| Object: ARP 124 (NGC 6361) | Date: 2015 August 8 |
| Peculiarity: Elliptical close to and perturbing spirals. | |
| Constellation: Draco | Time & altitude: 23.10 UT 63º |
| Catalogue data: | Seeing (5 high): 4/5 |
| R.A: 17h 19m | Transparency (5 high): 4/5 |
| Dec: +60º 36 | Telescope: 0.5m f4.1 Dob. |
| Magnitude: 13.1 | Eyepiece: 8mm Ethos x260 |
| Galaxy size (mins): 2.2 x 0.6 | Filters: None. |
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Notes: All field stars drawn are faint. Galaxy is elongated at least 5:1 in NE-SW. The companion is MCG+10-25-3 seen at the top of the sketch, mag.15.6 in Megastar, glimpsed with AV only. |
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