Herschel 163
NGC 3489

Object Type Galaxy SBa
Constellation Leo
Magnitude 10.3
Size 3.6' 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.

NGC 3489, number 163 in the Herschel list, is a bright S0 spiral galaxy in Leo. The small patch to the right (east) is the 17.0 magnitude galaxy, PGC 87258.

Visual Observation Notes:- NGC 3489.

Very bright centre surrounded by a moderately bright haze. Fairly large and somwhat elongated.
18" f/5 newtonian. 16mm nagler eyepiece. 143x.
Sky View observatory. Zenith limiting magnitude 6.7.