Herschel 309
NGC 5746
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Object Type
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Galaxy SBb
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Constellation
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Virgo
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Magnitude
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10.5
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Size
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7.4' x 1.3'
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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 5746.
Very long and thin with a brighter centre. Dark dust lane visible. Very bright star close by. 2 brights stars to the north.
18" f/5 newtonian. 16mm nagler eyepiece. 143x.
Sky View observatory. Zenith limiting magnitude 6.7.