Herschel 134
NGC 2976

Object Type Galaxy Sc
Constellation Ursa Major
Magnitude 10.1
Size 6.0' x 3.0'


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

Number 134 in the Herschel 400 list is NGC 2976.

NGC 2976 is a rather large, 10.1 magnitude, Sc sprial galaxy in Ursa Major.

Visual Observation Notes.

Large and bright. Centre very very slightly brighter. Quite elongated. Faint star on western edge.
18" f/5 newtonian. 16mm nagler eyepiece. 143x.
Sky View observatory. Zenith limiting magnitude 6.7.