. CGCG 400-017 lies 2.6' SE.
21 04 33.4 +09 39 34; Equ
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.
21 04 28.7 +16 05 01; Del
Size [1.5'x1.2']
24" (7/5/24): at 263x, 327x and 375x; at lower power UGC 11672 appears as an irregular confused glow, but it clearly resolves into an interacting, merged pair at higher power. The larger galaxy on the south side is slightly extended E-W with a small bright nucleus and an uneven surface brightness. The smaller companion is smashed into the NW side and also has a very small brighter nucleus [16" between centers]. NGC 7006 is 44' W and NGC 7025 is 50' ENE. SQM reading of 21.72 at the time.
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 HD 200393 and 44' ESE of globular cluster NGC 7006.
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 (VV 102a) appeared fairly faint, fairly small, ~30" diameter, but an irregular shape. The surface brightness is also irregular with a mottled, patchy appearance. The western component (VV 102b = LEDA 200369) is in contact at the edge of the halo and appeared faint to fairly faint, very small, round, 18" diameter. The two cores are just 16" apart.
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.
21 04 44.9 -00 12 57; Aqr
V = 15.1; Size 0.8'x0.6'
24" (7/18/20): UGC 11673 = II Zw 98 is an interacting pair (II Zw 98) connected by a tidal plume. At 375x, the brighter southern galaxy appeared very faint and small, roundish, 15" diameter, low surface brightness, occasional stellar nucleus. LEDA 200370 is situated 30" N. I either saw this galaxy as a stellar point or a nearby 16th magnitude star. A group of stars is SE including an 11.2 mag star 4.3' SE, a mag 12 star 3.4' SE and a mag 12.8/13.5 pair (4"-5" separation) 2' ESE.
21 05 55.5 +07 40 38; Equ
V = 14.3; Size 0.9'x0.25'; PA = 46°
24" (7/30/24): at 327x and 375x; faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, 30"x15", uniform surface brightness except for an occasional faint stellar nucleus. A mag 15.8 star is at the S edge. Situated 5.5' E of a mag 10.6 star, which has a distinctive quadrilateral of stars (nearly a parallelogram) to its NW. CGCG 400-026 is just north of this asterism (5' NW of UGC 11675).
21 05 50.0 +18 28 05; Del
Size 0.7'x0.3'; PA = 5°
24" (7/2/24): at 263x and 327x; between faint and fairly faint, elongated 2:1 N-S, 30"x15", situated in a busy star field. Located 15' SE of mag 7.4 HD 200788. A mag 10.3 star is 3' NE.
21 07 41.4 +03 52 17; Equ
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 II Zw 102 = Mrk 897 1.2' NE (at the tip of the northeast spiral arm). The companion appeared as a high surface brightness 10" "knot" with a fairly bright stellar nucleus and a small faint halo.
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.
21 08 22.6 +17 49 14; Del
V = 13.4; Size 1.7'x0.5'; PA = 170°
24" (7/30/24): at 263x; faint, very elongated 7:2 N-S, ~40"x15", stellar nucleus. A mag 15.5 star is at the S tip. CGCG 448-041 is 19' NW.
14.5" (8/12/23): at 182x; faint, thin streak at least 3:1 N-S, 0.6'x0.2'. Possible stellar or quasi-stellar nucleus. Located 6' SSE of a mag 9.3 star and 8' WNW of a mag 9.1 star.
13.1" (7/27/84): very faint, small, elongated NNW-SSE, very small bright core. Located by drifting 7.7 minutes from NGC 7003.
21 11 52.0 +11 16 34; Equ
V = 14.3; Size 1.7'x1.0'; Surf Br = 14.7; PA = 40°
24" (7/30/24): at 327x; fairly faint, diffuse, elongated ~3:2 SW-NE, ~45" diameter. A mag 12.5 star is superimposed, which strongly affects the view, with the nucleus of the galaxy close SW of the star. The most obvious part of the galaxy is the portion SW of the star. Three collinear mag 12-13 stars (length 2.7') is close W. Member of galaxy group WBL 670.
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 UGC 11697 and 11700, located roughly 20' S of mag 7.0 HD 201892.
21 12 10.5 -01 28 31; Aqr
V = 14.2; Size 1.1'x0.7'; PA = 107°
24" (7/3/24): at 263x; between faint and fairly faint, elonated 3:2, 0.6'x0.4', diffuse, nearly even surface brightness. This is an interacting pair, but I didn't see the companion to the south (connected by a tidal tail).
21 12 10.2 +11 39 34; Equ
V = 14.2; Size 1.0'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.6; PA = 152°
24" (7/30/24): at 327x; one of the larger and brighter members of the WBL 670 group, though not included in catalog. Appears fairly faint, elongated 3:2 NNW-SSE, ~0.6x0.4', broad and weak concentration. Located 7.4' S of mag 7.0 HD 201892.
18" (8/8/10): at 285x; 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 HD 201892. Northernmost galaxy in a group (WBL 670) with 8 faint members viewed including UGC 11694 and UGC 11700. The closest is MCG +02-54-005 at 10' SSW.
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 SAO 106913. In a poor cluster (WBL 670) with MCG +02-54-005 10' SSW and UGC 11700 15' SSE.
21 12 14.8 +13 01 02; Peg
Size 0.9'x0.4'; PA = 100°
24" (7/31/24): at 229x and 327x; the western component (PGC 66333) of this pair UGC 11698 was immediately seen as a very small glow (just the brighter core of an N-S edge-on) barely off the west end of the larger, elongated, eastern galaxy (PGC 66337). Sometimes PGC 66333 wasn't resolved, but when it popped it had a higher surface brightness than PGC 66337. The faint N-S extensions were not noticed.
24" (7/30/24): at 327x; fairly faint, very elongated 3:1 E-W, ~45"x15", diffuse, weak concentration. I didn't notice the companion on the W side (perhaps the two appeared merged?). CGCG 426-017 is just 2.4' SW. The trio is situated NE of mag 7.7 HD 201841.
21 12 24.8 +11 24 30; Equ
V = 13.9; Size 1.2'x0.7'; Surf Br = 13.5; PA = 13°
24" (7/30/24): at 327x; between faint and fairly faint, elongated 4:3 ~N-S, ~40"x30". A 15th mag star is at the NW edge. Member of the WBL 670 group.
18" (8/8/10): at 285x; 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.
21 19 14.6 +06 01 12; Equ
V = 14.0; Size 1.0'x0.8'; PA = 126°
14.5" (11/8/23): at 158x and 226x; extremely faint, fairly small, very low uniform surface brightness. Seems elongated but can only glimpse for brief moments. Two mag 13.0/13.8 stars to the NE (2.9' and 1.8', respectively) are collinear with the galaxy. Two 15th mag stars less than 1' E confuse the observation as I sometimes noticed these stars instead. A trio of 11th and 12th mag stars is ~4' SW.
21 20 38.3 +01 02 50; Aqr
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 IC 1373 as he mentioned a couple more faint ones were near south.
21 20 30.1 +37 35 03; Cyg
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.
21 22 29.3 +15 16 55; Peg
V = 13.5; Size 1.0'x0.8'; PA = 110°
14.5" (11/8/23): at 122x, 158x and 226x; between faint and fairly faint, round, 25" diameter, very small brighter core/nucleus, well defined periphery. Surprisingly easy at all powers. A mag 9.5 star is 3.3' W and a mag 9.0 star is 7' NE.
21 22 45.8 +03 30 59; Equ
V = 14.9; Size 0.4'x0.4'
24" (9/3/24): at 375x; faint, small, slightly elongated, 20" diameter, even surface brightness. A mag 12.4 star is 0.8' E. Situated 4.3' W of mag 8.9 HD 203580.
21 26 14.3 +09 47 53; Peg
V = 14.3; Size 1.4'x0.4'; PA = 120°
14.5" (9/21/25): at 158x and 226x; extremely faint, elongated ~2:1 NW-SE, only glimpsed in brief intervals, small brighter core/nucleus at 226x. A mag 11.5 star is 2.6' SE (aligned with the major axis) and a mag 13.5 star is 2.5' NW (also aligned).
