Zone 118, Master Map +34°00' Normal View Zone Master, Normal View, 10 deg FOV Canes Venatici e c +32°00' Coma Berenices +30°00' The Mice Ursa Major γ d Leo +26°00' f +28°00' The Box 13h 00m 12h 48m 12h 36m 12h 24m 12h 12m 12h 00m Zone 118, Map 1 Normal Image +35°00' Sky charts generated by TheSky Software; used by permission of Software Bisque Inc. Hough 536 +34°00' Popovic 57 Canes Venatici NGC 4203 +33°00' NGC 4395 h2600 Coma Berenices Kustner 101 Espin 2470 STF 1615 h844 Bur 918 STF 1653 Kustner 102 NGC 4062 +32°00' NGC 3995 +31°00' NGC 4359 NGC 4414 NGC 4150 LDS 4215 NGC 4314 12h 30m 12h 25m 12h 20m NGC 4136 NGC 4253 12h 15m 12h 10m 12h 05m 12h 00m Zone 118, Map 1 Mirror Image +35°00' Sky charts generated by TheSky Software; used by permission of Software Bisque Inc. Hough 536 +34°00' Popovic 57 Canes Venatici h2600 NGC 4203 Coma Berenices Kustner 101 Espin 2470 +33°00' NGC 4395 STF 1615 +32°00' h844 NGC 3986 NGC 4062 Kustner 102 +31°00' NGC 4359 NGC 4414 NGC 4150 LDS 4215 NGC 4136 NGC 4253 12h 00m 12h 05m 12h 10m 12h 15m 12h 20m NGC 4314 12h 25m 12h 30m Zone 118, Map 2 Normal Image NGC 4136 NGC 4314 NGC 4253 NGC 4274 Bur 1324 NGC 4310 NGC 4245 NGC 4278 NGC 4169 The Box +29°00' LDS 4215 +30°00' Sky charts generated by TheSky Software; used by permission of Software Bisque Inc. NGC 4134 OS 245 NGC 4448 Ursa Major γ Gamma Com NGC 4104 NGC 4251 Coma Berenices L +28°00' NGC 4185 STF 1643 STF 1633 h513 Mellotte 111 17 Com NGC 4494 12 Com h517 STF 1639 NGC 4022 12h 30m 12h 25m 12h 20m 12h 15m 12h 10m 12h 05m 12h 00m +26°00' STF 1651 +27°00' NGC 4393 Zone 118, Map 2 Mirror Image NGC 4136 LDS 4215 NGC 4314 NGC 4253 NGC 4245NGC 4274 Bur 1324 NGC 4278 NGC 4310 NGC 4169 The Box +29°00' NGC 4134 +30°00' Sky charts generated by TheSky Software; used by permission of Software Bisque Inc. OS 245 NGC 4448 Ursa Major NGC 4008 γ NGC 4251 NGC 4104 Gamma Com Leo +28°00' NGC 4185 h513 STF 1643 Mellotte 111 h517 17 Com 12 Com STF 1639 NGC 4022 12h 00m 12h 05m 12h 10m 12h 15m 12h 20m 12h 25m 12h 30m +26°00' STF 1633 +27°00' NGC 4393 Zone 118, Map 3 Normal Image +35°00' Sky charts generated by TheSky Software; used by permission of Software Bisque Inc. NGC 4861 +34°00' STF 1675 +33°00' STF 1672 Scheiner 533 NGC 4656 STF 1653 h524 +31°00' Canes Venatici LDS 1325 The Mice STF 1696 13h 00m 12h 55m +32°00' NGC 4631 NGC 4525 12h 50m 12h 45m 12h 40m 12h 35m 12h 30m Zone 118, Map 3 Mirror Image NGC 4861 Popovic 57 +35°00' Sky charts generated by TheSky Software; used by permission of Software Bisque Inc. +34°00' STF 1675 +33°00' STF 1672 NGC 4656 STF 1653 +32°00' NGC 4631 Scheiner 533 +31°00' h524 LDS 1325 The Mice STF 1696 NGC 4525 LDS 4215 12h 30m 12h 35m 12h 40m 12h 45m 12h 50m 12h 55m 13h 00m Zone 118, Map 4 Normal Image +30°00' Sky charts generated by TheSky Software; used by permission of Software Bisque Inc. +29°00' Bur 1324 NGC 4793 NGC 4889 NGC 4921 +28°00' NGC 4841A NGC 4559 30 Com Espin 439 STF 1700 NGC 4692 NGC 4670 Espin 438 +26°00' STF 1651 NGC 4565 NGC 4494 STF 1684 rej NGC 4725 13h 00m 12h 55m 12h 50m 12h 45m 12h 40m 12h 35m +27°00' STF 1699 12h 30m Zone 118, Map 4 Mirror Image +30°00' Sky charts generated by TheSky Software; used by permission of Software Bisque Inc. LDS 4215 +29°00' Bur 1324 NGC 4793 NGC 4448 NGC 4559 +28°00' NGC 4841A 30 Com NGC 4692 STF 1700 +26°00' NGC 4565 17 Com Espin 439 NGC 4670 STF 1651 Espin 438 NGC 4494 STF 1684 rej NGC 4725 12h 30m 12h 35m 12h 40m 12h 45m +27°00' STF 1699 12h 50m 12h 55m 13h 00m Zone 118 Index 1 Reference Star, 26 Double Stars, 1 Open Cluster, 31 Galaxies Flamsteed N 12 Com ................................................ 10 17 Com ................................................ 12 NGC 4062 .............................................. 7 NGC 4104 ............................................ 21 NGC 4134 ............................................ 21 NGC 4136 ............................................ 18 NGC 4150 .............................................. 6 NGC 4169 ............................................ 17 NGC 4185 ............................................ 20 NGC 4203 .............................................. 6 NGC 4245 ............................................ 20 NGC 4251 ............................................ 19 NGC 4253 ............................................ 19 NGC 4274 ............................................ 16 NGC 4278 ............................................ 16 NGC 4310 ............................................ 22 NGC 4314 ............................................ 17 NGC 4359 .............................................. 7 NGC 4393 ............................................ 21 NGC 4395 .............................................. 8 NGC 4414 .............................................. 5 NGC 4448 ............................................ 18 NGC 4494 ............................................ 31 NGC 4559 ............................................ 33 NGC 4565 ............................................ 31 NGC 4631 ............................................ 