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Object: ARP 73 ( IC 1222 ) |
Date: 2015 August 9
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| Peculiarity: Spiral: small high surface-brightness companion on arm. | |
| Constellation: Hercules | Time & altitude: 21.55 UT 64º |
| Catalogue data: | Seeing (5 high): 4/5 |
| R.A: 16h 35m | Transparency (5 high): 4/5 |
| Dec: +46º 13 | Telescope: 0.5m f4.1 Dob. |
| Magnitude: 13.5 | Eyepiece: 8mm Ethos x260 |
| Galaxy size (mins): 1.7 x 1.4 | Filters: None. |
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Notes: Evidently a barred spiral galaxy. I can see a circular glow with a definite bar across a diameter. I can’t see any spiral arms off the ends of the bar. Apparently the HSB companion is magnitude 19… |
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