21 26 29.9 +20 30 39; Peg
Size 1.1'x0.8'; PA = 158°
24" (9/16/25): at 263x and 327x; diffuse oval glow ~3:2 NNW-SSE, ~40" in length A 13th mag star is involved or attached at the S end.
21 28 59.4 +11 22 57; Peg
V = 14.8; Size 0.9'x0.6'
24" (9/3/24): 229x and 375x; between faint and fairly faint, oval 3:2 N-S, ~30"x20", diffuse. Forms a close pair with PGC 66835 45" SSE. The companion appeared very faint, roundish, 15" diameter. STF 2799 = 7.5/7.5 at 1.9" is 18' S.
14.5" (11/8/23): at 158x and 226x; very faint, fairly small, only occasionally pops with averted but the best ones seemed to show it was elongated N-S, ~30" in diameter. A 14th mag star is 45" to the west. UGC 11751 forms a pair with PGC 66835 just 1' S, but the (interacting) companion was not noticed.
21 31 39.8 +02 27 03; Aqr
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 NGC 7081. I probably only viewed the inner core region as the listed dimensions are much larger.
21 31 42.1 +34 31 42; Cyg
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 HD 205025) I was surprised to find a relatively bright mag ~13.3 star. A pair of slightly brighter mag 13 stars is 2.3' NW of HD 205025, which is at the midpoint.
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."
21 32 27.8 +10 08 19; Peg
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.
21 35 48.2 +35 21 03; Cyg
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 IC 1392.
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.
21 36 22.8 +12 14 11; Peg
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.
21 36 39.5 +35 41 40; Cyg
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.
21 41 00.1 +01 20 06; Aqr
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 HD 206282 2.4' SE!
21 41 59.0 +22 42 49; Peg
V = 13.8; Size 1.3'x1.1'; PA = 50°
14.5" (11/8/23): at 158x and 226x; very faint, decent-sized roundish glow, 30"-40" diameter, fairly even and low surface brightness but seems a bit irregular. Quite a number of stars in the field with a 14th mag star 1' S and a 13th mag star 1.8' SSE. Located 28' WSW of mag 6.4 HD 206793.
21 42 22.9 +12 29 54; Peg
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 NGC 7112 in RNGC, CGCG and PGC.
21 43 20.2 +43 34 35; Cyg
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 SAO 51224 2.2' W. Located in a rich star field. First in a small trio with UGC 11798 and 11801.
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.
21 43 27.0 +43 33 19; Cyg
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 UGC 11801 1.2' ESE.
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.
21 43 33.5 +43 33 01; Cyg
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 NE end. Third in a small triplet with UGC 1798 and 11797 in a rich Cygnus star field.
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.
21 43 54.1 +46 37 05; Cyg
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. UGC 11806 is just 3.3' E but it was difficult to confirm due to a very low contrast with the background.
21 44 09.9 +46 14 47; Cyg
Size 1.5'x0.6'
17.5" (6/28/00): this interacting double system (with UGC 11805) appeared very faint, small (probably viewed core only). Closely bracketed by a close pair of mag 13 stars at the SW edge and a mag 12.5 star to the NE. At moments, there was a strong impression of the close companion attached to the mag 12.5 star [just 32" between centers]. Very difficult to track down as situated in a rich Milky Way field with a patchy background.
21 44 12.0 +46 15 10; Cyg
Size 1.5'x0.4'; PA = 136°
17.5" (6/28/00): UGC 11805 is the NE member of a faint interacting pair with UGC 11804. It was very difficult to untangle this pair in a rich Milky Way field and furthermore this UGC 11805 appears to have a mag 12.5 superimposed. At moments there was an extremely faint, elongated glow attached to this star.
21 46 37.6 +08 17 38; Peg
V = 14.0; Size 0.9'x0.4'; PA = 32°
24" (9/4/24): at 200x; very faint, fairly small, slightly elongated SSW-NNE, irregular shape, 30"x20". A mag 9.8 star is 7' W.
21 48 26.5 -01 40 22; Aqr
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.
21 49 07.3 +00 26 50; Aqr
Size 1.0'x0.9'
14.5" (9/21/25): at 158x and 226x; very faint, moderately large, low even surface brightness, ~0.8' diameter. A faint mag 14.5 star is 1.6' E. A chain of 3 progressively brighter stars extends NE of the mag 14.5 star, ending in a 10th-mag star 10' ENE.
21 51 07.1 +25 51 51; Peg
V = 14.3; Size 1.3'x1.2'
14.5" (11/8/23): at 158x and 226x; very faint glow with averted vision with a mag 12.2 star adjacent to the west. Sometimes the galaxy appeared very small, which suggests I was seeing the core, but at other times it was larger (~30") and more diffuse. Two mag 10.5 and 9.6 stars, 5' NE and 7' NE, respectively, are collinear with the galaxy.
21 51 43.8 +25 15 20; Peg
V = 13.8; Size 1.0'x0.9'
24" (7/4/24): at 327x; faint, round glow, ~0.6' diameter, diffuse with a low surface brightness. A mag 12.4 star is attached S of center and the halo extends mostly N or NW of the star.
21 52 35.8 +28 18 24; Peg
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 HD 208174.
21 54 28.0 +15 01 00; Peg
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 IC 5144 and 2.4' SE of CGCG 427-040. Faintest in this triplet.
21 54 45.2 +06 25 18; Peg
V = 14.4; Size 0.9'x0.5'; PA = 41°
24" (9/3/24): at 229x, 327x and 375x; fairly faint, elongated ~3:2 SW-NE, broad concentration, slightly brighter core, overall very diffuse, ~45"x30".
21 55 40.3 +24 53 52; Peg
V = 13.8; Size 1.6'x0.9'; PA = 73°
24" (7/4/24): at 263x; between faint and fairly faint, elongated 2:1 WSW-ENE, ~0.9'x0.5', diffuse, low even surface brightness. Situated 8.4' SSE of 8th mag HD 208417.
21 55 59.2 +05 54 09; Peg
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 KTG 74C, 33" NE of center (resolved separated). A mag 10.5 star is 1.1' S with CGCG 403-2 = KTG 74A 7' SW.
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. CGCG 403-002 lies 6.9' SW, with the trio forming KTG 74.
21 55 59.3 +27 53 54; Peg
V = 14.0; Size 1.4'x0.7'; PA = 15°
14.5" (11/8/23): at 158x; very faint, elongated ~3:1 N-S, 0.8'x0.3', low fairly even surface brightness with a slightly brighter core, pops with averted vision. HJ 1704, a 5" pair of well matched mag 12.2/12.5 stars, is less than 2' W. Due to the faintness of the stars, I needed 375x to resolve it.
21 57 29.1 +41 14 56; Cyg
Size 1.4'x0.5'; PA = 45°
14.5" (11/8/23): at 158x and 226x; very faint, very thin low surface brightness streak with averted vision oriented SW-NE, ~40"x15". Often visible with careful averted at 158x, but could not hold. A very faint star is close off the SE side (a fairly close pair).
21 56 24.0 +73 15 39; Cep
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 edge or the periphery was ill-defined, so it was difficult to estimate a size, but it perhaps extended ~2'. Located 13' WNW of 5.0-mag 16 Cephei (HD 209369), which was annoying but probably didn't affect the view.
This barred spiral is reddened by dust (LDN 1235 = Shark Nebula) in the northern reaches of the Milky Way in Cepheus.
21 58 36.0 +12 02 20; Peg
V = 14.2; Size 0.4'x0.4'
24" (9/3/24): at 375x; fairly faint (relatively bright for a UGC), small, slightly elongated, nearly stellar nucleus. Wide pairs of stars are 1' NE and 1.8' S.
22 00 41.4 +10 33 09; Peg
V = 14.0; Size 1.0'x0.6'; PA = 176°
24" (9/4/24): at 200x and 375x; fairly faint, oval 5:3 NNW-SSE, ~40" diameter, small bright core. A star is at the SE end (misidentified as a galactic nucleus in the UGC). Located 17' E of mag 7.0 HD 208942.
22 02 23.0 +18 19 08; Peg
V = 14.2; Size 1.2'x0.8'; PA = 30°
24" (7/23/20): II Zw 160 is an interacting merged pair with two nuclei separated by only 6". At 375x; moderately bright, fairly small, slightly elongated, ~0.6'x0.5', very small bright nucleus, fairly high surface brightness. The seeing was not steady enough to try and split the tight nuclei at higher power. Three bright stars are near; mag 8.9 HD 209379 is 4' ESE, mag 9.7 SAO 107614 is 5' SE and a mag 10.5 star is 6' SSE.