26 NGC 4656 ............................................ 25 NGC 4670 ............................................ 34 NGC 4692 ............................................ 32 NGC 4725 ............................................ 32 NGC 4793 ............................................ 34 B Bur 1324 .............................................. 11 E Espin 438 ............................................. 29 Espin 439 ............................................. 30 G Gamma Com ........................................ 9 H h513 ..................................................... 12 h517 ..................................................... 10 h524 ..................................................... 25 h844 ....................................................... 4 K Kustner 101............................................ 3 Kustner 102............................................ 4 L LDS 1325............................................. 24 LDS 4215............................................. 11 M Melotte 111.......................................... 15 -1- Zone 118 NGC 4841A......................................... 33 NGC 4861............................................ 27 STF 1643.............................................. 13 STF 1651.............................................. 28 STF 1653.............................................. 23 STF 1672.............................................. 22 STF 1675.............................................. 23 STF 1684 rej ........................................ 28 STF 1696.............................................. 24 STF 1699.............................................. 30 STF 1700.............................................. 29 O OS 245 ................................................. 13 S STF 1615 ............................................... 3 STF 1633 ............................................... 9 STF 1639 ............................................. 14 -2- Zone 118 Zone 118, Map 1 Double Stars Easy STF 1615 A 2058; ADS 8470; HD 106365; SAO 62904 Position: 1214+3247 A B Magnitude 6.86 8.81 Separation PA — — 26.9 + 88 - Rating: 2 E Year — 1991 Spectra K2 III F8 V Colors Y dB!! Notes: 1831: 26.1 @ 89. 28 measurements. The stars share a large common proper motion. Observations: C8 at 65x. Webb saw them as Y, yW. Scale model (in which the Sun is the size of a baseball): Diameter: A = 49.5 inches; B = 15.7 inches. Separation: AB = 15.0 miles. Distance (LY): 357 Total luminosity (Suns): 20 Kustner 101 Rating: 4 E HD 104726; SAO 62818 Position: 1204+3304 A B Magnitude 9.19 11.07 Separation PA — — 53.1 + 53 - Year — 1991 Spectra G0 Colors W bW Notes: 1894: 49.3 @ 61. 8 measurements. Hipparcos/Tycho mission data show different distances for these stars (338 and 123 light years); they may be optical. -3- Zone 118 Observations: C8 at 104x. Kustner 102 Rating: 4 E HD 105547; SAO 62862 Position: 1209+3155 A B Magnitude 9.15 10.96 Separation PA — — 62.2 + 338 - Year — 1991 Spectra F2 V Colors W W? Notes: 1894: 60.0 @ 346. 9 measurements. Observations: C8 at 104x. Scale model (in which the Sun is the size of a baseball): Diameter: A = 5.10 inches. Separation: AB = 41.7 miles. Distance (LY): 430 Total luminosity (Suns): 4 h844 Rating: 5 E ADS 8435; HD 105406; SAO 62855 Position: 1208+3227 A B Magnitude 9.41 10.60 Separation PA — — 12.4 + 347 + Notes: 1894: 11.9 @ 327. 3 measurements. Observations: C8 at 104x. -4- Year — 1989 Spectra F8 V Colors W ? Zone 118 Scale model (in which the Sun is the size of a baseball): Diameter: A = 3.60 inches. Separation: AB = 3.85 miles. Distance (LY): 199 Total luminosity (Suns): 0.7 Deep Sky Objects Easy NGC 4414 Rating: 3 E Other Names: UGC 7539; H I 77 Astronomical League Program: Herschel 400 Club Position: 1226+3113 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 12.8 Class: SA(rs)c? II-III Dimensions: 3' x 1.5' Magnitude: 10.3 PA: 155 Notes: Member of the Coma Berenices I Cloud. This galaxy produced supernova 1974G. Observations: C8 at 65x. Bright NW-SE streak with a sharp nucleus. Three nice field stars form a flattened triangle a little to the north. Model (where the Sun is a baseball): Its diameter would be 17 million miles. Distance (LY): 62,000,000 Radial velocity (km/sec): +718 Luminosity (suns): 23,000,000,000 -5- Zone 118 Moderate NGC 4203 Rating: 3 M Other Names: UGC 7256; H I 175 Astronomical League Program: Herschel 400 Club Position: 1215+3312 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 13.4 Class: SAB0-: Dimensions: 2' x 2' Magnitude: 11.7 PA: 10 Notes: Member of the Coma Berenices I Cloud. Observations: C8 at 65x. Round, with starlike nucleus. An 8m star is 3 min NW and a 10m one about 4 min NE. Model (where the Sun is a baseball): Its diameter would be 13 million miles. Distance (LY): 68,000,000 Radial velocity (km/sec): +1,009 Luminosity (suns): 7,600,000,000 NGC 4150 Rating: 5 M Other Names: UGC 7165; H I 73 Astronomical League Program: Herschel 400 Club Position: 1211+3024 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 