NGC 3190 (UGC 5559) group (Hickson 44) Galaxies in Leo

NGC 3190 is located at: RA 10 hours 18 minutes 06 seconds, Dec +21 degrees 49 minutes 57 seconds

NGC 3190 is; Size: 4.4' x 1.2'; Magnitude: 12.1 blue: Class: SA(s)a pec sp

North is up

West to the right

Telescope:

 8" f5 Newtonian reflector

Camera:

  ST-8XME, self-guided, binned 1x1, temp -15 & -20c, camera control MaxIm DL 4.56
Image:

Lumicon Red filter, 600 minutes (60 x 10 minute subs), 04/19/21/22/25/2009; seeing 2.3-3.5 FWHM per CCDStack
Processing:

CCDStack 1.6.0.2, Photoshop 7.0
Location:

 Rolling Roof Observatory, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 (+34d 13m 29s -118h 52m 20s)
Notes: Another field of objects that is a little small for my focal length (1000mm) ... This Hickson galaxy group is centered on NGC 3190, and includes NGC 3193 (UGC 5562) (2'x2', mag 11.8b, Cl: E2) to the NE (upper left), NGC 3187 (UGC 5556) (3.6'x1.6', mag 13.4v, Cl: SB(s)c pec) to the NW (upper right) and NGC 3185 (UGC 5554) (2.3'x1.5', mag 13.0b, Cl: (R)SB(r)a) to the SSW (lower right).

From the NGC / IC Project:

Contemporary Visual Observation(s) for NGC 3190
NGC 3190 = UGC 05559 = MCG +04-24-026 = CGCG 123-037 = Arp 316 = VV 307 = HCG 
44a = LGG 194-003 = N3189 = PGC 30083
10 18 05.7 +21 49 57
V = 11.1;  Size 4.4x1.5;  SB = 13.1;  PA = 125d

17.5": bright, edge-on NW-SE, stellar nucleus, fairly large.  Brightest in HCG 
44 with N3187 4.9' NW, N3193 5.8' NE and N3185 11' SW.  Two bright stars are in 
the field; mag 7.8 SAO 81276 8.3' NNW and mag 9.0 SAO 81279 6.5' NE.

13": bright, small bright nucleus, elongated NW-SE, brightest in group.  Two mag 
8 stars are in the field.

- by Steve Gottlieb
Contemporary Visual Observation(s) for NGC 3193
NGC 3193 = UGC 05562 = MCG +04-24-027 = CGCG 123-038 = Arp 316 = VV 307 = HCG 
44b = PGC 30099
10 18 25.0 +21 53 37
V = 10.9;  Size 3.0x2.7;  SB = 13.1

17.5": bright, small, round, stellar nucleus, second brightest in N3190 group.  
Located just 1.3' S of mag 9.0 SAO 81279.  Third of three with N3190 5.8' SW and 
N3187 8.8' WSW.

13": bright, small bright nucleus, small, round.  A mag 9 star is just 1' N.

8": faint, small, round.

- by Steve Gottlieb

Contemporary Visual Observation(s) for NGC 3187

NGC 3187 = UGC 05556 = MCG +04-24-025 = CGCG 123-036 = Arp 316 = VV 307 = HCG 
44d = PGC 30068
10 17 47.8 +21 52 25
V = 13.4;  Size 3.0x1.3;  SB = 14.7

17.5": faint, small, edge-on NW-SE.  A mag 14 star is off the SW side 1.1' from 
center and a similar star is 1.3' SSE.  Unusual as the major axis is exactly 
collinear with the brighter edge-on N3190 4.9' SE.  Located 6.3' SSW of mag 7.8 
SAO 81276 and 8.8' WSW of N3193.

13": very faint, elongated NW-SE.  Located 5' NW N3190.  A mag 8 star 6' NNE 
detracts.

8": not seen.

- by Steve Gottlieb

Contemporary Visual Observation(s) for NGC 3185

NGC 3185 = UGC 05554 = MCG +04-24-024 = CGCG 123-034 = HCG 44c = PGC 30059
10 17 38.5 +21 41 18
V = 12.2;  Size 2.3x1.6;  SB = 13.4;  PA = 130d

17.5": fairly faint, increases to a brighter core, diffuse halo elongated NW-SE.  
A mag 14 star is just off the west edge 0.7' from center and a similar star is 
1.4' SW of center.  Member of the N3190 group = HCG 44.

13": fairly faint, gradually brighter core.

8": faint, fairly small, elongated.

- by Steve Gottlieb