Herschel 158
NGC 3395

Object Type Galaxy SBc
Constellation Leo Minor
Magnitude 11.8
Size 2.0' x 1.0'


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

NGC 3395, Herschel number 158, is a member of a pair of interesting galaxies in Leo Minor. The other member of the pair is NGC 3396. NGC 3395 is slightly larger and brighter than NGC 3396.

Visual Observation Notes:- NGC 3395.

Moderate size and and rather faint. Elongated, slightly brighter centre. In contact with NGC 3396. NGC 3395 slightly larger and brighter.
18" f/5 newtonian. 16mm nagler eyepiece. 143x.
Sky View observatory. Zenith limiting magnitude 6.7.