Arp 167

ARP 167 2015 Mar 10

Object:            ARP 167

(NGC 2672 & 2673)

Date:               2015 March 10

 

Peculiarity:    Diffuse counter-tails.
Constellation:           Cancer Time & altitude: 22.00 UT     57º
Catalogue data: Seeing (5 high):                               4/5
            R.A:                8h 50m Transparency (5 high):                   2/5
            Dec:                +19º 05 Telescope:     0.5m f4.1  Dob.
            Magnitudes:    12.7 & 14.1 Eyepiece:      8mm Ethos     x260
            Galaxy size (mins):  3 x 2.8 Filters:            None

Notes:

Follows 2º behind M44 Beehive cluster. NGC 2672 seen as round haze with a non-stellar core. Following it to the E is a tiny companion NGC 2673 barely detectable with AV. The pair was not seen as in contact.