Hickson 30 in Eridanus
| HICKSON |
NAME |
SIZE (M) |
MAG (V) |
SB |
| 30a |
MCG+00-12-051 |
1.2X0.8 |
12.6 |
12.4 |
| 30b |
MCG+00-12-054 |
1.1X0.9 |
13.2 |
13.1 |
| 30c |
PGC 15624 |
0.6X0.4 |
14.7 |
na |
| 30d |
PGC 15636 |
0.6X0.3 |
15.2 |
na |
Hickson 30a appears fairly faint, elongated 5:3 NW-SE, 1.0°x0.6°, brighter core. Located 40" NW of a mag 11 star. Hickson 30b appears similar to 30a located 3.6° NW (just slightly
fainter and similar dimensions). Faint, elongated 5:3 SSW-NNE, 0.9°x0.5°. A mag 12 star lies 1.3° S (nearly collinear with the major axis). An easy mag 13-14 triple staar (sep 15" and 28")
lies 2° following. Hickson 30c was a threshhold object at 220x. No details visible but appeared extremely round, 10" diameter. Hickson 30d was only suspected a couple of times 2° NE of 30b.
- Steve Gottlieb
