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Originally Posted by nightstalker
It reads ESO-444- G81.. now its clear of the trees and I can get a shot of all of it it looks like M83.. because it is .. the data on both lists mag 7.9  |
The NGC 2000 gives the mag as 7.9 but "THE SKY" gives 8.01.
The galaxy is on number of catalogues here are some.
M83
NGC5236
Dreyer description: Very remarkable! Very bright, very large, extended 55°, extremely abruptly brighter middle nucleus, 3-branched spiral; = M83.
Other ID: ESO444-81
Other ID: MCG-5-32-50
Other ID: UGCA366
Other ID: PGC48082
Magnitude: 8.1
And to think that the NGC was put together to combine all of the catalogues together