12.7 Class: SA(r)0o? Dimensions: 2.5' x 2' Magnitude: 12.6 PA: 147 Observations: C8 at 65x. Small and starlike. The axis runs SE-NW. A 9m star (SAO 62870) lies 6 min W. Model (where the Sun is a baseball): Its diameter would be 7.5 million miles. -6- Zone 118 Distance (LY): 32,000,000 Radial velocity (km/sec): +235 Luminosity (suns): 800,000,000 Difficult NGC 4062 Rating: 5 D Other Names: UGC 7045; H I 174 Astronomical League Program: Herschel II Club Position: 1204+3154 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 13.3 Class: SA(s)c Dimensions: 3' x 1' Magnitude: 12.2 PA: 100 Observations: C8 at 65x. Very faint, with an E-W axis. C11 at 98x. Mottled ellipse with a fairly brighter core. Distance (LY): 32,000,000 Radial velocity (km/sec): +769 Total luminosity (Suns): 1,100,000,000 NGC 4359 Rating: 5 D Other Names: H III 648; UGC 7483 Astronomical League Program: Herschel II Club Position: 1224+3132 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 13.7 Class: SB(rs)c? Dimensions: 3.6' x 1.0' Magnitude: 12.7 PA: 108 Observations: C8 at 104x. It showed up as a very faint and somewhat fuzzy star with no detectable details. C11 at 98x. A faint, featureless streak without much of a nucleus. Radial velocity (km/sec): +1,253 -7- Zone 118 NGC 4395 Rating: 5 D Other Names: UGC 7524; H V 29 Astronomical League Program: Herschel II Club Position: 1226+3333 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 15.6 Class: SA(s)m: IV Dimensions: 10' x 8' Magnitude: 11.0 PA: 147 Notes: Member of the Canes Ventatici I Cloud. Observations: C8 at 65x. Very faint. Round, with sharp nucleus. Higher powers makes the view worse. C11 at 98x. Very large and very, very faint with either a starlike nucleus or a very faint foreground star in the line of sight. Model (where the Sun is a baseball): Its diameter would be 11 million miles. Distance (LY): 12,000,000 Radial velocity (km/sec): +319 Luminosity (suns): 500,000,000 -8- Zone 118 Zone 118, Map 2 Reference Star Gamma Com (15 Com; HD 108381; SAO 82313) Position: 1227+2816 Mag : 4.34 Spectrum : K2 III Color : Y Assumed distance: 170 light years Assumed luminosity (suns): 43 Notes: This star is an infra-red source. Double Stars Easy STF 1633 Rating: 1 E ADS 8519; SAO 82253 Position: 1221+2703 A B Magnitude 6.32 7.10 Separation PA — — 9.0 + 245 + Year — 1994 Spectra Colors G0 W F3 V+F3 V W Notes: 1820: 8.0 @ 242. 80 measurements. The stars share a large common proper motion. Observations: C8 at 65x. Webb said it was "very pretty, solitary." Scale model (in which the Sun is the size of a baseball): Diameter: A = 15.0 inches; B = 11.4 inches. Separation: AB = 4.22 miles. Distance (LY): 301 Total luminosity (Suns): 32 -9- Zone 118 12 Com Sh 143; ADS 8530; HD 107700; SAO 82273 Position: 1223+2550 A B C Magnitude 4.81 11.80 8.55 Separation — 35.7 + 65.3 - PA — 55 + 167 = Rating: 3 E Year — 1935 1972 Spectra G0 III Colors Y No W Notes: AB 1904: 35 @ 54. 4 measurements. AC 1822: 66.1 @ 167. 29 measurements. Star A is a spectroscopic binary with a 396.49 day period. The orbital period is 250 years. All of the companions are optical. However, the stars share common proper motion. Observations: C8 at 65x. Webb saw them as Y, rW; Franks saw L. Scale model (in which the Sun is the size of a baseball): Diameter: A = 32.4 inches. Separation: AB = 15.3 miles; AC = 27.9 miles. Distance (LY): 274 Total luminosity (Suns): 72 h517 Position: 1221+2546 A B Magnitude 9.05 13.46 Rating: 4 E Separation PA — — 19.9 241 - Year — 1989 Notes: 1906: 20.6 @ 252. 3 measurements. Observations: C8 at 104x. There are two 8.6m stars in the moderate field. - 10 - Spectra G0 Colors W W Zone 118 Scale model (in which the Sun is the size of a baseball): Diameter: A = 18.0 inches. Separation: AB = 7.45 miles. Distance (LY): 240 Total luminosity (Suns): 1.05 LDS 4215 Position: 1229+2957 A B Magnitude 10.59 11.08 Rating: 4 E Separation PA — — 101.8 247 = Year — 1993 Spectra Colors W W Notes: 1902: 104.5 @ 247. 6 measurements. Observations: C11 at 115x. Distance (LY): 70 Total luminosity (Suns): 0.035 Bur 1324 Rating: 4 E ADS 8570 Position: 1230+2930 A B C Magnitude 9.36 10.64 9.50 Separation — 2.5 = 73.8 + PA — 226 + 1 =? Year — 1991 1981 Notes: AB 1904: 2.5 @ 223. 20 measurements. AC 1896: 70.0 @ 181. 12 measurements. Quadrant reversal? Observations: C8 at 104x. - 11 - Spectra G5 Colors W No W Zone 118 h513 Rating: 5 E HD 104206; SAO 82093 Position: 1200+2602 A B Magnitude 9.28 10.18 Separation PA — — 21.9 + 253 = Year — 1991 Spectra G5 Colors yW B Notes: 1880: 21.6 @ 253. 8 measurements. Observations: C8 at 104x. Scale model (in which the Sun is the size of a baseball): Diameter: A = 20.9 inches. Separation: AB = 13.0 miles. Distance (LY): 380 Total luminosity (Suns): 3 17 Com Rating: 5 E AI Com; Bur 1080 (C); SI 21; ADS 8568; HD 108662; SAO 82330 Position: 1229+2554 A B C BC Magnitude 5.29 6.63 13.7 Separation PA — — 145.2 250 1.8 = 156 - Year — 1991 1987 1898 Spectra A0 A3 Colors W W No Notes: Star B is a spectroscopic binary. The primary is a chromium-europium-strontium star and twice as large as the Sun. It is a Zeta CVn variable. 