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(IAAC) Obj: NGC 4442, NGC 4417, NGC 4424, NGC 4445 - Inst: 20" f/5 dob




[Forwarded with Doug's permission.]

Observer: Doug Herbst
Location: Cherry Springs State Park, Coudersport PA USA
Date/Time: 16 May 2004, 10:00pm - 1:30am Local time

Equipment: 20" f/5 Obsession Dobsonian
Eyepieces: 35mm Panoptic (75x), 19mm Panoptic (132x), 13mm Lanthanum (192x)
Seeing: 5/10
Transparency: 9/10
Moon: None
Weather: Clear, Temp 46o F

Object(s): NGC 4442, NGC 4417, NGC 4424, NGC 4445
Category: External galaxy.
Class: SB(s), SB0, SB(s)ab, Sab
Constellation: Vir
Data: Mag 10.4, 11.1, 11.7, 12.8
Position: 12:28:03.7 +09:48:18

Description:
NGC 4442: Bright round core surrounded by an
oval halo bejeweled with two foreground stars.
(75x, 192x)
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NGC 4417: SE of NGC 4442, small bright core,
flattened halo. (192x)
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NGC 4424: SSE of NGC 4442, smudgy halo with
bright core. (192x)
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NGC 4445: Almost due south of NGC 4442, a nice
little sliver seen with averted vision. (192x)