Object: M84 & M86 (NGC 4374 & 4406) | Date: 2018 May 17 |
Type: Elliptical galaxies | |
Constellation: Virgo | Time & altitude: 22.20 UT 46º |
Catalogue data: | Seeing (5 high): 3/5 |
R.A: 12h 26m | Transparency (5 high): 3/5 |
Dec: 12º 55 | Telescope: 0.5m f4.1 Dob. |
Magnitude 10.1 & 9.8 | Eyepiece 8mm Ethos x260 |
Size (mins) 5 x 4 & 7 x 5 | Filters: None |
Notes: This pair of galaxies is just visible together in the 23 arcmins field of the 8mm Ethos. M84 is very nearly round with a conspicuous core and a faint star just off the W edge. M86 is larger than M84, a 3:2 oval aligned SE-NW. A faint star is just off the E edge. Numerous other galaxies were seen nearby, including two edge-on spirals, beyond the edge of the drawing, one to the N and one to the S. The galaxy in the drawing, lying midway between M84 & M86 and S of them, is NGC 4387 mag 13.0. |