1836: 145 @ 251. 18 measurements. AC 1 measurement. BC 1889: 1.8 @ 157. 2 measurements. - 12 - Zone 118 Observations: C8 at 65x. It was resolved in the spotter! Scale model (in which the Sun is the size of a baseball): Diameter: A = 5.00 inches; B = 6.73 inches. Separation: AB = 61.2 miles. Distance (LY): 270 Total luminosity (Suns): 52 Moderate OS 245 Rating: 4 M ADS 8501; HD 106887; SAO 82219 Position: 1218+2856 A B Magnitude 5.71 10.20 Separation PA — — 8.6 + 285 + Year — 1998 Spectra A4m Colors W ? Notes: 1843: 7.4 @ 278. 17 measurements. This is star #47 of Melotte 111 (Coma Berenices). Observations: C8 at 65x. Scale model (in which the Sun is the size of a baseball): Diameter: A = 6.39 inches. Separation: AB = 2.33 miles. Distance (LY): 174 Total luminosity (Suns): 12.8 STF 1643 Rating: 5 M ADS 8553; SAO 82315 Position: 1227+2702 A B Magnitude 8.24 8.68 Separation PA — — 2.7 + 8 -! - 13 - Year — 1999 Spectra K2 V Colors Y Y Zone 118 Notes: 1830: 2.0 @ 71. Over 100 measurements. The orbit takes 2,200 years. Observations: C8 at 697x. Scale model (in which the Sun is the size of a baseball): Diameter: A = 2.10 inches. Separation: AB = 1,954 feet. Distance (LY): 90 Total luminosity (Suns): 0.43 Difficult STF 1639 Rating: 4 D ADS 8539; HD 108007; SAO 82293 Position: 1224+2535 A B C Magnitude 6.76 7.91 11.40 Separation — 1.8 + 90.6 PA — 328 +! 160 Year — 1999 1952 Spectra F0 V A5 V Colors W O ? Notes: AB 1827: 1.3 @ 291. Over 100 measurements. The orbit takes 678 or more years (Aller, 1951), semi-major axis of 1.30", motion is retrograde. The primary rotates at 148 kps. This is star number 109 of Melotte 111 (Coma Berenices). AC 1 measurement. Observations: C8 at 697x. Some observers report both as W (including Webb). Scale model (in which the Sun is the size of a baseball): Diameter: A = 5.70 inches; B = 7.50 inches. Separation: AB = 4,699 feet; AC = 45.1 miles. Distance (LY): 319 Total luminosity (Suns): 28.22 - 14 - Zone 118 Deep Sky Objects Easy Melotte 111 Rating: 3 E Other Names: Coma Berenices Astronomical League Program: Urban Deep Sky Club, Binocular Deep Sky Club Position: 1225+2600 Type: Oc Dimensions: 5o Class: II 3p Cluster population: 80 Magnitude: 4.4 Notes: It is only 400 million years old, and the brightest stars are all A and F types (the brightest of which is 50 times brighter than the Sun and just beginning to leave the Main Sequence). The density is only 1 star per 10 cubic parsecs, the bottom limit for open clusters. The cluster contains at least 8 known spectroscopic binaries, but no giants yet. It was named for Queen Berenice II of Egypt, wife of Ptolemy III (246-221 BC), who vowed to sacrifice her luxuriant hair if her husband returned safely from war. He did, and she did. To honor her integrity and sacrifice, the gods put her hair on permanent display in the heavens. Before Berenice's day, however, the Arabs considered this area to be part of Leo and thought of it as the tuft of hair at the end of the lion's tail. Observations: C8 at 10x. It looks pretty nice in the spotter scope! Model (where the Sun is a baseball): Its diameter would be 7,040 miles, with its stars 822 miles apart. Distance (LY): 250 Luminosity (suns): 85 - 15 - Zone 118 Moderate NGC 4274 Rating: 3 M Other Names: UGC 7377; H I 75 Astronomical League Program: Herschel 400 Club Position: 1220+2937 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 13.3 Class: (R)SB(r)ab II-III Dimensions: 5' x 1' Magnitude: 10.4 PA: 102 Notes: Member of the Coma Berenices I Cloud. This galaxy produced supernova 1999ev (type II). Observations: C8 at 65x. Long (E-W axis) and thin, and featureless. It shares the field with NGC 4283 and 4278. (These two are interacting and may appear as one in your scope.) 4274 has a diffuse nucleus and a hint of a dust lane along the southern edge. Distance (LY): 31,000,000 Radial velocity (km/sec): +758 Total luminosity (Suns): 5,300,000,000 NGC 4278 Rating: 3 M Other Names: UGC 7386; H I 90 Astronomical League Program: Herschel 400 Club Position: 1220+2917 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 12.7 Class: E1 Dimensions: 3.5' Magnitude: 10.2 Notes: This is a Seyfert galaxy and member of the Coma Berenices I Cloud. Observations: C8 at 65x. Bright starlike nucleus inside a dim oval. Otherwise, featureless. NGC 4274 lies to the N; this galaxy is the brighter of the two. Model (where the Sun is a baseball): Its diameter would be 8.5 million miles. - 16 - Zone 118 Distance (LY): 26,000,000 Radial velocity (k/s): +649 Luminosity (suns): 4,500,000,000 NGC 4169 Rating: 4 M Other Names: H III 358; UGC 7202 Astronomical League Program: Herschel II Club Position: 1212+2911 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 12.6 Class: S0 Dimensions: 1.8' x 0.9' Magnitude: 12.2 PA: 153 Observations: C8 at 83x. It has a stellar nucleus with a very soft halo. C11 at 98x. It resembles a squashed fuzzy star just S of the large but faint