Iiro's DeepSky Sketches

Name: NGC 4874	Other name: UGC 8103
RA: 12h 59.6m	DEC: +27° 58'
Constellation: COM
Type: Galaxy
Magnitude: 11.7
Size: 2.4' x 2.4'
Surface brightness: 13.1
Classification: Elliptical
Description: F,4869 & 4872 p
Notes: SN 1968b,NGC 4889 @ 7.2',2nd Brightest in Coma cluster
Observer: Iiro Sairanen
Location: Härskiänsaari, Ruokolahti, Finland
Date: 6/7.4.2005 0:05
Instrument: Newton 406/1830 mm
Magnification: 215x	Filter: -
Field: 15'	Seeing: 3
Background sky: 3	NE lim mag: 6.6
Visuality: IV	Height: 55°
Weather: -2°C
Description: A very difficult field. There are several galaxies visible with direct vision and even more with averted vision. The brightest galaxy in the middle is a giant elliptical galaxy NGC 4874. In this sketch there are only nine stars sketched and the rest dots are faint galaxies, the most of them was stellar. I confirmed at least following galaxies in this field: IC 3955, IC 3973, IC 3976, IC 3998, IC 3998, NGC 4864, NGC 4867, NGC 4869, NGC 4871, NGC 4872, NGC 4873, NGC 4874, NGC 4875 and NGC 4876.
Updated: 13.4.2005 19:20