Iiro's DeepSky Sketches

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Name: Hickson 75
RA: 15h 22m DEC: +21° 10'
Constellation: SER
Type: Compact galaxy group
Magnitude: 14.9
Notes: The brightest galaxy CGCG 135-50
Observer: Iiro Sairanen
Location: Härskiänsaari, Ruokolahti, Finland
Date: 31/1.4.2005 2:10
Instrument: Newton 406/1830 mm
Magnification: 292xFilter: -
Field: 10'Seeing: 2
Background sky: 3NE lim mag: 6.3
Visuality: IVHeight: 46°
Weather: -5°C
Description: One of the most difficult objects which I have ever seen. The brightest nebula consists of PGC 54804 (A, 15.0 mag) and PGC 54803 (B, 15.7 mag), I wasn't able to separate them. Two very faint ''fuzzy stars'' on east are PGC 54824 (D, 16.5 mag) and PGC 54827 (C, 16.5 mag). They were visible less than 10% of time with averted vision. Other members were too faint for me.
Updated: 13.4.2005 19:16