NGC 3486 (UGC 6079) Galaxy in Leo Minor
Located at: RA 11 hours 00 minutes 24 seconds, Dec +28 degrees 58 minutes 29 seconds
Size: 7.1' x 5.2'; Magnitude: 11.1 blue; Class: SAB(r)c
North is up
West to the right
| Telescope: |
8" f5 Newtonian reflector |
| Camera: |
ST-8XME, self-guided, binned 1x1, temp -20c, camera control MaxIm DL 4.56 |
| Image: |
Lumicon Red filter, 490 minutes (49 x 10 minute subs), 05/11/12/13/15/2009; seeing 2.1-3.2 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: |
From the
NGC / IC Project: Contemporary Visual Observation(s) for NGC 3486 NGC 3486 = UGC 06079 = MCG +05-26-032 = CGCG 155-041 = PGC 33166 11 00 23.8 +28 58 30 V = 10.5; Size 7.1x5.2; SB = 14.3; PA = 80d 13.1": fairly bright, large, slightly elongated E-W, 4'x3', diffuse outer halo with a brighter core. Located 15' SW of mag 7.9 SAO 81621. - by Steve Gottlieb |