Herschel 161
NGC 3432

Object Type Galaxy SB
Constellation Leo Minor
Magnitude 11.7
Size 7.0' x 2.0'


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

Herschel list number 161 is NGC 3432. NGC 3432 appears to be an edge-on spiral that may be highly distorted. The north eastern end of the disk is considerably warped, while to the west of the southern end is a small patch that may be a close dwarf companion.

Visual Observation Notes:- NGC 3432.

Very elongated. Quite bright and easy to see. Very uniformly bright. 3 faint stars visible.
18" f/5 newtonian. 16mm nagler eyepiece. 143x.
Sky View observatory. Zenith limiting magnitude 6.7.