Object: Arp 130 (IC 5378) | Date: 2017 Oct 22 |
Peculiarity: Elliptical close to and perturbing spirals. | |
Constellation: Pegasus | Time & altitude: 23.20 UT 51º |
Catalogue data: | Seeing (5 high): 4/5 |
R.A: 00h 03m | Transparency (5 high): 4/5 |
Dec: +16º 38 | Telescope: 0.5m f4.1 Dob. |
Magnitude: 15.4 | Eyepiece: 8mm Ethos x260 |
Galaxy size (mins): 1.0 x 0.5 | Filters: None |
Notes: Not particularly difficult, a faint mottled patch was visible with DV. However the detail was only seen using AV. It appears as two cores embedded in an oval halo. The N core is oval, the S core is round. IC 5379 is about 3 minutes S of IC 5378. IC 5377 is about 9 minutes SW of IC 5378. Neither was definitely seen. |