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NGC 986
MCG-07-06-015
RA 02:33:35
Dec -39°02.9'
Galaxy |
h: "pB, L, psbM, 3' long, 2' broad;
either Binuclear or more extended on the N.f. side than on the opposite. No
other neb. near it." On a second occassion he called it "B, L, pmE,
vsmbM; 100 arcseconds long, 60 arcseconds broad; Unequally bright and
exhibiting an approach to the Binuclear form." Herschel tentatively
identifies it as Dunlop 519. This object was observed by James Dunlop from
Paramatta, New South Wales, with a 9-inch f/12 telescope. He described it as "a
faint nebula, of an irregular round figure, about 30 arcseconds diameter, north
of a bright small star."
RNGC: S,B,BM,SHORTDIF ARMS.
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 2.3’ x 2.1’, faint outer regions 4’ x 3.2’.
Remarks: very remarkable. vBN 0.25'
Steve Coe, observing with a 13” f/5.6,
notes: “Pretty bright, pretty large, elongated 2 X 1 in PA 30, suddenly
much brighter in the middle at 135X.” |
