Herschel 176
NGC 3631

Object Type Galaxy Sc
Constellation Ursa Major
Magnitude 101
Size 5.0' x 3.5'


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

Herschel 400 list number 176, is yet another galaxy in Ursa Major. NGC 3631 is a beautiful, multi-armed sprial, classification Sc.

Visual Observation Notes:- NGC 3631.

Very large, circular. Bright centre surrounded by a rather faint halo.
18" f/5 newtonian. 16mm nagler eyepiece. 143x.
Sky View observatory. Zenith limiting magnitude 6.7.