(IAAC) Obj: NGC 2460 - Inst: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector

anonymous at sedna.atmob.org anonymous at sedna.atmob.org
Mon Mar 12 23:18:44 EDT 2007


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Observation Poster: Brent Reary <gmbreary at rollanet.org>

Observer: Brent Reary
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 3/8/07  02:25 UT
Location of site: Rolla, MO  USA (Lat 37 57'N, Elev )
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 6.5 <Limiting magnitude>
Seeing: 7 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 10.1" f/4.5 Newtonian reflector
Magnification: 77x, 128x, 193x, 257x
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC 2460
Category: External galaxy.
Class: 
Constellation: Cam
Data: mag 11.8  size 2.0' X 1.5'
Position: RA 07:57  DEC +60:21
Description:
193x: An oval halo elongated NE-SW which, during moments of steady seeing,
appears to be slightly mottled.  The halo brightens rather abruptly to a
fairly bright, stellar core.  The galaxy lies just to the NW of a line of
3 9th-11th magnitude field stars which span ~12' and point directly toward
the galaxy.  IC2209, plotted just to the SW of NGC2460, was suspected at
128x but could not be confirmed.


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