streak of NGC 4173. Radial velocity (km/sec): +3,784 NGC 4314 Rating: 4 M Other Names: UGC 7443; H I 76 Astronomical League Program: Herschel 400 Club Position: 1223+2953 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 13.5 Class: SB(rs)a Dimensions: 2' x 1' Magnitude: 11.6 Observations: C8 at 65x. A bright nucleus with soft halo. It is elongated NW-SE. Also NGC 4278 and 4283 lie in the field. (These last two are so close together that they appeared to merge. They lie to the W of 4314.) A 9m star lies 15 min N. Distance (LY): 38,000,000 Radial velocity (km/sec): +880 Total luminosity (Suns): 2,600,000,000 - 17 - Zone 118 NGC 4448 Rating: 4 M Other Names: UGC 7591; H I 91 Astronomical League Program: Herschel 400 Club Position: 1228+2837 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 12.7 Class: SB(r)ab II Dimensions: 3' x 1' Magnitude: 11.7 PA: 94 Notes: This is a Seyfert galaxy. Observations: C8 at 65x. It helps to get Gamma Com (25 min SW) out of the field first. The axis runs E to W, but the galaxy yields no details. Distance (LY): 30,000,000 Radial velocity (km/sec): +687 Total luminosity (Suns): 1,500,000,000 NGC 4136 Rating: 5 M Other Names: UGC 7134; H II 321 Astronomical League Program: Herschel II Club Position: 1209+2956 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 13.7 Class: SAB(r)c II Dimensions: 4 'x 4 ' Magnitude: 12.1 Notes: This galaxy produced supernova 1941C (type II). Observations: C8 at 65x. It is large, roundish, and in a bleak field. C11 at 98x. Fairly round and with very low surface brightness, at higher powers (193x and up) it gets splotchy. Fairly sharp nucleus. Distance (LY): 19,000,000 Radial velocity (km/sec): +433 Total luminosity (Suns): 500,000,000 - 18 - Zone 118 NGC 4251 Rating: 5 M Other Names: UGC 7338; H I 89 Astronomical League Program: Herschel 400 Club Position: 1218+2810 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 12.8 Class: SB0? sp Dimensions: 2' x 1' Magnitude: 11.3 PA: 100 Notes: This galaxy is a member of the Canes Venatici I Cloud. Observations: C8 at 65x. Starlike with E-W halo. The field is strewn with very faint stars, including a 10m one about 5 min SE. The 6m star 9 Com lies 15 min SE. Distance (LY): 43,000,000 Radial velocity (km/sec): +998 Total luminosity (Suns): 4,400,000,000 NGC 4253 Rating: 5 M Other Names: H III 702; UGC 7344 Position: 1219+2949 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 12.5 Class: (R’)SB(s)a: Dimensions: 0.9' x 0.9' Magnitude: 13.1 Notes: This is a Seyfert galaxy. Observations: C8 at 104x. I saw a fuzzy nucleus without a halo. Model (where the Sun is a baseball): Its diameter would be 22 million miles. Distance (LY): 260,000,000 Radial velocity (km/sec): +3,876 Luminosity (suns): 30,500,000,000 - 19 - Zone 118 Difficult NGC 4185 Rating: 4 D Other Names: H II 373; UGC 7225 Astronomical League Program: Herschel II Club Position: 1213+2831 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 13.8 Class: Sbc Dimensions: 2.9' x 2.2' Magnitude: 12.1 PA: 165 Notes: This galaxy produced supernova 1982C (type Ia). Observations: C8 at 83x. A large and very faint galaxy with either a stellar core or an intervening foreground star. C11 at 98x. Moderate in size, with low surface brightness. Stellar core with ultrafaint halo. Radial velocity (km/sec): +3,904 NGC 4245 Rating: 4 D Other Names: UGC 7328; H I 74 Astronomical League Program: Herschel 400 Club Position: 1218+2936 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 13.7 Class: SB(r)0/a: Dimensions: 1.5' x 1' Magnitude: 12.3 Observations: C8 at 65x. Dim, and amid a chain of very faint (10m-11m) stars. The nucleus is starlike. Distance (LY): 38,000,000 Radial velocity (km/sec): +882 Total luminosity (Suns): 1,400,000,000 - 20 - Zone 118 NGC 4393 Rating: 4 D Other Names: IC 3329, IC3323; H III 361 Position: 1226+2734 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 14.3 Class: SABd Dimensions: 3.5' x 3.0' Magnitude: 12.1 PA: 0 Observations: C8 at 104x. It had a hazy, round nucleus with no halo. Radial velocity (km/sec): +755 NGC 4104 Rating: 5 D Other Names: H II 370; UGC 7099 Position: 1207+2811 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 13.5 Class: S0 Dimensions: 2.6' x 1.5' Magnitude: 12.1 PA: 35 Observations: C8 at 83x. Stellar nucleus, no halo. Radial velocity (km/sec): +8,453 NGC 4134 Rating: 5 D Other Names: H II 371; UGC 7130 Position: 1209+2911 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 13.1 Class: Sb Dimensions: 2.3' x 0.8' Magnitude: 12.8 PA: 150 Observations: C8 at 83x. It displayed a NW-SE oval with no details. Very faint. Radial velocity (km/sec): +3,826 - 21 - Zone 118 NGC 4310 Rating: 5 D Other Names: NGC 4338; H II 378 Astronomical League Program: Herschel II Club Position: 1222+2912 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 13.0 Class: (R')SAB(r)0? Dimensions: 2.1' x 1.1' Magnitude: 12.2 PA: 128 Observations: C11 at 140x. Very, very faint and uniform-- not much brighter in the middle. It is oval (NW to SE). Radial velocity (k/s): +913 Zone 118, Map 3 Double Stars Easy STF 1672 Rating: 3 E ADS 8638; HD 110534; SAO 63149 Position: 1243+3349 A B Magnitude 8.62 9.87 Separation PA — — 4.2 = 313 - Notes: 1832: 4.2 @ 314. 