March 23, 2012
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| Right Ascension (J2000) : 13h 29m 52.1s | Declination (J2000) : +47º 11' 43" |
| Object Type : Galaxy | Object Classification : Sc I |
| Constellation : Canes Venatici | Object Size : 11.0' x 7.8' |
| Visual Magnitude : 8.5 | Surface Brightness : 13.1 |
| Description : !!!,Great spiral nebula | Catalogue Notes : The Whirlpool Galaxy |
| Also Cataloged as : M 51A, UGC 8493, ARP 85, MCG+08-25-012, h 1622, GC 3572, CGCG 246.008, VV 403, Also Cataloged as : IRAS 13277+4727, PGC 47404 | |
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300mm F/5 Newton QHY10 @ -10°C Baader Coma Corrector + Hutech LPS-P2 filter 180 min (36 subframes of 300 sec stacked), autoguided Seeing : 3/5, Temperature : 5°C, Humidity : 94% @ 1026 mbar Local light pollution, altitude : 72° |