Herschel 285
NGC 4866

Object Type Galaxy Sa
Constellation Virgo
Magnitude 11.1
Size 6.5' x 1.5'


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

The bright irregular galaxy to the right (west) is the 14.9 magnitude PGC 44491. This was not observed visually.

Visual Observation Notes:- NGC 4866.

Moderately bright, fairly long and thin with a wider and brighter centre. Star in western part of the disk.
18" f/5 newtonian. 16mm nagler eyepiece. 143x.
Sky View observatory. Zenith limiting magnitude 6.7.