Herschel 147 NGC 3226
Herschel 148 NGC 3227
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Herschel 147 NGC 3266 |
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Herschel 148 NGC 3277
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Object Type
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Galaxy E2
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Object Type
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Galaxy Sb
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Constellation
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Leo
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Constellation
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Leo
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Magnitude
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11.4
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Magnitude
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10.4
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Size
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2.8' x 2.0'
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Size
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4.1' x 3.9'
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Combination of 5, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.
NGC 3226 and NGC 3227 are a pair of interacting galaxies in Leo, of which, NGC 3227 is the larger and brighter..
Visual Observation Notes:- NGC 3226.
Moderate size and brightness. Slightly brighter centre. Fairly circular.
18" f/5 newtonian. 16mm nagler eyepiece. 143x.
Sky View observatory. Zenith limiting magnitude 6.7.
Visual Observation Notes:- NGC 3227.
Larger and brighter than NGC 3226. Slightly brighter centre surrounded by faint elongated haze.
18" f/5 newtonian. 16mm nagler eyepiece. 143x.
Sky View observatory. Zenith limiting magnitude 6.7.