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(IAAC) Obj: M49 (NGC 4472), NGC 4492 - Inst: 20" f/5 dob




[Forwarded with Doug's permission.]

Observer: Doug Herbst
Location: Cherry Springs State Park, Coudersport PA USA
Equipment: 20" f/5 Obsession Dobsonian
Eyepieces: 35mm Panoptic (75x), 19mm Panoptic (132x), 13mm Lanthanum (192x)
Date/Time: 16 May 2004, 10:00pm - 1:30am Local time
Seeing: 5/10
Transparency: 9/10
Moon: None
Weather: Clear, Temp 46o F

Object(s): M49 (NGC 4472), NGC 4492
Category: External galaxy.
Class: E2, Sa
Constellation: Vir
Data: Mag 8.4, 12.6; Size 10'x8', 1.7'x1.6'
Position: 12:29:46.5 +07:59:58
Description:
M49 (NGC 4472): Starting point for another romp through
galaxyland; a bright oval with a sharply contrasting core;
a bright star is located very close to it. (75x, 132x)
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NGC 4492: Noted while observing M49;  a dim smudge that
forms a triangle with two stars.  (75x, 132x)