Herschel 185
NGC 3813

Object Type Galaxy Sb
Constellation Ursa Major
Magnitude 11.5
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.

The bright galaxy towards the upper right (north west) is the 15.4 magnitude PGC 36219.

Visual Observation Notes:- NGC 3813.

Moderately large and elongated, with a bright centre. Very faint stars visible at each end of the galaxy.
18" f/5 newtonian. 16mm nagler eyepiece. 143x.
Sky View observatory. Zenith limiting magnitude 6.4. Thin cirrus clouds passing.