24 measurements. Observations: C11 at 115x. - 22 - Year — 1998 Spectra F5 V Colors W B Zone 118 Scale model (in which the Sun is the size of a baseball): Diameter: A = 4.35 inches. Separation: AB = 4.85 miles. Distance (LY): 740 Total luminosity (Suns): 21 STF 1653 Rating: 4 E ADS 8595; HD 109269; SAO 63059 Position: 1233+3203 A B Magnitude 8.91 9.04 Separation PA — — 7.8 = 342 - Year — 1996 Spectra F3 V F3 V Colors W W Notes: 1831: 7.8 @ 343. 31 measurements. The stars share common proper motion. Observations: C8 at 65x. Scale model (in which the Sun is the size of a baseball): Diameter: A = 4.80 inches; B = 12.9 inches. Separation: AB = 4.00 miles. Distance (LY): 330 Total luminosity (Suns): 4 STF 1675 Rating: 4 E HD 110814; SAO 63170 Position: 1245+3425 A B Magnitude 9.62 10.22 Separation PA — — 29.9 4- Year — 1991 Spectra G8 III Colors Y W Notes: 1831: 31.1 @ 10. 18 measurements. The stars show similar proper motions. Observations: C8 at 104x. The field vaguely resembles a miniature Cygnus. - 23 - Zone 118 Scale model (in which the Sun is the size of a baseball): Diameter: A = 43.5 inches. Separation: AB = 4.00 miles. Distance (LY): 86 Total luminosity (Suns): 0.15 Moderate STF 1696 Rating: 4 M ADS 8716; SAO 63265 Position: 1257+3022 A B Magnitude 8.64 8.76 Separation PA — — 3.5 204 + Year — 1997 Spectra F5 V Colors W W Notes: 1832: 3.6 @ 203. 36 measurements. Observations: C8 at 280x. Scale model (in which the Sun is the size of a baseball): Diameter: A = 4.35 inches. Separation: AB = 6.00 miles. Distance (LY): 1,100 Total luminosity (Suns): 52 LDS 1325 Rating: 5 M SAO 63079 Position: 1235+3103 A B Magnitude 9.78 11.37 Separation PA — — 144.0 135 Notes: 1 measurement. - 24 - Year — 1960 Spectra Colors W bW Zone 118 Observations: C8 at 104x. Too wide. Distance (LY): 490 Total luminosity (Suns): 2.25 h524 Position: 1253+3155 A B Magnitude 10.17 12.41 Rating: 5 M Separation PA — — 20.8 + 112 + Year — 1991 Spectra Colors W ? Notes: 1893: 18.5 @ 110. 6 measurements. Observations: C11 at 115x. Deep Sky Objects Easy NGC 4656 Rating: 4 E Other Names: The Hook Galaxy; UGC 7907; H I 176 Astronomical League Program: Herschel 400 Club Position: 1244+3210 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 14.8 Class: SB(s)m pec IV Dimensions: 20' x 2' Magnitude: 11.0 PA: 33 Notes: Member of the Canes Venatici II Cloud, it was discovered by William Herschel in 1787. NGC 4656 is a large spiral galaxy, which is significantly distorted by the interaction with its large neighbor NGC 4631. Rich field telescopes and large binoculars show both galaxies in the same field. The bright knot on the East of this galaxy has been assigned the separate NGC number NGC 4657 (as William Herschel had cataloged it separately as H I.177); some sources say this is a companion to the galaxy. Beyond the knot, this - 25 - Zone 118 galaxy "curves up" as a result of distortion. A bridge of hydrogene gas is connecting both galaxies. [Source: http://www.seds.org/messier/xtra/ngc/n4656.html] Observations: C8 at 65x. It offers a hint of a N-S streak, and brighter at the center. It looks a little mottled at high powers. The N end has the hint of a hook. Steve Coe, using an 18" light bucket, thinks it looks like an airplane wing. Others call it "the hockey stick galaxy." This galaxy merges with 4657 (apparently what I saw as a hook). A faint star lies 7 min NE. Model (where the Sun is a baseball): Its diameter would be 56 million miles. Distance (LY): 30,000,000 Radial velocity (km/sec): +742 Luminosity (suns): 3,000,000,000 Moderate NGC 4631 Rating: 3 M Other Names: H V 42; UGC 7865; H IV 42 Astronomical League Program: Caldwell Club, Herschel 400 Club Position: 1242+3232 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 13.3 Class: SB(s)d III Dimensions: 12' x 1' Magnitude: 9.7 PA: 86 Notes: Member of the Canes Venatici II Cloud. Discovered by William Herschel in 1787. NGC 4631 is a huge edge-on spiral galaxy, which is apparently distorted by its small elliptical companion, NGC 4627. This pair has been included in Arp's Catalog of Peculiar Galaxies as Arp 281. Rich field telescopes show it in one field with its large, heavily distorted companion, NGC 4656; this galaxy seems to have interacted massively with NGC 4631: there's a bridge of hydrogene gas connecting both galaxies. The name Herring Galaxy (or Nebula) is given in the interstellarum Deep Sky magazine (No. 3, May-July 1995), the name "Whale Galaxy" occurs in the Thompson & Bryan Supernova Search Charts series. [Source: http://www.seds.org/messier/xtra/ngc/n4631.html] - 26 - Zone 118 Observations: C8 at 65x. It is a bright E-W streak with a bright center, but no details, other than some mottling. The west end is a little larger than the east one. A faint star (13m) lies on the N side just above the nucleus. Model (where the Sun is a