NGC 5669 (UGC 9353) Galaxy in Bootes
Located at: RA 14 hours 32 minutes 44 seconds, Dec +09 degrees 53 minutes 29 seconds
Size: 4.2' x 3.0'; Magnitude: 12.0 photographic; Class: SAB(rs)cd
North is up
West to the right
| Telescope: |
8" f5 Newtonian reflector |
| Camera: |
ST-8XME, self-guided, binned 1x1, temp -15c, camera control MaxIm DL 4.53 |
| Image: |
Red (Hoya 25A) filter, 250 minutes (25 x 10 minute subs), 07/11/12/13/2006 |
| Processing: |
CCDStack 1.1, Photoshop 7.0 |
| Location: |
Rolling Roof Observatory, Thousand Oaks, California 91360 (+34d 13m 29s -118h 52m 20s) |
| Notes: |
From the NGC / IC Project: Contemporary Visual Observation(s) for NGC 5669 NGC 5669 = UGC 09353 = MCG +02-37-021 = CGCG 075-064 = PGC 51973 14 32 43.9 +09 53 31 V = 11.3; Size 4.0x2.8; SB = 13.8; PA = 50d 17.5": moderately bright, fairly large, elongated 3:2 SW-NE. Broad concentration to a large, slightly brighter core but no nucleus. The core appears offset to the N side. Forms a pair with CGCG 075-063 6.2' WNW. 8": very faint, fairly small, very diffuse, round, even surface brightness. - by Steve Gottlieb |