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NGC 1291
MCG-07-07-008
RA 03:17:13
Dec -41°06.0'
Galaxy |
Dunlop 487: "a pretty bright round
nebula, about 1.5' diameter, very bright and condensed to the centre, and very
faint at the margin; with a very small star about 1' north, but not involved."
h: vB, R, gmbM, 90", (hazy); globular
cluster, vB, R, first gradually then suddenly very much brighter in the middle;
mottled, but not resolved.
Hartung notes that this galaxy “looks not
unlike a distant unresolved globular cluster; the edges diffuse away gradually
to about 2’ diameter with a small very bright central region . . it is easy
for small apertures.”
Steve Coe, observing with a 13” f/5.6,
notes: “Bright, pretty large, round, much brighter middle at 150X.”
Steve Gottlieb, 17.5-inch: “very bright,
moderately large, large very bright core. A mag 12 star is just off the N end
1.7' from the center. Mag 8 SAO 216239 lies 11' SSW.”; 13-inch: “very
bright, moderately large, round, very bright core, almost stellar nucleus, large
faint halo. A star is very close NW.”
This galaxy is listed in the "Third
Reference Catalogue of Bright Galaxies" as having an outer ring of 8.11
arcminute diameter.
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 3.6’ x 3’, faint outer regions 12’ x 11’.
Remarks: extremely remarkable, vBN 1.1' x 1.0'; bar 3.3' x 1.0'; outer ring 8.2'
x 7.3'
10x50: "very faint.
Seems fainter than NGC 1316. Almost only seen with averted vision. Looks almost
stellar when glimpsed directly. With averted: small glow." (suburban skies)
[DC]
11x80: “In the field
with several 7th magnitude stars. Looks like a bloated, 1 arc-min 9th magnitude
star. Rating: difficult” (suburban skies, seeing average-good); “A 45
arcsecond fuzzy star, with a slightly larger and much fainter halo surrounding
it. Not a casual object.” (exurban skies, seeing 3, transparency 3, sky
darkness 4, lim.mag. at south pole 6.0 (naked eye), 10.7 (binoculars at pole)
Strong SE wind) [AS] |
