Combination of 5, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.
| Object Type | Galaxy SBc |
| Constellation | Camelopardus |
| Magnitude | 10.9 |
| Size | 4.5' x 3.0' |
Number 62 in the Herschel 400 list is NGC 1961. NGC 1961 is a magnitude 10.9, spiral galaxy in Camelopardus. Of the other galaxies in the field, the brightest is the edge-on spiral, PGC 17692, located to the lower left (south east) of NGC 1961. At magnitude 15.0, this would be an interesting challenge for visual observers.