Pt 3 ...
x185 27' TF
IC 5086 Galaxy *
RA: 21h 08m 32.1s Dec: -29° 46' 08"
Mag: 13.8 (B) S.B.: 12.7 B-V: +0.95 Size: 1.5'x1.4' Class: SA0-
P.A.: 39 Inclination: --- R.V.: +5953 Source: RC3 *
This is a quite small round eg that forms a small I tri with a couple of mag 13.5 *s to the ESE and SSE about 4' away. Round, 50" diameter grows evenly and mod to the centre where there is a very faint stellaring.
x185 27' TF
IC 5065 Galaxy *
RA: 20h 51m 45.9s Dec: -29° 50' 49"
Mag: 14.6 (B) S.B.: --- B-V: +0.92 Size: 1.8'x1.0' Class: SB0: pec
P.A.: 139 Inclination: --- R.V.: +9800 Source: RC3 *
This eg is found almost due S by about 4' from a distracting 7th mag * which is quite distracting. Almost *ar, 20" diameter, a small patch of fuzz of reasonable SB dominated at the centre apparently by a faint mag 15.5 *ar nucleus.
And that was the end for Microscopium. I’ve seen everything this constellation has to offer down to 15th magnitude. Will I ever return to this small desert?
And on to Aquarius …
x185 27' TF
NGC 7239 Galaxy *
RA: 22h 15m 01.4s Dec: -05° 03' 11"
Mag: 14.8 S.B.: --- B-V: --- Size: 1.0'x0.6' Class: SAB0-
P.A.: 63 Inclination: --- R.V.: --- Source: RC3 *
Took a while to pick up it is a very small, quite faint and very diffuse looking little eg. Maybe 30" diameter, round and a slight central brightening and an occasional hint of a stellaring at centre.
x185 27' TF
IC 1437 Galaxy *
RA: 22h 15m 45.0s Dec: +02° 03' 57"
Mag: 14.5 (P) S.B.: --- B-V: --- Size: 1.1'x1.0' Class: (R')SA(r)0/a
P.A.: 66 Inclination: 1 R.V.: +8911 Source: RC3 *
This eg is found midway between a couple of mag 11 *s that are aligned SE - NW. The eg is fairly small, round and mod faint 40-50" diameter and rises mod and evenly to centre where there is a small mod brighter zone but no real nucleus.
x185 27' TF
IC 1438 Galaxy *
RA: 22h 16m 29.5s Dec: -21° 25' 55"
Mag: 12.6 (P) S.B.: --- B-V: --- Size: 2.4'x2.0' Class: (R')SAB(rs)a:
P.A.: 115 Inclination: --- R.V.: +2616 Source: RC3 *
IC 1439 Galaxy *
RA: 22h 16m 40.2s Dec: -21° 29' 08"
Mag: 14.6 (P) S.B.: --- B-V: --- Size: 1.3'x0.8' Class: (R)SB(rs)a:
P.A.: 35 Inclination: --- R.V.: +9634 Source: RC3
ESO 602-3 Multi-Galaxy Sys *
RA: 22h 16m 50.7s Dec: -21° 15' 03"
Mag: 14.7 (B) S.B.: 14.5 B-V: +0.41 Size: 2.1'x0.6' Class: IB(s)m:
P.A.: 90 Inclination: --- R.V.: +2571 Source: RC3 *
The dominant one of these is -38 which is no worse than mod faint, obvious in the ep and seems to have a quite bright core. Outer halo seems roughly round but it has a faint bar through it in PA 90 that is weakly brighter than the halo. At centre is a considerably brighter small but non-stellar nucleus. Seems 1.75' -2' diameter.
-39 is a few arc-mins to the SE and is a somewhat fainter round diffuse patch but does not seem to have any core zone or nucleus.. About 50” diameter.
ESO 602-3 is 10' NNE and is found not far from a mag 12/13 pair. Elong in PA 90, very LSB 1.5' to 1.75' long and about 10" across brightening broadly and slightly across the axis and weakly to centre. No evidence of core or nucleus.
An image here show the three of them:
http://stdatu.stsci.edu/cgi-bin/dss_...e&fov=NONE&v3=
x185 27' TF
IC 1440 Galaxy *
RA: 22h 16m 33.2s Dec: -16° 00' 58"
Mag: 15.5 S.B.: --- B-V: --- Size: 1.3'x0.3' Class: E?
P.A.: 73 Inclination: --- R.V.: --- Source: PGC *
This eg is almost pointed at from the W by a mags 10 & 11 stars -- not too hard to see. Small, elong in PA 90 spindle shaped halo 40" x 10" rising slightly to the axis and slightly to centre where there is an occasionally visible threshold stellaring.
x185 27' TF
IC 1443 Galaxy *
RA: 22h 19m 03.6s Dec: -20° 56' 21"
Mag: 13.5 (P) S.B.: --- B-V: --- Size: 1.4'x1.1' Class: E2:
P.A.: 50 Inclination: --- R.V.: --- Source: RC3 *
This is a fairly small non-descript e that is no worse than mod faint. Not hard to see. Probably slightly elong in about PA 60 growing mod and broadly to centre where there is a small round not well defined zone - core/nucleus that is mod brighter.
x185 27'
NGC 7246 (IC 5198 -- see NGC/IC project) Galaxy *
RA: 22h 17m 42.7s Dec: -15° 34' 15"
Mag: 15.4 S.B.: --- B-V: --- Size: 1.8'x1.0' Class: (R)SA(r)a:
P.A.: 154 Inclination: --- R.V.: --- Source: RC3 *
From The NGC/IC project:
IC 5198 = NGC 7246. Malcolm Thomson has sorted this one out. Bigourdan made several errors in his search for N7246 (which is just where the Herschels saw it), the first of which was to search half a degree too far south. Thus, his not finding N7246 is not surprising.
