Herschel 121
NGC 2683

Object Type Galaxy Sb
Constellation Lynx
Magnitude 9.7
Size 9.3' x 2.1'


Combination of 5, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.

Number 121 in the Herschel 400 list is NGC 2683. This is a large and bright edge-on spiral galaxy in Lynx.

Visual Observation Notes:- NGC 2683.

Large. Very elongated. Slightly brighter centre.
18" f/5 newtonian. 16mm nagler eyepiece. 143x.
Sky View observatory. Zenith limiting magnitude 6.7.