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NGC5566 (Galaxy, in Virgo, Est. RaDec 14h20.3m, +03d56' )
Observer: Dave Mitsky (e-mail: djm28@psu.edu, web: http://www.ezonline.com/ash/obs.htm)
Instrument: 17-inch equatorial reflector Location: Harrisburg, PA, USA
Light pollution: moderate Transparency: poor Seeing: fair
Time: Thu Jul 15 03:35:00 1999 UT Obs. no.: 465
Although conditions were far from perfect I was successful in logging two more Herschel 400 galaxies, namely NGC 5566 (at 03:35 UT) and NGC 5576 (at 03:50 UT). NGC 5566 is an edge-on SB spiral that despite its size (5.6'x1.1') and brightness (10.4 magnitude) was seen only as being somewhat round with a slightly bright core. (The neighboring galaxies NGC 5560 and NGC 5569 were not detected.) NGC 5576, a nearby E3 elliptical, was only a small oval glow as one might expect from a 11.7 magnitude galaxy only 1.0'x0.8' in apparent size. The galaxy NGC 5574 was also noticed but NGC 5577 was not. I used magnifications of 118, 202, 249, and 259x on these objects.
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