22 03 33.0 +38 33 24; Lac
Size 1.0'x0.3'; PA = 38°
14.5" (11/8/23): at 158x; very faint, very elongated 3:1 SW-NE, 0.6'x0.2', nearly even low surface brightness, slightly brighter center. Popped into view nicely with averted vision.
22 03 52.1 +35 59 26; Peg
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. UGC 11893, a faint extremely thin edge-on, lies 4.4' SE.
22 04 06.8 +35 56 19; Peg
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 LEDA 2072705 is 9' ENE.
22 04 22.4 +39 44 38; Lac
V = 13.4; Size 1.2'x0.8'; PA = 25°
14.5" (9/25/25): at 158x and 226x; relatively bright UGC (easily held steadily with averted), oval 3:2 SSW-NNE, 0.9'x0.6', contains a small brighter core. Situated in a rich star field with two 9th mag stars roughly 5' W and a mag 11.4 star 1' SSE.
22 04 30.8 +41 24 40; Lac
Size 1.3'x1.1'; PA = 179°
24" (7/12/23): at 327x; fairly faint, roundish, ~40" diameter, broad concentration, slightly brighter middle. Easily held continuously. A 13th mag star is 1' SE of center. Situated 15' E of mag 7.4 HD 209541.
22 05 54.6 +20 38 22; Peg
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 HD 209873 is 4' NE and BRT 2840, a 10.0/10.7 pair at 2.3" is 5.5' SE. Also, STF 2861, an excellent bright pair of white mag 8/8.5 stars at a relatively wide 7", lies 10' N.
22 06 20.6 +02 20 54; Aqr
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 HD 209905. Situated on the Aquarius/Pegasus border.
22 06 16.8 +47 15 03; Lac
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 SAO 51661.
22 07 08.1 +44 17 55; Lac
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 (HD 210085) is 4.7' SSW and mag 78.4 HD 210222 is 10' SE. UGC 11923 lies 23' NE.
22 08 09.2 +04 41 27; Peg
V = 15.0; Size 1.1'x0.8'
24" (9/4/24): at 200x; extremely faint, small, round, 20"-24" diameter (central region), very low surface brightness.
22 08 21.8 +18 27 15; Peg
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.
22 08 10.5 +41 10 38; Lac
V = 13.4; Size 1.6'x1.0'; PA = 24°
24" (10/17/25): at 327x; between faint and fairly faint, oval 3:2, ~50" diameter, brighter elongated center. CGCG 530-011 lies 5' N.
22 08 27.5 +48 26 26; Lac
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 SAO 51681. This is a fairly bright UGC galaxy only 6° below the galactic plane.
22 09 15.6 +14 21 36; Peg
V = 14.1; Size 1.7'x0.6'; PA = 125°
24" (9/4/24): at 327x; fairly faint, very elongated 3:1 SW-NE, 1.2'x0.4'. Broad and weak concentration with a bulging, slightly brighter central region.
22 08 51.6 +44 32 23; Lac
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.
22 09 15.3 +21 31 07; Peg
V = 13.9; Size 1.6'x1.0'; PA = 120°
14.5" (9/21/25): at 158x and 226x; very faint, low surface brightness, diffuse glow, oval ~3:2 NW-SE, ~45"x30". Located in rich star field 6' S of a mag 10.2 star. A nice group of mag 12.5-13.5 stars is immediately E and SE of this star.
22 09 27.6 +40 59 22; Lac
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.
22 09 37.5 +39 16 58; Lac
V = 13.0; Size 1.1'x0.7'; PA = 39°
24" (9/5/24): at 327x; fairly faint, elongated 5:3 SW-NE, ~35" diameter. A mag 13.7 star is 50" SW. Member of the NGC 7223 group (LGG 453).
22 10 38.3 +42 01 17; Lac
V = 13.4; Size 0.9'x0.8'; PA = 100°
14.5" (9/25/25): at 122x, 158x, and 226x; between faint and fairly faint, small, round, 25"-30", very small brighter nucleus. A mag 12.4 star is off the W side and a 14th mag star is at the NE edge. In addition, a mag 10.8 star is 2' NW. Brighter stars are further N and NE.
22 12 22.3 +14 01 28; Peg
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 HD 210811 and forms the southern vertex of a triangle with two mag 11 and 12 stars. Member of the NGC 7236 group (USGC U810).
22 12 23.0 +39 16 46; Lac
Size 1.0'x0.2'; PA = 0°
24" (9/5/24): at 327x; fairly faint, elongated 2:1 or 5:2 N-S, very small or stellar nucleus, 30" long. A mag 13 star is 1' SW and a 10th mag star is 3' SE.
22 12 31.5 +38 40 55; Lac
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 NGC 7228 and 12' E of NGC 7227.
22 13 56.0 +13 56 19; Peg
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. CGCG 428-049 lies 3.2' NW. Located 13' WSW of NGC 7236/7237 and part of the same group (WBL 678 at 350 million l.y)
22 15 29.1 +19 13 12; Peg
V = 15.1; 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 NGC 7241, which has the same redshift.
22 16 50.5 +41 30 08; Lac
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.
22 17 15.8 +33 30 14; Peg
Size 1.0'x0.9'; PA = 43°
24" (9/5/24): at 327x; fairly faint, diffuse glow, elongated 3:2 SW-NE, 40"x25", broad and weak concentration. Easily held with direct vision. Located 6' SE of mag 7.7 HD 211497.
22 18 31.8 +29 14 39; Peg
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 NGC 7253 = Arp 278, located 15' NE.
22 20 22.7 +47 42 21; Lac
V = 13.7; Size 1.8'x0.8'; PA = 82°
24" (9/5/24): at 327x; fairly large, very diffuse, elongated 3:1 E-W, ~1.25'x0.4'. The edge is sharper along the north side. Located in a rich Lacerta star field.
22 20 53.1 +33 17 43; Peg
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.
22 21 09.1 +36 35 27; Lac
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 NGC 7264 and 20' WSW of mag 6.5 HD 212334. Listed as an anonymous galaxy in the Webb Society Handbook.
22 22 29.5 +37 06 30; Lac
V = 13.4; Size 1.5'x0.75'; PA = 153°
24" (9/5/24): at 327x; relatively bright UGC galaxy, elongated 2:1 or 5:2 NNW-SSE, well concentrated with a small bright core. A mag 14.3 star is 1' SSW and the galaxy is on line with a mag 12.4 star is 3' S and a mag 12.8 star 2' N.
22 22 40.7 +36 11 40; Lac
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 NGC 7265 in a group (USGC U813). PGC 214825 lies 2.2' N.
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.
22 22 40.2 +37 58 39; Lac
V = 13.8; Size 1.4'x0.7'; PA = 176°
24" (9/5/24): at 327x; moderately bright, elongated at least 2:1 N-S, 45"x20", bright core, good surface brightness. Situated between two bright stars: a mag 8.8 star 6.5' NE and a mag 10.2 star 4.6' SW.
24" (7/12/23): at 263x and 327x; between fairly faint and moderately bright, elongated ~5:2 N-S, 50"x20", brighter core. A mag 8.8 star is 6.5' NE. This galaxy is relatively bright for a UGC.
22 23 01.4 +30 55 29; Peg
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"). UGC 12018 (a nice edge-on at the same redshift) lies 8.5' SE and forms the galaxy triple USGC U814.
22 23 02.4 +35 49 15; Lac
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.
22 23 03.2 +36 03 16; Lac
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 NGC 7274 and 12' SE of NGC 7265. A trio of stars following including a mag 11 star 2' NE, a mag 13 star 0.9' ESE and a mag 12.5 star 2.2' due east.
22 23 12.0 +40 03 20; Lac
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.
22 23 37.0 +30 51 25; Peg
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.
22 26 36.4 +25 06 31; Peg
V = 13.7; Size 1.0'x0.9'; PA = 148°
24" (8/19/25): at 327x; between fairly faint and moderately bright, roudish, 30" diameter, fairly high surface brightness core. A 15th mag star is at the SW edge. A close, faint pair is ~1.5' S and the western component seems fuzzy. Checking later, I found it is a small galaxy LEDA 214832.
