Iiro's DeepSky Sketches

Name: NGC 4625	Other name: IC 3675
RA: 12h 41.9m	DEC: +41° 16'
Constellation: CVN
Type: Galaxy
Magnitude: 12.4
Size: 2.3' x 1.9'
PA: 160°
Surface brightness: 13.8
Classification: SB pec
Description: pF,S,R
Notes: P w NGC 4618 @ 8.3',H II 660
Observer: Iiro Sairanen
Location: Ania, Pirkkala, Finland
Date: 13/14.4.2010 0:10
Instrument: Newton 300/1500 mm
Magnification: 214x	Filter: -
Field: 23'	Seeing: 3
Background sky: 3	NE lim mag: 6.4
Visuality: II	Height: 69°
Weather: -0°C, scattered clouds
Description: At first I didn't believe what I'm seeing. It took a long time to be sure that NGC 4618 is really a some kind of donut. A main core and the brighter area on the south are quite easy to detect but bridges between them required averted vision, center is clearly darker. This has to be a really amazing object with larger scopes.
Updated: 26.4.2010 19:29