baseball): Its diameter would be 34 million miles. Distance (LY): 59,000,000 Radial velocity (km/sec): +611 Luminosity (suns): 36,000,000,000 Difficult NGC 4861 Rating: 5 D Other Names: UGC 8098, IC3961; H IV 30 Position: 1259+3452 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 14.2 Class: SB(s)m: Dimensions: 3' x 1' Magnitude: 12.8 PA: 15 Observations: C8 at 65x. Small and faint, it forms a triangle with two 7m stars. Its axis runs N-S. Model (where the Sun is a baseball): Its diameter would be 15.5 million miles. Distance (LY): 55,000,000 Radial velocity (km/sec): +829 Luminosity (suns): 1,800,000,000 - 27 - Zone 118 Zone 118, Map 4 Double Stars Easy STF 1651 Rating: 3 E ADS 8586; HD 109054; SAO 82357 Position: 1232+2701 A B Magnitude 8.65 10.07 Separation PA — — 6.9 + 214 - Year — 1991 Spectra G5 Colors Y rO Notes: 1830: 6.6 @ 218. 31 measurements. May be optical because Hipparcos gives different distances (148 and 413 light years). Observations: C11 at 98x. STF 1684 rej Rating: 4 E HD 111842; SAO 82539 Position: 1252+2541 A B Magnitude 7.35 10.40 Separation PA — — 31.1 + 269 + Year — 1999 Spectra K4 III Notes: 1905: 29.2 @ 268. 3 measurements. Observations: C8 at 104x. It lies at the N end of a nice group of 8m-10m stars. Scale model (in which the Sun is the size of a baseball): Diameter: A = 53.4 inches. Separation: AB = 70.9 miles. Distance (LY): 1,460 Total luminosity (Suns): 222 - 28 - Colors yO ? Zone 118 STF 1700 Rating: 4 E ADS 8722; SAO 82593 Position: 1259+2707 A B Magnitude 8.60 10.22 Separation PA — — 7.4 + 84 + Year — 1991 Spectra G5 Colors W R Notes: 1831: 7.1 @ 83. 18 measures. Observations: C8 at 104x. Moderate Espin 438 Rating: 5 M ADS 8640; HD 110571; SAO 82452 Position: 1243+2555 A B Magnitude 8.80 12.16 Separation PA — — 5.8 + 280 - Year — 1991 Notes: 1907: 5.0 @ 281. 3 measurements. Observations: C11 at 115x. Scale model (in which the Sun is the size of a baseball): Diameter: A = 2.85 inches. Separation: AB = 68.7 miles. Distance (LY): 7,590 Total luminosity (Suns): 1,460 - 29 - Spectra G9 IV Colors Y ? Zone 118 Espin 439 Rating: 5 M ADS 8686; HD 111782 Position: 1252+2714 A B Magnitude 9.30 10.17 Separation PA — — 2.2 + 66 + Year — 1991 Spectra F5 Colors W W Notes: 1907: 2.1 @ 63. 17 measurements. Observations: C11 at 339x. Scale model (in which the Sun is the size of a baseball): Diameter: A = 14.1 inches. Separation: AB = 3.22 miles. Distance (LY): 940 Total luminosity (Suns): 19 Difficult STF 1699 Rating: 5 D ADS 8721; HD 112753; SAO 82592 Position: 1259+2728 A B Magnitude 8.82 8.82 Separation PA — — 1.6 + 8+ Notes: 1830: 1.5 @ 1. 73 measurements. Observations: C8 at 697x. - 30 - Year — 1998 Spectra G5 V Colors W W? Zone 118 Deep Sky Objects Easy NGC 4494 Rating: 3 E Other Names: UGC 7662; H I 83 Astronomical League Program: Herschel 400 Club Position: 1231+2547 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 12.9 Class: E1 Dimensions: 5' x 4' Magnitude: 9.9 Observations: C8 at 65x. It shows a bright nucleus, and is very round. It also has a faint halo. It lies 5 min SW of an 8m star. Distance (LY): 56,000,000 Radial velocity (km/sec): +1,318 Total luminosity (Suns): 27,000,000,000 NGC 4565 Rating: 3 E Other Names: UGC 7772; H V 24 Astronomical League Program: Caldwell Club, Herschel 400 Club Position: 1236+2559 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 12.9 Class: SA(s)b? sp I Dimensions: 15' x 1' Magnitude: 10.5 PA: 136 Notes: It is 125,000 light years in diameter and a radio source as well as a Seyfert galaxy. It is a member of the Coma Berenices I Cloud. William Herschel discovered it in 1785. Observations: C8 at 65x. A NNW-SSE spindle, with a dust lane and starlike nucleus at high power. Steve Coe describes this galaxy as looking like the classical "flying saucer". I think this is a great description! The great Australian amateur E. J. Hartung said he could trace it out to 12 min x 1 min in a 30cm scope. A faint star lies about 1 minNW of the center. - 31 - Zone 118 Model (where the Sun is a baseball): Its diameter would be 44 million miles. Distance (LY): 31,000,000 Radial velocity (km/sec): +1,213 Luminosity (suns): 4,800,000,000 NGC 4725 Rating: 3 E Other Names: UGC 7989; H I 84 Astronomical League Program: Herschel 400 Club Position: 1250+2530 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 14.1 Class: SAB(r)ab pec II Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 Magnitude: 10.5 PA: 35 Notes: The heart of the Coma Cluster of galaxies lies 3o NE of here. Member of the Coma Berenices I Cloud. This galaxy produced supernova 1940B (type IIp), 1969H (type I), and 1999gs. Observations: C8 at 65x. Large and bright, with a very prominent nucleus and NE-SW axis. Radial velocity (km/sec): +1,108 Moderate NGC 4692 Rating: M Other Names: IC823; H II 381; UGC 7967 Position: 1248+2714 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 12.5 Class: E+ Dimensions: 1.1' x 1.0' Observations: C8 at 104x. A star lies 78 sec SW. Radial velocity (km/sec): +8,006 - 32 - Magnitude: 12.6 Zone 118 NGC 