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Name: NGC 5139Other name: Omega Centauri
RA: 13h 26.8m DEC: -47° 29'
Constellation: CEN
Type: Globular cluster
Magnitude: 3.7
Size: 36.3'
Classification: VIII
Description: !!!eL,B,eRi,vvC
Notes: Stars mags 11...,finest globular,magnificent object
Observer: Iiro Sairanen
Location: Wicherina, Greenough, Australia
Date: 14/15.1.2010 2:15
Instrument: Newton 254/1200 mm
Magnification: 171xFilter: -
Field: 29'Seeing: 5
Background sky: 1NE lim mag: 7.4
Visuality: IHeight: 41°
Weather: +15°C, windy, moist
Description: Omega Centauri. This is unbelievable! There are several thousands of stars all over the field and only the brightest ones are placed right in the sketch. The cluster is strongly elliptical in NWW-SEE direction and there are several figures visible among the stars. The most eye-catching is a footprint in the middle of the cluster, and it's obvious. The core is very large and doesn't have brighter center at all. The brightest stars are ~11 mag.
Updated: 27.8.2010 23:28