22 26 48.5 +35 31 07; Peg
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.
22 27 05.8 +36 21 42; Lac
V = 13.3; Size 1.2'x0.9'; PA = 175°
24" (9/5/24): at 327x; fairly faint (relatively bright for a UGC), good surface brightness, elongated at least 3:2 E-W (this is the central bar). Contains a very small bright nucleus with direct vision. Bracketed by a mag 14.3 star 40" W and a mag 13.8 star 1.1' E. Also a mag 10.4 star is 2.0' N.
22 29 03.3 +19 06 01; Peg
V = 13.8; Size 0.9'x0.5'; PA = 81°
24" (8/19/25): at 327x; fairly faint (easily held steadily), oval 5:3 ~E-W; even surface brightness, 35"-40" major axis x 20". The galaxy is precisely between two mag 14.3/14.4 stars 45" SW and NE. A 12th mag star is 1.5' SSE and a mag 13.7 star a similar distance ESE. Further out is a mag 10.6 star 3' NW.
22 30 44.2 +22 32 33; Peg
V = 14.3; Size 0.9'x0.7'; PA = 11°
24" (10/16/25): at 327x; faint, round, diffuse glow, low even surface brightness, ~30" diameter. A mag 13.8 star is attached at the east end, which detracts from viewing. A 9th mag star (SAO 90559) is 3' W and an 8th mag star is 8' SW.
22 30 55.1 +39 26 45; Lac
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 UGC 12064 in the WBL 682 group.
22 31 20.6 +39 21 30; Lac
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 PGC 3084721 37" NNE, PGC 214847 1.6' WNW, UGC 12062 7.2' NW, UGC 12073 and companions 16' SE, and CGCG 514-047 18' NW
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 UGC 12064b = PGC 3084721 37" NNE and PGC 214847 1.6' NW. UGC 12073 lies 16' SE, along with three additional companions (UGC 12075, CGCG 514-055 and -056).
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.
22 31 51.2 +19 41 29; Peg
V = 14.3; Size 1.1'x0.6'; PA = 27°
24" (9/4/24): at 327x; between faint and fairly faint, slightly elongated SSW-NNE, small brighter core, 30" diameter.
Mrk 305 is at the NW edge, just 30" from center. Occasionally, it was glimpsed as a bulge or star at the NW edge of UGC 12066, 30" from center.
22 32 33.3 +39 12 56; Lac
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.
22 33 06.3 +08 05 51; Peg
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.
22 32 48.9 +39 12 38; Lac
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. CGCG 514-056 lies 5.1' SE forming a quartet. Situated in a rich Lacerta star field.
22 34 18.8 +41 19 14; Lac
Size 0.9'x0.7'; PA = 83°
14.5" (9/25/25): at 158x and 226x; fairly faint (relatively bright UGC) but easily held steadily, oval 3:2 ~E-W, 0.6'x0.4', brighter nucleus. A mag 9.7 star with two companions to the west is ~5'SSE. Two mag 13.3/13.5 star are nearly aligned to the ENE. Double star HJ 1788 = 8.5/9.5 at 3.7" lies 16' NNE.
22 36 55.1 +14 24 44; Peg
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 CGCG 429-012 2.0' SSW.
22 37 40.4 +34 50 47; Peg
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 NGC 7331. 2MASX J22381712+3452129 lies 7.7' ENE.
22 37 52.7 +25 20 28; Peg
V = 14.1; Size 1.0'x0.5'; PA = 109°
24" (10/16/25): at 327x; fairly faint, elongated 2:1 WNW-ESE, 0.7'x0.4', sharply concentrated with a small bright nucleus. A N-S string of stars is to the NW.
22 38 29.5 +35 19 41; Peg
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 MCG +09-49-060 1.3' NE, MCG +09-49-062 1.7' E, MCG +09-49-056 2.3' NNW, MCG +06-49-061 3.0' N.
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'; MCG +06-49-60 1.3' NE, MCG +06-49-62 1.7' E, MCG +06-49-56 2.4' NNW and MCG +06-41-61 3.0' N.
17.5" (8/12/88): fairly faint, round, bright core. Brightest in the UGC 12127 group. Several companions are nearby including MCG +06-49-056 = CGCG 514-078, MCG +06-49-061 = CGCG 514-081 and MCG +06-49-060 1' NE.
22 38 50.8 +34 18 11; Peg
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. CGCG 514-079 lies 5.7' SW and MCG +06-49-068 is 12' NE. Located 23' ESE of NGC 7331.
22 39 37.5 +11 46 12; Peg
V = 13.7; Size 1.8'x0.6'
14.5" (9/21/25): at 158x and 226x; between faint and fairly faint (immediately seen but could not hold), elongated ~5:2 NW-SE, ~1.25'x0.5', pointing in the direction of a mag 11.6 star that is 1.8' SE (of center). A mag 10.9 star is 6.7' E.
22 39 49.4 +38 12 55; Lac
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. UGC 12173 is 48' ENE.
22 40 17.0 +08 03 14; Peg
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.
22 41 07.6 +32 10 11; Peg
V = 13.8; Size 0.9'x0.8'
24" (9/5/24): at 327x; between fairly faint and moderately bright, roundish, ~30" diameter, very small bright nucleus. Situated within a distinctive group of stars with mag 8.5 HD 214948 4' NE.
22 41 12.2 +34 14 57; Peg
V = 13.9; Size 1.0'x0.6'; PA = 34°
24" (10/16/25): at 327x and 375x; between faint and fairly faint, oval 3:2 SW-NE, ~0.6'x0.4', broad weak concentration. A mag 9.5 star is 6.7' W, an 11th mag star is 3.7' W and a mag 14.4 star is 2' W. In a small group (USGC U821) with brightest member NGC 7343 34' SW.
22 41 54.0 +34 55 12; Peg
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.
22 42 10.5 +19 59 49; Peg
V = 13.9; Size 1.2'x1.1'; Surf Br = 14.2
24" (9/5/24): at 327x; between faint and fairly faint, round, diffuse, fairly low even surface brightness, 40" diameter. Forms the northern vertex of an equilateral triangle with a mag 13.5 1.4' S and a mag 14.1 star 1.3' SE. A mag 8.5 star is 12' ESE.
This galaxy is a very large barred spiral (diameter 140,000 l.y. at a distance of 400 million l.y.)
22 40 53.9 +75 09 52; Cep
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 HD 214710 at the eastern edge of cometary-shaped molecular cloud LDN 1251 and associated bright nebula LBN 558. This star-forming region, part of the Cepheus Flare giant molecular cloud complex, contains a number of low-mass YSOs. At 124x (49' field) a very large starless region is centered roughly 8' SW of the 5.8-magnitude star. On images this obscured region extends roughly 45'x15' E-W.
22 42 39.3 +29 43 31; Peg
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 HD 215126 1.0' WSW and orange-colored mag 9 SAO 90728 2.2' E. The latter star is a wide, very unequal double CHE 406 = 9.1/13.6 at 16". Also less than 1' N of the galaxy is a 13" pair of mag 13.5-14 stars.
22 43 52.0 +38 22 37; Lac
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.
22 44 45.8 +33 27 38; Peg
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.
22 45 03.9 +33 59 46; Peg
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 NGC 7363 located 22' W.
22 46 09.4 +38 03 10; Lac
V = 13.5; Size 1.0'x0.8'; PA = 159°
24" (9/4/24): at 327x; between faint and fairly faint, roundish, diffuse, slightly brighter core with occasional nucleus, 35"-40" diameter. A 10th mag star is 4' S and an 11th mag star is 1' NW.
22 47 25.1 +31 22 25; Peg
V = 13.9; Size 1.5'x0.8'; PA = 150°
24" (10/16/25): at 327x and 375x; fairly faint, oval 3:2 NNW-SSE, small brighter core, diffuse halo, ~1' diameter. A mag 11.5 star is 2' W (forms a 45" pair with a fainter star).
22 47 38.0 +39 52 54; Lac
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 NGC 7379 22' N. Verified on the POSS.
