(IAAC) Obj: NGC 4889 - Inst: 102mm f6,6 refractor

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Observation Poster: Jose Ramon <joser416 at latinmail.com>

Observer: Jose Ramon
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: June 4, 2010 23:00 UT
Location of site: Colmenarejo, Madrid (Spain) (Lat 40° 33', Elev 899 mts)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 6 <Bortle Scale (9 worst)>
Seeing: 5 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 102mm f6,6 refractor
Magnification: *79
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC 4889
Category: External galaxy.
Class: Giant cD system (brightest Coma cluster galaxy)
Constellation: Com
Data: mag 11,4  size 2,9' * 1,9'
Position: RA 13h:00m  DEC 27°:59'
Description:
Only seen at high power a few minutes north of a 12th magnitude star as a small,
well defined, featureless, and with no gradient patch of light elongated E-W. No
trace of other Coma cluster galaxies, although I believe I was able to see once
the nearby (and also huge) NGC 4874, the second brightest member of this galaxy
cluster.
The edge of the known Universe for me :) (a large elliptical galaxy that
outshines even M87 at roughly 300 million ly away!)  
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