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(IAAC) Obj: NGC3226, NGC3227 - Inst: 30cm, f:10, SCT, LX200
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Observation Poster: Jim Anderson <madmoon@bellsouth.net>
Observer: Jim Anderson
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 03182001-23:02EST
Location of site: Bigwoods, NC (Lat 35:46, Elev 250')
Site classification: Exurban
Sky darkness: 6/10 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Seeing: 6/10 <10-1 Seeing Scale (1 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 30cm, f:10, SCT, LX200
Magnification: 117X. 203X
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC3226, NGC3227
Category: External galaxy.
Class: See Below
Constellation: Leo
Data: mag --- size See Below
Position: RA ---:--- DEC ---:---
Description:
NGC3226 -14.4v; 2.5' x 2.2'; PA=15*; RA10:23.5, DEC +19:53
117X - Faint round fuzzy.
203X - Faint round with brighter coreand a stellar nucleus and a faint star superimposed on galaxy to the S-E near the boundry between the core and halo.
NGC3227 - 10.3v; 6.5' x 4.5'; PA=155*; Class Sa; RA 10:23.4, DEC +19:51
117X - Faint oval fuzzy oriented SE-NW.
203X - Faint fairly large oval pointing almost at NGC3226 to the NW. The halo
is dim, requiring averted vision, but the core is bright and quite small,
almost stellar with just a little softness. The halo fades gradually from dim
to invisability.
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