22 48 40.7 +27 36 42; Peg
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 KTG 76 trio with UGC 12193 (largest in the triplet) 1.8' SSE and CGCG 474-032 3.8' SE.
22 48 44.2 +27 35 01; Peg
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.
22 49 04.0 +40 00 04; Lac
Size 1.5'x0.9'; PA = 76°
24" (9/4/24): at 327x; fairly faint, oval 3:2 SW-NE, ~30"x20", low even surface brightness. A 12th mag star is close to the NE end (45" from center).
22 49 20.4 +19 17 21; Peg
V = 13.9; Size 0.9'x0.6'; PA = 28°
24" (10/16/25): at 327x and 375x; between faint and fairly faint, elongated 2:1 SW-NE, ~40"x20", small bright core.
22 49 09.2 +34 59 25; Peg
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.
22 49 29.1 +11 18 11; Peg
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).
22 51 01.0 +31 22 30; Peg
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 12210 is 11' W.
UGC 12214 forms a very close pair (apparently overlapping on the SDSS) with CGCG 495-037 just 32" E of center, though the companion required higher power to view.
22 50 56.1 +34 51 25; Peg
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.
22 51 21.7 +32 21 01; Peg
V = 14.4; Size 0.9'x0.4'; PA = 23°
24" (10/16/25): at 327x and 375x; diffuse oval 2:1 ~N-S, small slightly brighter core, ~40"x20".
22 50 25.6 +82 52 37; Cep
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 STT 482 = 4.9/9.6 at 3.5".
22 52 32.7 +11 39 43; Peg
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 NGC 7386.
22 53 40.9 +33 42 32; Peg
Size 1.2'x0.7'; PA = 120°
24" (9/29/24): at 325x; I was surprised to find a bright star at the position of UGC 12234. With a careful look, this star is west of center of a faint glow ~0.6' diameter, slightly elongated NW-SE.
22 54 04.2 +32 22 24; Peg
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 NGC 7407 and 7' SW of UGC 12242.
22 54 16.9 +32 15 06; Peg
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
22 54 25.5 +32 27 06; Peg
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.
22 55 35.9 +12 47 25; Peg
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).
22 57 39.1 +12 54 57; Peg
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. LEDA 94288 lies 6' NW and was surprisingly easy after viewing this galaxy. Located 14' SW of NGC 7432 (used as a starting point to star hop to the precise position).
22 57 36.0 +19 47 26; Peg
V = 14.8; Size 0.6'x0.3'; PA = 91°
24" (9/29/24): at 325x; fairly faint, elongated 3:2 E-W, 0.4'x0.25', weak concentration to center. A 14th mag star is 1' SW.
22 58 00.4 +06 04 11; Psc
V = 13.7; Size 1.1'x0.8'; PA = 173°
14.5" (9/21/25): at 226x; faint, slightly elongated N-S, even surface brightness, can almost hold with averted, 0.6' diameter. Situated 3' SE of mag 9.6 SAO 127863. A 14th mag star is 1.7' N.
22 58 19.6 +26 03 43; Peg
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 NGC 7436. At 322x it appeared fairly faint, fairly small, very elongated NW-SE, ~36"x14", contains a relatively large brighter core. A mag 11.8 star is just off the NW tip.
22 59 12.8 +13 36 24; Peg
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 HD 217427.
22 58 55.3 +40 55 54; And
Size 1.9'x0.5'; PA = 2°
24" (9/29/24): at 325x; nice edge-on ~7:2 N-S , ~1.3'x0.4'. Contains a slightly bugling elongated core. A mag 8.2 star (HD 217316) is 6' SE and a mag 9.9 star is 2.2' NNW. The galaxy is collinear with a pair of mag 10.8/13.2 stars, 15" apart, which are 1' WNW of center.
22 59 07.9 +28 56 52; Peg
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 SAO 90912. A line of brighter stars of 10' length oriented ~N-S is just following. Accidentally picked up looking for NGC 7439 located 21' NW. Verified on the POSS.
23 00 09.4 +31 24 33; Peg
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 CGCG 496-029 2.1' south and PGC 214891 0.9' NE.
23 00 14.4 +39 14 08; And
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 NGC 7449 and fourth of four in a group. Listed in UGC as the brightest in a group.
23 01 08.3 +05 39 16; Psc
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 HD 217495 and several mag 10-11 stars are in the field.
23 01 25.2 +30 14 20; Peg
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 NGC 7457.
23 01 43.6 +16 04 04; Peg
V = 15.6; 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 NGC 7448 group is situated 5.5' NNW of NGC 7463.
23 02 19.0 +16 01 39; Peg
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 NGC 7465 in the NGC 7448 group. A 2' length NW-SE string of 3 mag 11.5-12 stars is close south. The middle star is in this string is an uncatalogued double star with a separation of ~1.8".
23 02 33.1 +32 55 40; Peg
V = 13.9; Size 1.0'x0.9'; PA = 32°
14.5" (9/25/25): at 158x; very faint, round, low even surface brightness. Appears as a diffuse glow with averted vision, ~30"-40" diameter. Mag 7.6 HD 217600 is 13' W and mag 8.2 HD 217650 is 10' NW.
23 04 53.5 +16 40 42; Peg
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. UGC 12350 lies 13' NE.
The SDSS image reveals an apparent interacting pair with a distorted blue looping galaxy on the south side. The photographic appearance is somewhat similar to UGC 10402 = VV 560.
23 05 20.1 +16 51 59; Peg
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].
23 05 40.4 +27 39 56; Peg
V = 13.7; Size 1.4'x0.8'; PA = 5°
24" (9/29/24): at 325x; easy soft oval 3:2 N-S,~40" diameter. Broad and weak concentration with no distinct core. A 14th mag star is just off the NE edge 0.8' from center.
23 05 49.0 +31 05 14; Peg
V = 13.6; Size 1.0'x0.9'
24" (9/29/24): at 325x; relatively bright UGC galaxy, round, 0.6' diameter, weak even concentration to center. The galaxy is collinear with two mag 14/14.5 stars, 26" apart, which are just east by 0.7' and 1.1'. UGC 12357, a challenging edge-on, is 1.5' SSE.
23 05 51.4 +31 03 48; Peg
V = 14.9; Size 0.9'x0.2'; PA = 22°
24" (9/29/24): at 325x; extremely faint, very elongated SSW-NNE, 0.6'x0.2', very low surface brightness. Fainter of a pair with UGC 12356 1.5' NNW.
23 05 47.6 +34 09 21; Peg
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.
23 06 31.7 +00 10 21; Psc
V = 14.3; Size 1.0'x0.5'; PA = 29°
24" (9/29/24): at 325x and 375x; fairly faint, elongated 5:2 SSW-NNE, brighter center, 1.'x0.4'. A mag 15.2 star is 1' SE and a mag 10.8 star is 3' E.
23 07 00.8 +35 46 38; And
V = 13.7; Size 0.8'x0.6'
14.5" (9/25/25): at 158x; between faint and fairly faint, round, 30" diameter, uniform surface brightness. Several stars are nearby including a mag 13.8 star 1' SW. Located 8.5' N of mag 6.4 HD 218365 (K0-type) and 7' E of mag 9.4 SAO 72994.
23 09 30.8 +32 40 30; Peg
V = 14.1; Size 0.9'x0.8'; PA = 50°
24" (10/17/25): at 327x; faint, diffuse, elongated 4:3 SW-NE, ~35" diameter, low even surface brightness. Situated 27' ESE of STF 2978, a very nice mag 6.4/7.5 pair at 8" separation.
23 11 51.4 +09 30 24; Peg
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.
23 12 43.1 +10 43 47; Peg
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 NGC 7519. The galaxy is collinear with a mag 10.1 star 2.8' NNE and a mag 12.2 star 1.8' NNE.
23 13 13.2 +06 25 49; Psc
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. UGC 12426, a much fainter superthin, lies 9.6' NNE, and NGC 7518 is 6.5' due south.
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.
23 13 09.8 +24 14 39; Peg
V = 13.8; Size 1.5'x0.2'; PA = 172°
24" (10/16/25): at 327x and 375x; fairly faint, nice thin edge-on ~6:1 N-S, ~1.2'x0.2', slightly brighter core. A 10th mag star is 2' W and a very wide pair of mag 9.6/10.5 stars are nearly aligned ~4' SSW.
