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(IAAC) Obj: NGC 3222 - Inst: Sky Designs VPT 14.5" dob

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Subject: (IAAC) Obj: NGC 3222 - Inst: Sky Designs VPT 14.5" dob
From: Geoff Chester <chester.geoff@usno.navy.mil> (via Lew Gramer)
Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2001 20:19:43 -0400
Cc: Lew Gramer (me) <dedalus@alum.mit.edu>
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Observer: Geoff Chester
Your skill: Advanced (many years)
Object: NGC 3222
Date & Time of Observation: 3/31/2000 21:30:00
Location: Mickie Gordon Regional Park, Middleburg VA USA (Lat 39N)
Sky Transparency: Very Clear
Seeing: Mostly Stable
Instrument: Sky Designs VPT 14.5" dob
Object type: External galaxy.
Class: SB0:
Position: 102234.7+195314
Constellation: Leo
Data: Mag 12.76:13.7; Size 1.32'x1.10'
Object Rating: C
Description:
Considerably small, pretty faint, round. Very suddenly much
brighter to the middle, a 13th mag star lies almost on top
of the nucleus, giving it a double appearance. 3222 precedes
NGC's 3226 and 3227. [See several prior logs on these other
two galaxies. However, this is the first IAAC log of 3222!
Also see a following log for another nearby eg, NGC 3213.]


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