
Hershel 400 Objects in Canes Venatici
| Abbreviations in the CON column are the IAU versions. |
| The column TYPE has following abbreviations: |
| OPNCL = open cluster |
PLNNB = planetary nebula |
GLOCL = globular cluster |
CL+NB = open cluster and nebulosity |
BRTNB = bright emission or reflection nebula |
| Hubble Classification for galaxies or GALXY where no
classification existed. |
| In the Herschel Column
the Classes are: |
| I = Bright Nebulae |
III = Very Faint Nebulae |
V = Very Large
Nebulae |
VII = Pretty Much Compressed
Clusters of Large or Small Stars |
| II = Faint Nebulae |
IV = Planetary Nebulae |
VI = Very Compressed and Rich Clusters
of Stars |
VIII = Coarsely Scattered
Clusters of Stars |
| NGC_# |
Con |
Type |
RA_2000 |
Declination |
Mag |
Size |
Hershel_# |
Observation Notes |
| 4111 |
CVN |
GALXY |
12 07.1 |
+43 05 |
11.4 |
4.3'X0.8' |
H I 195 |
Bright, pretty large, much elongated 3 X 1 in
PA 165X, very bright middle with a bright nucleus. Has a companion
to the East. This edge on galaxy is razor thin at 135X. |
| 4143 |
CVN |
GALXY |
12 09.7 |
+42 33 |
12.0 |
2.9'X1.8' |
H IV 54 |
Pretty bright, pretty large, much brigther in
the middle, elongated 2 X 1 in PA 165 at 100X. |
| 4151 |
CVN |
GALXY |
12 10.6 |
+39 25 |
11.2 |
7.0'X6.0' |
H I 165 |
Pretty faint, Large, much brighter in the middle
with an almost stellar nucleus, this round, face on galaxy has a low
surface brightness at 135X and averted vision helps it quite a bit.
There is an elongated companion to the north. |
| 4214 |
CVN |
Ir |
12 15.7 |
+36 20 |
10.3 |
11'X9.0' |
H I 95 |
Bright, pretty large, round, very much brighter
in the middle with a bright nucleus at 100X. At 165X, it is unusual
to see this round galaxy has an elongated nucleus at PA 45 degrees. |
| 4258 |
CVN |
Sb |
12 18.9 |
+47 19 |
9.6 |
22.0'X9.0' |
H V 43 |
Very bright, very large, very, very bright middle
with an almost stellar nucleus. It is very much elongated 3 X 1 in
PA 165. AT 135X this lovely galaxy sparkles with mottling. |
| 4346 |
CVN |
GALXY |
12 23.4 |
+47 00 |
12.3 |
3.2'X1.3' |
H I 210 |
Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter in
the middle and elongated 2 X 1 in PA 90 degrees at 100X. |
| 4449 |
CVN |
Ir |
12 28.2 |
+44 06 |
10.0 |
6.0'X4.5' |
H I 213 |
Bright, pretty large, elongated 2 X 1 in PA
45, little brighter in the middle with several stars involved. At
135X this irregular galaxy is very mottled. |
| 4485 |
CVN |
Ir |
12 30.5 |
+41 43 |
12.4 |
3.0'X2.5' |
H I 197 |
Pretty bright, pretty small, elongated 1.5 X
1 in PA 20, I never saw a connecting bridge to 4490. |
| 4490 |
CVN |
GALXY |
12 30.6 |
+41 39 |
10.1 |
7.0'X3.5' |
H I 198 |
Pretty bright, large, very much elongated 2.5
X 1 in PA 135, brighter middle at 100X. |
| 4618 |
CVN |
GALXY |
12 41.5 |
+41 10 |
11.5 |
4.5'X3.5' |
H I 178 |
Pretty bright, pretty large, much brighter in
the middle and elongated 2 X 1 in PA 30 at 100X. |
| 4631 |
CVN |
GALXY |
12 42.1 |
+32 33 |
9.8 |
17.0'X3.5' |
H V 42 |
Very bright, very large, very much elongated
6 X 1 in PA 90, bright middle. At 100X this very mottled galaxy is
a rather bizarre shape that members of the Saguaro Astronomy Club
call "The Slug". It is just visible in the 11 X 80. |
| 4656 |
CVN |
GALXY |
12 43.9 |
+32 11 |
10.6 |
22.0'X3.0' |
H I 176 |
Bright, Large, very much elongated in PA 30,
NGC 4657 is superimposed on the North end and makes this strange galaxy
look like a hockey stick. |
| 4800 |
CVN |
GALXY |
12 54.5 |
+46 32 |
12.0 |
1.7'X1.2' |
H I 211 |
Bright, pretty small, very bright middle, little
elongated 1.2 X 1 in PA 0. This object has a very high surface brightness. |
| 5005 |
CVN |
Sb- II |
13 11.0 |
+37 03 |
10.6 |
6.3'X3.0' |
H I 96 |
Bright, Large, much elongated 4 X 1 in PA 60.
At 165X there is a nice dust lane and a somewhat elongated core with
a stellar nucleus. |
| 5033 |
CVN |
Sb |
13 13.5 |
+36 36 |
10.9 |
11.5'X5.5' |
H I 97 |
Bright, large, very much elongated 4 X 1 in
PA 0, with a bright, stellar nucleus and mottle arms at 135X. |
| 5195 |
CVN |
P |
13 30.1 |
+47 16 |
10.6 |
7'X5' |
H I 186 |
Pretty bright, pretty large, Irregularly round
and much brighter in the middle at 135X. On the best of nights the
connecting bridge to M51 is obvious and there are several dark markings
across the face of this strange shaped object. |
| 5273 |
CVN |
E1p |
13 42.1 |
+35 38 |
12.7 |
2.8'X2.3' |
H I 98 |
Pretty faint, Pretty large, somewhat brighter
middle, round, this low surface brightness galaxy is helped a lot
by averted vision. There is a tough companion to the Southeast. |
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