NGC 5846 (UGC 9706) Group Galaxies in Virgo

NGC 5846 is located at: RA 15 hours 07 minutes 07 seconds, Dec +01 degrees 32 minutes 39 seconds

Includes NGC 5839 (UGC 9693) / NGC 5845 (UGC 9700) / NGC 5850 (UGC 9715)

Size: N 5846 = 3.5' x 3.5' includes 1.3' x 1.1' / 0.8' x 0.5' /  4.6' x 4.1' 

Magnitude: N 5846 = 10.0 visual includes 13.7 blue / 12.5 visual / 10.7 visual

Class: N 5846 = E0-1 includes SAB(rs)0^ / E: / SB(r)b 

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, 950 minutes (95 x 10 minute subs), 06/25/26/27/28/29/30/2011; seeing 2.5-3.7 FWHM per CCDStack
Processing:

CCDStack 2.24.4110.20701, Photoshop 7.0
Location:

 Rolling Roof Observatory, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 (+34d 13m 29s -118h 52m 20s)
Notes: NGC 5846 is the centerpiece of this group, but NGC 5850 is the most interesting photographically ... from West to East (right to left) are NGC 5839, NGC 5845, NGC 5846 and NGC 5850. My software (Megastar v5.0.12) lists the little galaxy just under the core of NGC 5846 as NGC 5846A = PGC 53930 = MCG+0-38-26 (0.4'x0.3', mag 13.8, Cl: cE2-3).

From the NGC / IC Project:

Contemporary Visual Observation(s) for NGC 5846
NGC 5846 = UGC 09706 = MCG +00-38-025 = CGCG 020-061 = Ho 694a = LGG 393-003 = 
PGC 53932
15 06 29.3 +01 36 25
V = 10.0;  Size 4.1x3.8;  SB = 13.0

17.5": bright, moderately large, oval 3:2 NNW-SSE, 3'x2', evenly concentrated as 
halo brightens down to a small bright core but no nucleus, fainter halo.  Forms 
a contact pair with N5846A (appears as a mag 13.5 "star") embedded in the 
southern portion of halo 40" from the center!  Brightest in a group with N5850 
10' ESE and N5845 8' WNW.

- by Steve Gottlieb
Contemporary Visual Observation(s) for NGC 5839
NGC 5839 = UGC 09693 = MCG +00-38-023 = CGCG 020-058 = LGG 392-004 = PGC 53865
15 05 27.5 +01 38 05
V = 12.7;  Size 1.3x1.2;  SB = 13.0;  PA = 35d

17.5": fairly faint, fairly small, round, moderate concentration down to a small 
bright core containing a substellar nucleus.  Member of the N5846 group with 
N5845 10' E.

- by Steve Gottlieb

Contemporary Visual Observation(s) for NGC 5845

NGC 5845 = UGC 09700 = MCG +00-38-024 = CGCG 020-059 = LGG 392-006 = PGC 53901
15 06 00.8 +01 38 01
V = 12.5;  Size 0.8x0.5;  SB = 11.5;  PA = 150d

17.5": fairly faint, extremely small, round, very small very bright core, 
extremely compact, about 20" diameter.  Appears like the bright nucleus of a 
galaxy without a halo.  Member of the N5846 group with N5846 8' ESE and N5839 
10' W.

- by Steve Gottlieb
Contemporary Visual Observation(s) for NGC 5850
NGC 5850 = UGC 09715 = MCG +00-39-002 = CGCG 021-006 = PGC 53979
15 07 07.8 +01 32 47
V = 10.8;  Size 4.3x3.7;  SB = 13.6;  PA = 140d

17.5": fairly faint, moderately large, slightly elongated.  Unusual appearance 
as the large bright core dominates the galaxy but there are very faint larger 
extensions (either a bar or arms) very elongated 3:1 WNW-ESE clearly seen with 
averted.  There is a very large difference between the surface brightness of the 
core and these extensions!  Two mag 12 stars lie 2' N.  A mag 11 star 5.5' NW is 
midway between N5850 and N5846 which lies 10' WNW.

- by Steve Gottlieb