U 388
01:12 to 02:00
-39° to -50°
Eri, For, Phe, Scl
Sep-Jan

FEATURED OBJECTS: ESO244-G017, MCG-07-03-018, ESO244-G031, MCG-07-04-011, NGC 625, NGC 630, NGC 641, ESO245-G005, MCG-07-04-032.

ESO244-G017

RA 01:20:19
Dec -44°07.7'
Galaxy

MCG-07-03-018

RA 01:20:23
Dec -44°07.3'
Galaxy

ESO244-G031

RA 01:30:05
Dec -42°41.1'
Galaxy

MCG-07-04-011

RA 01:30:09
Dec -42°40.5'
Galaxy

NGC 625
MCG-07-04-017
RA 01:35:09
Dec -41°26.7'
Galaxy

h: “B, pL, mE, nearly in the parallel; pmbM.”; “B, mE, gbM, 80 arcseconds.”; “B, L, mE, gbM, 1.25' long.”

Other data: Names: “E297-05”. Inclination: (face-on, in degrees) 66 Total photoelectric blue mag 11.71 Total colour index .56 Logarithm of the angular diameter D25 (arcminutes) 1.76 Blue photographic magnitude 11.64 This galaxy is included in a sample of galaxies with velocity less than 500km/s with respect to the centroid of the Local Group. [Nearby Galaxies. Schmidt K.-H., Priebe A., Boller T. (Astron. Nachr. 314, 371 (1993))]

De Vaucouleurs (1956) “Survey of bright galaxies south of -35° declination”, Mem. Mount Stromlo, No. 13. On photos taken with the 30-inch Reynolds reflector, 20-inch diaphragm: bright inner part 2.4’ x 0.7’, faint outer regions 1’ x 0.8’. Remarks: SBm on edge?

NGC 630
MCG-07-04-020
RA 01:35:46
Dec -39°20.7'
Galaxy

h: “pF, S, R, bM, 15 arcseconds, precedes two stars 11th mag.”

The RNGC (Sulentic and Tifft 1973) notes that this is a galaxy. Their coded description reads 2BOBJS,E+SB).

NGC 641
MCG-07-04-026
RA 01:38:47
Dec -42°31.8'
Galaxy

h: “pB, S, R, gpmbM; the preceding of two.”; “F, S, R.”; “F, S, R, 20 arcseconds.” The other object is NGC 644.

The RNGC (Sulentic and Tifft 1973) notes that this is a galaxy. Their coded description reads E,B,BM.

ESO245-G005

RA 01:45:03
Dec -43°35.9'
Galaxy

MCG-07-04-032
A 143
RA 01:45:05
Dec -43°36.0'
Galaxy

Star Colours

white: Psi Phe, Upsilon Phe, Nu Phe
yellow-white: delta Phe
pale yellow: mu Phe
deep yellow: chi Phe
light orange: gamma Phe