Herschel 310
NGC 5846

Object Type Galaxy E0
Constellation Virgo
Magnitude 10.1
Size 4.0' x 3.7'


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

The bright barred spiral galaxy to the left is the magnitude 10.8 NGC 5850, while the smaller and fainter galaxy to the right is the 12.5 magnitude NGC 5845.

Visual Observation Notes:- NGC 5846.

Pair with NGC 5850. Bright. Fairly large with a bright centre. Star just west and a star inside south edge. NGC 5845 also visible in field.
18" f/5 newtonian. 16mm nagler eyepiece. 143x.
Sky View observatory. Zenith limiting magnitude 6.7.