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(IAAC) Obj: NHC4856, NGC4877 - 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: 03112002/04:16EST
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: 120X
Filter(s): None
Object(s): NHC4856, NGC4877
Category: External galaxy.
Class: --
Constellation: Vir
Data: mag -- size --
Position: RA --:-- DEC --:--
Description:
NGC4856; Galaxy; 10.5v mag: 4.6' x 1.6'SZ; RA:12:59.4, DEC:-15:03.
120X-NGC4856 is a moderatly bright oval fading away at the ends. An oval core
with a large round, bright nucleus A faint star lies in the SE edge of the halo.
21'32" to the SE is a faint thin oval galaxy NGC4877.
NGC4877: Galaxy; 13.0v mag; 2.7' x 1.3'SZ; RA:13:00.1, DEC:-15:17.
120X-NGC has a very faint halo, gradually brightning to a small weak linear
core. A neat serpentine stream of faint stars run from NE of NGC4877 Southward
to a much brighter star. (9.67v mag)
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