| Object: Arp 311 ( IC 1258, 59 & 60) | Date: 2017 Aug 15 |
| Peculiarity: Galaxy group. | |
| Constellation: Draco | Time & altitude: 22.10 UT 68º |
| Catalogue data: | Seeing (5 high): 4/5 |
| R.A: 17h 27m | Transparency (5 high): 4/5 |
| Dec: +58º 30 | Telescope: 0.5m f4.1 Dob. |
| Magnitude: IC 1258 14.3 IC 1260 15.7 | Eyepiece: 8mm Ethos x260 |
| Galaxy sizes (mins): 0.8 x 0.4 & 0.3 x 0.3 | Filters: None |
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Notes: IC 1259, otherwise known as VV101 is Arp 310, refer to page 138 for separate commentary for that object. IC 1258 was seen and held with DV without difficulty. It appeared somewhat oval, aligned roughly EW. IC 1260 escaped detection initially. It wasn’t until I checked the precise location on a chart that I could identify it. It is desperately small, but once identified, it wasn’t that difficult to pick it out. |
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