23 13 32.5 +06 34 05; Psc
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.
23 13 43.4 +29 00 39; Peg
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.
23 14 29.3 +31 32 56; Peg
V = 13.7; Size 0.9'x0.8'
24" (9/29/24): at 325x; moderately bright, round, 40" diameter, good surface brightness, small bright core with a stellar nucleus. Forms the vertex of an isosceles right triangle with a mag 11.3 star 1.7' N and a mag 12.1 star 1.9' E. A mag 15 star is 40" SE.
23 14 33.1 +00 14 10; Psc
V = 14.1; Size 0.7'x0.6'
14.5" (9/21/25): at 158x and 226x; very faint, compact, round, ~25" diameter, well-defined edge, even surface brightness. Situated 2.6' E of a the wide double star HJ 3179 = 12.1/12.3 at 21" (oriented N-S).
23 15 09.2 +09 40 46; Peg
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 (III Zw 96) with PGC 70822 off the SE end [56" from center]. It occasionally popped (collinear with the major axis) as an elongated blur, only ~10" diameter.
23 15 49.9 +09 30 59; Peg
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.
23 15 59.4 -01 50 47; Psc
V = 14.0; Size 1.0'x0.6'; PA = 145°
24" (10/17/25): at 327x and 375x; faint, oval ~3:2 NW-SE, ~40" diameter, low uniform surface brightness. A 13th mag star is 3' E. Located 11' W of mag 7.8 HD 219564.
23 16 43.2 +33 59 45; Peg
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 HD 219589 and 12.5' WSW of mag 7.0 HD 219712.
23 17 02.8 +30 20 06; Peg
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 HD 219627 that disturbs the view of the galaxy.
23 17 33.7 +29 01 10; Peg
V = 13.2; Size 1.4'x1.2'; PA = 59°
24" (9/29/24): at 375x; compact, fairly high surface brightness, round, 25"-30" diameter, very small or stellar nucleus. A wide pair of 13th mag stars is 2' S. CGCG 497-1, also of high surface brightness, is 2.7' ENE and CGCG 496-75 is 3' NW.
23 18 38.3 +25 13 58; Peg
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. CGCG 475-061 is 2' N.
23 18 53.8 -01 03 37; Psc
V = 13.4; Size 1.1'x0.8'; PA = 91°
14.5" (9/25/25): at 158x and 226x; fairly faint (can hold steadily), oval 4:3 ~E-W, ~0.6'x0.4', small brighter core. Situated within a quadrilateral: 5' W of a mag 10.6 star, 2.5' N of a mag 12.1 star, 4.5' W of a mag 12.2 star, and 3.3' SW of a mag 12.4 star.
23 19 30.5 +16 04 29; Peg
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. UGC 12519 (also a thin edge-on) lies 11' SE.
23 19 20.6 +43 58 26; And
V = 13.6; Size 1.0'x0.15'; PA = 151°
24" (9/29/24): at 325x; fairly faint, thin edge-on ~5:1 NW-SE, ~0.8'x0.15'. The galaxy nearly "points" to a 15" pair that 1.7' NW. Brighter UGC 12517 is 6' ESE.
23 19 37.4 +01 28 43; Psc
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 UGC 12525 13' ENE, IC 1482 24' NE and NGC 7629 26' ESE.
23 19 39.4 +08 15 53; Psc
Size 1.3'x0.9'; PA = 60°
17.5" (8/6/02): this faint member of Pegasus I is located 9.4' NW of NGC 7619 in the core of the cluster and 8' SE of NGC 7608. At 220x it appeared extremely faint, fairly small, elongated 4:3 SW-NE with a very low even surface brightness. Required averted vision and could not hold steadily. Not listed in the MCG or CGCG.
23 19 51.0 +26 15 46; Peg
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.
23 19 54.4 +43 57 27; And
V = 13.0; Size 1.3'x1.2'
24" (9/29/24): at 325x; moderately bright, elongated 4:3 ~N-S, ~0.8'x0.6', small bright core. UGC 12517 is in a rich star field with a 10th mag star 2.5' NE and a mag 11.7 star 3.5' SE. Several fainter stars are closer. Forms a pair with edge-on UGC 12507 6' WNW. Located 13' SW of STF 3004, a pair of mag 6.3 and 10.2 stars at 14".
23 20 13.0 +07 55 57; Psc
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 SAO 128119 which detracts from viewing (best viewed when out of the field). Also two mag 9.5/10.5 stars are 7' N and 6' NE while another mag 10 star lies 7.5' SSE! This member of the Pegasus I cluster is 12' SE of NGC 7611.
23 20 02.8 +15 57 10; Peg
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.
23 20 11.4 -01 51 24; Psc
V = 13.5; Size 1.4'x0.8'; Surf Br = 13.4; PA = 168°
14.5" (11/3/24): at 140x, 158x and 226x; faint, diffuse, elongated 3:2 NNW-SSE, very weak (if any) central concentration, ~45"x30". A 13th mag star is 2' N.
23 20 26.7 +01 33 37; Psc
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.
23 20 31.4 +29 18 26; Peg
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. UGC 12537 is 17' NNE.
23 21 07.9 +29 32 58; Peg
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 UGC 12557 and UGC 12566 about 30' SE.
23 21 09.8 +33 23 58; Peg
V = 14.4; Size 1.0'x0.3'; PA = 21°
24" (10/18/25): at 327x; faint, thin edge-on 3:1 SSW-NNE, ~45"x15", low nearly even surface brightness. A small triangle of stars is immediately to the SW.
23 21 33.5 +27 07 05; Peg
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 (KTG 79) with UGC 12545 and UGC 12546 (very close pair) ~3' SE.
23 21 41.9 +27 04 14; Peg
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 NGC 7624. UGC 12543, a third nearby edge-on to the NW, was not seen.
23 21 41.2 +27 05 14; Peg
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.
23 21 51.6 +05 00 23; Psc
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 UGC 12548 2.4' NE and PGC 71224 5.3' ESE.
23 21 57.3 +05 02 09; Psc
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.
23 22 28.6 +29 10 51; Peg
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 MCG +05-55-007 is 7.3' NE.
23 22 45.9 +29 08 16; Peg
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.
23 23 10.3 +32 31 40; Peg
Size 0.55'x0.4'; PA = 165°
24" (10/18/25): at 327x; fairly faint, small, round, decent even surface brightness, ~25" diameter. An uncataloged double star (~9" separation) is 40" NW. Located 8' W of mag 6.7 HD 220460.
23 23 11.7 +43 57 32; And
V = 13.8; Size 1.1'x0.7'; PA = 100°
24" (9/29/24): at 325x; fairly faint, slightly elongated E-W, 0.6'x0.5'. A mag 14.5 star is at the edge of the halo on the N side. Located in a rich star field with a number of stars within 2'. UGC 12517 is 35' due W.
23 23 41.0 +19 34 10; Peg
V = 14.4; Size 1.2'x0.6'; Surf Br = 13.8; PA = 60°
24" (12/1/13): at 375x, VV 305c appeared faint, fairly small, elongated 2:1 or 5:2 E-W, ~28"x12", even surface brightness. Appeared to be a bar embedded in an extremely faint halo. Situated 2.4' NE of a mag 9.8 star and 2.7' SE of brighter VV 305a. On the SDSS this was confirmed to be a barred spiral with a stretched tidal arm on the east end extending SW, perhaps from interaction with VV 305a and/or VV 305b.
23 24 42.4 +41 20 48; And
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.
23 25 01.6 +00 00 01; Psc
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 LEDA 214957 (SIT 45-C) 1.2' NE. A mag 14.5 star is 1.6' NE. The observation was probably through thin clouds.
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 UGC 12578 (unlikely NGC 7667), another highly disturbed (or merger) galaxy. UGC 12589 lies far in the background, though, at 3 to 4 times the distance of UGC 12578.
23 25 11.4 +15 11 59; Peg
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. NGC 7653 is 7' NW (identical redshift) and LEDA 165923 is 2.8' NNE.
23 25 21.9 +28 29 40; Peg
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).
Pegasus Dwarf Irregular = UGC 12613 = MCG +02-59-046 = CGCG 431-072 = DDO 216 = PGC 71538 = PegDIG
23 28 34.1 +14 44 48; Peg
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.
