Herschel 188
NGC 3898
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Object Type
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Galaxy Sb
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Constellation
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Ursa Major
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Magnitude
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10.8
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Size
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4.4' x 2.6'
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Combination of 5, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.
Visual Observation Notes:- NGC 3898.
Moderately large and bright. Rather elongated with a brighter centre. NGC 3888 and NGC 3850 visible in field.
18" f/5 newtonian. 16mm nagler eyepiece. 143x.
Sky View observatory. Zenith limiting magnitude 6.7.