| Object: ARP 225 (NGC 2655) | Date: 2015 January 20 |
| Peculiarity: Galaxies with amorphous spiral arms. | |
| Constellation: Camelopardalis | Time & altitude: 00.50 UT 63º |
| Catalogue data: | Seeing (5 high): 3/5 |
| R.A: 8h 56m | Transparency (5 high): 3/5 |
| Dec: +78º 14 | Telescope: 0.5m f4.1 Dob. |
| Magnitude: 10.1 | Eyepiece: 8mm Ethos x260 |
| Galaxy size (mins): 4.9 x 4.1 | Filters: None |
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Notes: There is a distracting 7th mag star following close (about half the eyepiece field distant), essential to keep it out of view. Galaxy has a bright stellar core immersed in a faint halo. No structure seen. Elongated 2:1 in an EW direction. Drifting patchy cloud interfering. |
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