Iiro's DeepSky Sketches

Name: NGC 3686	Other name: UGC 6460
RA: 11h 27.7m	DEC: +17° 13'
Constellation: LEO
Type: Galaxy
Magnitude: 11.3
Size: 3.1' x 2.4'
PA: 15°
Surface brightness: 13.4
Classification: SBbc
Description: pB,L,vlE,vgbM,r
Notes: H II 160=H III 28
Observer: Iiro Sairanen
Location: Härskiänsaari, Ruokolahti, Finland
Date: 8/9.4.2007 0:30
Instrument: Newton 457/2280 mm
Magnification: 352x	Filter: -
Field: 12'	Seeing: 3
Background sky: 2	NE lim mag: 6.4
Visuality: II	Height: 40°
Weather: -8°C
Description: A quite tricky complex of hazy details. There is a bright and small core in the center and brighter arcs on the east and west. With averted vision there are also two darker arcs on the north and south side of the core but despite of that I wasn't able to detach a clear spiral structure.
Updated: 24.7.2007 22:29