LEDA 214961, easily visible 1.6' SSW of center, appeared faint (at low power), fairly small, very elongated 4:1 ~E-W, thin streak, 25"x6".
IV Zw 152, situated off the ESE end [4.4' from center], was nearly moderately bright, fairly small, round, well defined halo extending 20"-24", moderately high surface brightness.
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.
23 29 07.0 +29 46 30; Peg
V = 14.0; Size 1.5'x0.2'; PA = 176°
24" (10/18/25): at 229x and 327x; fairly faint, thin edge-on N-S, ~1.0'x0.15' (or perhaps up to 1.2' in length), slightly brighter center bulges a bit. CGCG 497-026 is 4.6' SW.
A group of 5 bright stars is immediately to the north: mags 10.0, 10.2, 10.4, 10.8, 11.0. The mag 10.8 star is double (ES 400) with a mag 11.4 secondary at 6".
23 29 22.0 +03 23 23; Psc
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 NGC 7682 and and 11.5' SE of NGC 7679.
23 30 01.2 +27 05 12; Peg
Size 1.0'x0.3'; PA = 148°
24" (10/18/25): at 327x; faint, elongated ~3:1 NW-SE, 0.6'x0.3', even surface brightness. A 14th mag star is 40" W. UGC 12636 is 5' NE.
23 29 58.7 +40 59 25; And
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.
23 30 19.1 +27 08 01; Peg
V = 14.0; Size 0.9'x0.9'
24" (10/18/25): at 327x; faint, small, round, 20" diameter, low surface brightness. Nearly attached to a mag 13.6 star at the W edge that confuses the observation. UGC 12631 is 5' SW.
23 30 27.0 +30 13 19; Peg
V = 14.0; Size 1.4'x1.1'; PA = 2°
14.5" (9/25/25): at 158x; very faint, round, ~25"-30", low surface brightness, though probably viewed through clouds. A mag 14.4 star is 1.5' S and a mag 13.0 star is 2.4' NE.
23 31 28.9 +32 28 54; Peg
V = 14.3; Size 0.9'x0.5'; PA = 94°
24" (10/18/25): at 327x; faint, elongated 2:1 E-W, low uniform surface brightness, 0.8'x0.4'. Member of a small group (LGG 475) that includes NGC 7680.
23 31 39.1 +25 56 43; Peg
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 (SAO 91323) is 3' E and a mag 10.0 star (SAO 91319) is 4' N.
23 31 52.7 +44 49 17; And
Size 1.0'x0.9'
24" (10/17/20): at 375x; fairly faint, small, round, 24" diameter, even surface brightness. UGC 12652 is 10' NE and has a slightly higher surface brightness.
23 32 16.1 +44 58 11; And
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 HD 221661. UGC 12649 lies 10' SW.
Zwicky assumed this galaxy was a merged pair, but the second object is a superposed star.
23 32 29.1 +23 55 52; Peg
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 HD 221493 so the view is somewhat affected by the star. CGCG 476-062 lies 6' WSW and UGC 12663 is 15' NE.
23 32 43.5 +29 27 38; Peg
V = 13.5; Size 1.9'x0.6'; PA = 138°
14.5" (11/3/24): at 140x, 158x and 226x; fairly faint (relatively bright for UGC), moderately large, visible continuously with direct vision, elongated 2:1 NW-SE, small bright core increases to the center. A mag 14.0 star is 1.5' NW of center. A distinctive group of stars is ~8' SE with the four brightest nearly forming a parallelogram with sides ~5.5' x 2.5'.
23 33 31.3 +24 01 12; Peg
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.
23 33 38.7 +30 02 20; Peg
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 UGC 12667 2.6' NE. The extremely compact companion on the northeast edge was not detected. Located 3.6' ENE of mag 9.2 SAO 91339. This star has a nice trio (near equilateral triangle) of companions close SW. The large planetary Jones 1 lies 39' NE.
23 33 41.0 +32 23 03; Peg
Size 1.4'x0.6'; PA = 129°
24" (10/18/25): at 327x; very faint, low surface brightness, very elongated NW-SE, ~60"x20", very diffuse, no core. A mag 12.4 star (fainter of a 45" pair) is very close to the NW tip. A mag 10.2 star is 2.8' SE. Member of a small group (LGG 475) that includes NGC 7680.
23 33 49.3 +30 03 37; Peg
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 (Arp 46) appeared faint to fairly faint, fairly small, elongated 3:2 NW-SE, 0.6'x0.4', broad weak concentration but no core or zones. A mag 14.5 star is at the south end and a similar star is 33" further southeast. Located 4' S of mag 9.1 SAO 91347 and 6' ENE of mag 9.2 SAO 91339. Close pair with UGC 12665 2.6' SW.
23 34 23.1 +34 37 29; Peg
Size 1.0'x0.7'; PA = 24°
14.5" (11/3/24): at 140x, 158x and 226x; faint, fairly small, roundish, ~30" diameter. A mag 12.7 star is 50" NE. Located 16' N of mag 7.3 HD 221742.
23 34 54.6 +18 04 15; Peg
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. UGC 12682 lies 9' N.
23 34 53.5 +18 13 38; Peg
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. IC 12681 lies 9' S.
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.
23 35 26.1 +07 19 20; Psc
Size 1.7'x0.4'
14.5" (10/23/25): at 158x and 226x; extremely faint, very thin streak with a brighter center. Just glimpsed to the south of a 24" pair of mag 13.6/14.4 stars.
23 35 32.3 +05 12 53; Psc
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 NGC 7706 in a group (USGC U850).
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.
23 37 59.2 +31 59 43; Peg
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. CGCG 497-046 is 16' ENE.
23 38 14.4 +30 42 29; Peg
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.
23 38 13.0 +32 20 06; Peg
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.
23 41 46.3 -01 21 06; Psc
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 CGCG 381-027 2' NW.
23 41 55.5 +30 34 54; Peg
V = 14.1; Size 1.0'x0.3'; PA = 100°
14.5" (11/3/24): at 140x and 226x; faint (though nearly visible continuously), elongated 2:1 WNW-ESE, 30" diameter, slightly brighter nucleus. Three mag 13-14 star are NW, the closest two are equidistant (0.9') from the galaxy.
23 42 46.7 +27 17 51; Peg
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 AGC 2666.
23 43 01.6 +19 25 27; Peg
V = 14.2; Size 0.9'x0.5'; PA = 114°
14.5" (11/29/24): at 158x and 226x; fairly faint, small, roundish, 25" diameter, even surface brightness. A mag 13.2 star is 1.7' NE.
23 43 14.6 +49 58 46; Cas
Size 1.5'x0.8'; PA = 7°
14.5" (9/25/25): at 158x and 226x; faint, elongated ~5:2 N-S, ~0.8'x0.3', low surface brightness, slightly brighter core. Located in a rich Cassiopeia star field with a mag 9.2 star (HD 222787) 6' N, a mag 12.5 star 1' SSW, and an 11th mag star is 3' NE.
23 43 49.6 +28 20 21; Peg
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. IV Zw 163 = PGC 72208 lies 11' NNW.
23 45 10.2 +07 02 32; Psc
V = 13.4; Size 1.8'x1.7'
14.5" (9/25/25): at 158x and 226x; faint, very small, round, ~20" diameter, occasional stellar nucleus.. Situated on the NW side of a mag 12.7 star! Located 10' SE of mag 6.9 HD 222919.
23 46 03.5 -01 53 27; Psc
V = 13.6; Size 1.1'x1.0'
14.5" (11/3/24): at 140x, 158x and 226x; relatively bright for a UGC, best at 226x, good surface brightness, round, ~30" diameter, very small bright nucleus. A wide pair of mag 11.3/13.0 stars is 3.5' NE. A fairly similar pair is 6.5' N.
23 46 12.2 +33 22 13; And
V = 13.4; Size 2.5'x2.1'; PA = 165°
14.5" (11/3/24): at 140x, 158x and 226x; fairly faint, elongated ~3:1 N-S (this is the bar), 0.6'x0.2', very small bright nucleus, good surface brightness. The outer halo was not seen with certainty. Two mag 11.5/12 stars to the WNW are collinear and equally spaced (1.5' and 3'). UGC 12776 is nearly at the midpoint of mag 7.5 HD 223017 6.4' SW and mag 9.0 HD 223093 5.6' NE.