4559 Rating: 3 M Other Names: UGC 7766; H I 92 Astronomical League Program: Caldwell Club, Herschel 400 Club Position: 1236+2758 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 14.3 Class: SAB(rs)cd II-III Dimensions: 10' x 2' Magnitude: 10.5 PA: 150 Notes: This galaxy produced supernova SN 1941a (type II). Observations: C8 at 65x. Spindly (NW-SE) and grainy at high power. On the S end are three very faint stars, and on the N end lies a 10m star. Model (where the Sun is a baseball): Its diameter would be 33 million miles. Distance (LY): 35,000,000 Radial velocity (km/sec): +853 Luminosity (suns): 6,000,000,000 NGC 4841A Rating: 4 M Position: 1258+2829 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 13.8 Class: S0 Dimensions: 2' x 2' Magnitude: 11.5 Observations: C8 at 83x. It has a stellar nucleus with very faint halo, and lies 5 min NE of a 10m star. - 33 - Zone 118 Difficult NGC 4793 Rating: 4 D Other Names: H I 93; UGC 8033 Position: 1255+2856 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 13.3 Class: SAB(rs)c III Dimensions: 2' x 1' Magnitude: 11.7 PA: 50 Observations: C8 at 65x. Averted vision is a big help in revealing the small, bright nucleus. Model (where the Sun is a baseball): Its diameter would be 30 million miles. Distance (LY): 160,000,000 Radial velocity (km/sec): +2,544 Luminosity (suns): 42,000,000,000 NGC 4670 Rating: 5 D Other Names: UGC 7930; H III 328 Position: 1245+2708 Type: Gal Surface brightness: 13.3 Class: SB(s)0/a pec Dimensions: 48" x 30" Magnitude: 12.7 PA: 90 Observations: C8 at 65x. Very faint and fuzzy star. High powers work well, but show no details. It is 16 min S of 7.8m SAO 82471. Radial velocity (km/sec): +1,069 - 34 - Zone 118 Zone 118 Mini-Catalog Double Stars Designation Position Rating Map STF 1633 1221+2703 1E 2 STF 1615 1214+3247 2E 1 12 Com 1223+2550 3E 2 STF 1651 1232+2701 3E 4 STF 1672 1243+3349 3E 3 Kustner 101 1204+3304 4E 1 Kustner 102 1209+3155 4E 1 h517 1221+2546 4E 2 LDS 4215 1229+2957 4E 2 Bur 1324 1230+2930 4E 2 STF 1653 1233+3203 4E 3 STF 1675 1245+3425 4E 3 STF 1684 rej 1252+2541 4E 4 STF 1700 1259+2707 4E 4 h513 1200+2602 5E 2 h844 1208+3227 5E 1 17 Com 1229+2554 5E 2 OS 245 1218+2856 4M 2 STF 1696 1257+3022 4M 3 STF 1643 1227+2702 5M 2 LDS 1325 1235+3103 5M 3 Espin 438 1243+2555 5M 4 Component A B A B A B C A B A B A B A B A B A B A B C A B A B A B A B A B A B A B C BC A B A B A B A B A B - 35 - Mag 6.32 7.10 6.86 8.81 4.81 11.80 8.55 8.65 10.07 8.62 9.87 9.19 11.07 9.15 10.96 9.05 13.46 10.59 11.08 9.36 10.64 9.50 8.91 9.04 9.62 10.22 7.35 10.40 8.60 10.22 9.28 10.18 9.41 10.60 5.29 6.63 13.70 5.71 10.20 8.64 8.76 8.24 8.68 9.78 11.37 8.80 12.16 Separation — 9.0 + — 26.9 + — 35.7 + 65.3 — 6.9 + — 4.2 = — 53.1 + — 62.2 + — 19.9 — 101.8 — 2.5 = 73.8 + — 7.8 = — 29.9 — 31.1 + — 7.4 + — 21.9 + — 12.4 + — 145.2 - PA — 245 + — 88 — 55 + 65.3 — 214 — 313 — 53 — 338 — 241 — 247 = — 226 + 73.8 + — 342 — 4— 269 + — 84 + — 253 = — 347 + — 250 - 1.8 = — 8.6 + — 3.5 — 2.7 + — 144.0 — 5.8 + 156 — 285 + — 204 + — 8 -! — 135 — 280 - Zone 118 Designation Position Rating Map Espin 439 1252+2714 5M 4 h524 1253+3155 5M 3 STF 1639 1224+2535 4D 2 STF 1699 1259+2728 5D 4 Component A B A B A B C A B Mag 9.30 10.17 10.17 12.41 6.76 7.91 11.40 8.82 8.82 Separation — 2.2 + — 20.8 + — 1.8 + 90.6 — 1.6 + PA — 66 + — 112 + — 328 +! 90.6 — 8+ Deep Sky Objects Object Melotte 111 NGC 4414 NGC 4494 NGC 4565 NGC 4725 NGC 4656 NGC 4692 NGC 4203 NGC 4274 NGC 4278 NGC 4559 NGC 4631 NGC 4169 NGC 4314 NGC 4448 NGC 4841A NGC 4136 NGC 4150 NGC 4251 NGC 4253 NGC 4185 NGC 4245 NGC 4393 NGC 4793 NGC 4062 NGC 4104 NGC 4134 NGC 4310 NGC 4359 NGC 4395 NGC 4670 NGC 4861 Position 1225+2600 1226+3113 1231+2547 1236+2559 1250+2530 1244+3210 1248+2714 1215+3312 1220+2937 1220+2917 1236+2758 1242+3232 1212+2911 1223+2953 1228+2837 1258+2829 1209+2956 1211+3024 1218+2810 1219+2949 1213+2831 1218+2936 1226+2734 1255+2856 1204+3154 1207+2811 1209+2911 1222+2912 1224+3132 1226+3333 1245+2708 1259+3452 Rating 3E 3E 3E 3E 3E 4E M 3M 3M 3M 3M 3M 4M 4M 4M 4M 5M 5M 5M 5M 4D 4D 4D 4D 5D 5D 5D 5D 5D 5D 5D 5D Map 2 1 4 4 4 3 4 1 2 2 4 3 2 2 2 4 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 4 1 2 2 2 1 1 4 3 Specifications Surface Type Mag Br Oc (II 3p) 4.4 Gal (SA(rs)c? II-III) 10.3 12.8 Gal (E1) 9.9 12.9 Gal (SA(s)b? sp I) 10.5 12.9 Gal (SAB(r)ab pec II) 10.5 14.1 Gal (SB(s)m pec IV) 11.0 14.8 Gal (E) 12.6 12.5 Gal (SAB0-:) 11.7 13.4 Gal ((R)SB(r)ab II-III) 10.4 13.3 Gal (E1) 10.2 12.7 Gal (SAB(rs)cd II-III) 10.5 14.3 Gal (SB(s)d III) 9.7 13.3 Gal (S0) 12.2 12.6 Gal (SB(rs)a) 11.6 13.5 Gal (SB(r)ab II) 11.7 12.7 Gal (S0) 11.5 13.8 Gal (SAB(r)c II) 12.1 13.7 Gal (SA(r)0?) 12.6 12.7 Gal (SB0? sp) 11.3 12.8 Gal (SB) 13.1 12.5 Gal (Sc) 12.1 13.8 Gal (SB(r)0/a:) 12.3 13.7 Gal (SABd) 12.1 14.3 Gal (SAB(rs)c III) 11.7 13.3 Gal (SA(s)c) 12.2 13.3 Gal (S0) 12.1 13.5 Gal (Sb) 12.8 13.1 Gal ((R')SAB(r)0?) 12.2 13.0 Gal (SB(rs)c?) 12.7 13.7 Gal (SA(s)m: IV) 11.0 15.6 Gal (SB(s)0/a pec) 12.7 13.3 Gal (SB(s)m:) 12.8 14.2 - 36 - Population 80