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(IAAC) Obj: NGC4800 - Inst: 55CM / f:4.1 / StarMaster



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Observation Poster: James (Jim) Anderson <madmoon@bellsouth.net>

Observer: James (Jim) Anderson
Your skills: Intermediate (some years)
Date/time of observation: 03112002/04:00EST
Location of site: Phelps Lake, NC (Lat 35:44, Elev 20')
Site classification: Rural
Sky darkness: 8/10 <1-10 Scale (10 best)>
Seeing: 6/10 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: 55CM / f:4.1 / StarMaster
Magnification: 271X
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NGC4800
Category: External galaxy.
Class: SAbIII
Constellation: CVn
Data: mag 11.5v  size 1.7 x 1.2
Position: RA 12:54.7  DEC +46:31
Description:
271X-NGC4800 has a faint soft halo with a bean shaped core and a very faint
non-stellar nucleus. A 13.0Vmag star lies near the NW edge of the halo. It is small but has relatively bright core.
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