Casting about the area, however, he came across two other objects, one of which (IC 5194, which see) does not exist. He has eight measurements of the other (I5198) with respect to two "anonymous" stars. Unfortunately, neither of his comparison stars is where he says they are: 10 seconds preceding, 21.5 arcmin north; and 17 seconds following, 15.5 arcmin north of BD -16 6057. Malcolm noticed, however, that there are stars matching Bigourdan's estimated magnitudes (9-10 and 11.5, respectively) at the same RA offsets but at 27.5 arcmin and 24.5 arcmin north of the BD star. Applying Bigourdan's measurements of IC 5198 to these stars points to within an arcsecond of NGC 7246. The identity is thus sure, but the errors (6 and 9 arcmin) are unusual.
- Dr. Harold G. Corwin, Jr.
This eg is found just to the W of a small tri of mag 11/12 *s as a pretty LSB good sized oval haze in PA 0 1.5' x 30" almost reaching the closest star of that tri. Reasonable SB grows broadly and slightly to centre where there is a whiff of a faint/threshold stellar nucleus.
x185 27'
NGC 7247 Galaxy *
RA: 22h 17m 41.2s Dec: -23° 43' 49"
Mag: 13.4 (P) S.B.: --- B-V: --- Size: 1.4'x0.8'
Class: SB(s)b: P.A.: 174 Inclination: --- R.V.: +2456 Source: RC3 *
This eg is found only 2' to the SE of a mag 9/11 pair sep by 20" -odd. Seems to be round, lowish but reasonable SB. Fairly consistent SB halo grows weakly and broadly to centre with no evidence of zones, core or nucleus.
x185 27'
NGC 7251 Galaxy *
RA: 22h 20m 27.1s Dec: -15° 46' 24"
Mag: 12.6 S.B.: --- B-V: --- Size: 1.9'x1.6' Class: (R')SA(rs)a?
P.A.: 47 Inclination: --- R.V.: --- Source: RC3 *
MCG -3-57-1 PGC 68593 Galaxy *
RA: 22h 20m 13.0s Dec: -15° 56' 53"
Mag: 14.0 S.B.: --- B-V: --- Size: 1.4'x0.6' Class: (R')SB(r)b?
P.A.: 76 Inclination: --- R.V.: --- Source: RC3 *
This is a mod bright eg in a field of scattered stars. It has lowish SB but not too bad. Looks like a face on spiral, round 1.5' diameter with a broad slight concentration to the centre without evidence of zones, core or nucleus.
MCG-3-57-1 is 10' SSW of -51 is of lower SB and somewhat elong in PA 90. Seems about 1.25' x 15" oval shaped very LSB halo brightening weakly to centre with no core or nucleus.
x185 27'
NGC 7260 (NGC 7257) Galaxy *
RA: 22h 22m 36.5s Dec: -04° 07' 14"
Mag: 13.7 S.B.: --- B-V: --- Size: 1.8'x1.3' Class: SAB(rs)bc
P.A.: 19 Inclination: --- R.V.: --- Source: RC3 *
This is a quite small eg in a pretty blank field. Seems slightly elong in PA 01.25' x 1 with diffuse edges to the halo. Broad weak concentration to the centre with a weakly brighter small central zone.
x185 27'
NGC 7266 Mkn 910 Galaxy *
RA: 22h 23m 59.0s Dec: -04° 04' 23"
Mag: 14.8 S.B.: --- B-V: --- Size: 0.9'x0.7' Class: Sa
P.A.: 79 Inclination: --- R.V.: +4870 Source: PGC *
This is a very small e in a pretty barren field. Very tiny. 20" x 10" in about PA 90 lowish SB growing broadly and slightly to the centre without apparent nucleus. It forms a small flat tri with a couple of mag 10.5 to 11 *s to its N and NE by about 13 & 6' away respectively. Occasionally you get a whiff of a sub-stellar nucleus at threshold.
x185 27'
NGC 7256 (NGC 7254) Galaxy *
RA: 22h 22m 36.1s Dec: -21° 44' 12"
Mag: 13.9 (P) S.B.: --- B-V: --- Size: 1.3'x0.6' Class: SBb?
P.A.: 122 Inclination: --- R.V.: --- Source: RC3 *
This eg is found to the SE of a bright and distracting 4th mag * 17'' to the NW. It is a lowish SB slightly oval halo about 40" x 30" in PA 90 growing broadly and slightly to the centre without apparent core or nucleus. There is a mag 15.5* involved just on the N flank above centre.
Pt 4 to follow ...