NGC3031 (M81)

March 2, 2010



Object Data
Right Ascension (J2000) : 09h 55m 32.9sDeclination (J2000) : +69° 03' 55"
Object Type : GalaxyObject Classification : Sb I-II
Constellation : Ursa MajorObject Size : 26.9' x 14.1'
Visual Magnitude : 7.3Surface Brightness : 13.6
Description : !eB, eL, E 156°, gsvmbMBNCatalogue Notes : Bode's Galaxy
Also Cataloged as : M81, UGC 5318, MCG+12-10-010, h 649, GC 1949, GC 1953, CGCG 333.007, IRAS 09514+6918,
Also Cataloged as : KCPG 218A, PGC 28630



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250mm F/5 Newton
Canon 10D
Baader Coma Corrector + Astronomik CLS filter + UV-IR cut filter
90 min @ 800 ISO (18 subframes of 300 sec stacked),  autoguided
Seeing : 4/5, Temperature : 1°C, Humidity : 95% @ 998 mbar
Local light pollution, rising 93% moon, altitude : 72°
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