23 49 01.6 +26 47 18; Peg
V = 13.9; Size 1.4'x0.6'; PA = 54°
24" (10/18/25): at 327x; faint, elongated ~5:2 SW-NE, brighter core, overall low surface brightness. Located on the SW side of AGC 2666, but this galaxy is in the background. A group of four 12th to 14th mag stars (three are collinear) is ~5' W.
23 51 06.2 +01 03 24; Psc
V = 13.5; Size 1.9'x0.7'; PA = 52°
14.5" (11/3/24): at 140x, 158x and 226x; between faint and fairly faint, nice edge-on streak, ~1.0'x0.3', nearly even surface brightness. Situated at the midpoint of a mag 10.5 star 3.6' NE and a mag 10.7 star 3.7' SW. A wide, nearly equal pair, is 4' NW.
23 51 18.7 +20 34 41; Peg
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 Mrk 331 2' NE. MCG +03-60-033, just 45" SE", was not seen.
23 51 50.7 +03 04 58; Psc
V = 13.8; Size 1.7'x0.9'; PA = 145°
24" (10/18/25): at 327x; very faint, relatively large, elongated ~5:2 NW-SE, 1.2'x0.5', small brighter core. Located 9' NNW of mag 5.6 star 22 Psc.
23 52 11.1 +08 23 41; Psc
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 NGC 7782 and probably a member of the NGC 7782 group as the redshift is similar.
23 52 36.4 +14 33 05; Peg
V = 13.6; Size 1.4'x1.1'; PA = 152°
14.5" (9/25/25): at 158x and 226x; between faint and ff; good surface brightness, elongated NW-SE, ~30"x20". A mag 14.5 star is 1.6' NW.
23 52 44.3 +27 07 56; Peg
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 NGC 7768 = AGC 2666 cluster.
23 53 56.7 +28 29 34; Peg
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]. Member of a group (USGC U862) that includes UGC 12840 24' NNE and NGC 7775 26' NW.
23 54 26.5 -01 55 59; Psc
V = 14.2; Size 1.0'x1.0'
14.5" (11/3/24): at 140x, 158x and 226x; faint, small, round, 25" diameter, diffuse, low even surface brightness. Located only 3' WNW of orange mag 7.5 HD 224037, which interfered with viewing unless I was careful to keep out of the field.
23 54 29.7 +28 18 32; Peg
V = 13.6; Size 1.0'x0.8'; PA = 10°
14.5" (11/29/24): at 122x, 158x and 226x; easily visible continuously as a roundish glow, ~35" diameter, on the north side of a superimposed mag 12.8 star. Best seen at 226x, which also shows a small brighter nucleus ~15" N of the star.
UGC 12839 is a member of a group (USGC U862) with 11 members that includes NGC 7777 17' WSW.
23 54 29.9 +28 52 17; Peg
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. Member of a group (USGC U862) that includes NGC 7775 28' WSW and UGC 12835 24' SSW.
23 56 07.8 +00 32 58; Psc
V = 14.3; Size 1.8'x0.5'; Surf Br = 13.8; PA = 104°
48" (11/20/25): at 375x; the central region is fairly bright, elongated ~2:1 E-W, ~40"x20", gradually increases to the center. A thin, low surface brightness extension (a narrow ring on images) is attached to the east side, while the corresponding western "wing" was only occasionally glimpsed. A mag 12.7 star is 38" NNW of center. Forms a pair with UGC 12847 (= NGC 7787) 4' W.
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 UGC 12847 (probably NGC 7787) 4.0' W. The companion appeared faint to fairly faint, small, round, stellar nucleus, ~15" diameter. UGC 12847 is comparable in visibility to UGC 12849 and matches the discovery position. Harold Corwin concurs that UGC 12847 is likely NGC 7787.
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.
23 56 42.1 +13 46 35; Peg
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. CGCG 433-003 lies 6' N.
23 56 37.3 +27 06 17; Ari
V = 13.7; Size 1.3'x0.7'; PA = 172°
14.5" (11/29/24): at 122x, 158x and 226x; faint, fairly small, oval 3:2 N-S, 0.6'x0.4', very weak concentration.
23 56 45.3 +16 48 50; Peg
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 (star-forming knot?), catalogued as VV 255b = MCG +03-01-003, was glimpsed at the south end or slightly west of the main elongated glow.
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.
23 56 47.5 +01 21 19; Psc
V = 13.7; Size 1.8'x0.4'; PA = 34°
14.5" (11/3/24): at 158x and 226x; faint but nice edge-on streak, at least 6:1 SW-NE, 1.2'x0.2', slightly brighter bulge. A 13th mag star is 3' S. Located 7' NNE of mag 8.6 HD 224278.
23 57 24.0 +30 59 32; Peg
V = 14.0; Size 1.7'x1.0'; PA = 100°
14.5" (11/29/24): at 226x; very faint, moderately large, elongated E-W, low surface brightness, perhaps 45" in length, brighter central region. Mag 9.2 SAO 73632 is 6' NE.
23 59 54.1 +46 53 06; And
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 SAO 53560. A couple of very faint stars are near. IC 1525 lies 6.5' W and MCG +08-01-019 5.7' NE.
00 00 01.6 +47 16 29; And
Size 2.1'x1.8'; PA = 172°
14.5" (10/23/25): at 226x; faint though nearly visible continuously, diffuse, elongated at least 2:1 N-S (central bar), brighter core, ~1.0'x0.5'. Member of LGG 485, which includes IC 1525 24' SSW.
24" (1/1/16): at 225x; 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. CGCG 548-023 (part of a trio with IC 1525) lies 19' SSE.
00 00 19.6 +22 59 31; Peg
Size 1.1'x0.6'; PA = 30°
48" (11/1/13): VV 186 = Arp 249 was clearly resolved into two cores at 488x, encased in adjacent halos. VV 186b, the southwestern galaxy, appeared moderately bright, very small, round, 10" diameter, high even surface brightness. Forms a very close pair with VV 186b, just 12" between centers. A mag 17 star is off the SW side [18" from center]. VV 186b, the northeast component, appeared fairly faint, small, round, very small bright core surrounded by a very small halo. An extremely faint and small glow was detected (part of a plume or jet on images) off the east side [18" from center]. UGC 12914/12915 = Taffy Galaxies lies 35' NNE.
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".
00 00 31.4 +26 19 31; Peg
V = 14.5; Size 1.0'x0.9'
24" (10/18/25): at 327x; faint, diffuse, round, somewhat brighter core/nucleus, ~30" diameter.
00 00 37.9 +28 23 04; Peg
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 HCG 99. CGCG 499-026 lies 13' SW.
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. HCG 99C = CGCG 499-33 is 1.7' NE and HCG 99B = UGC 12899 lies 2.3' NE. Located 13' WSW of mag 6.8 HD 224895.
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): HCG 99A is the second brightest in a close trio. Appears very faint, very small, round - only the core was initially viewed. Located very close north of a mag 12 star [24" to center] which detracts from viewing. At moments very faint extensions are visible oriented N-S, ~20"x10", possibly reaching to the nearby star. HCG 99C = MCG +05-01-021 lies 1.7' NE and HCG 99B = UGC 12899 lies 2.2' NE.
00 00 47.0 +28 24 07; Peg
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. CGCG 499-033 = HCG 99C is at the west edge of the halo.
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.
00 00 59.0 +28 54 42; Peg
V = 13.8; Size 1.4'x0.6'; PA = 45°
24" (10/18/25): at 327x; between faint and fairly faint, oval 2:1 SW-NE, 1.0'x0.5', small brighter nucleus. A mag 14.4 star is at the SW edge.
00 01 38.3 +23 29 01; Peg
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 UGC 12915. The arms from both galaxies nearly merge in an embrace, but don't connect. A mag 13 star is just off the southeast end.
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.
00 01 42.2 +23 29 45; Peg
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.
UGCA 400 = MCG -02-39-004 = PGC 54103
15 09 24.7 -10 41 44; Lib
Size 1.5'x1.3'
24" (6/15/23): at 325x; fairly faint, round, diffuse, 40" diameter, slightly brighter core.