NGC 5473 - 16.3.2023 at 23.30 Ulvila, Kullaa Observation number 113569

Visibility III / V

Juha Ojanperä, Porin Karhunvartijat

NGC 5473 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy was discovered by William Herschel on April 14, 1789. The galaxy is part of a small group of galaxies, the other members of which are NGC 5475 and 5485.

Visually, the galaxy appeared as a small, round hazy patch, with some kind of central brightness standing out in the middle. The visual size of the galaxy is about 1' x 2'.

#Herschel 400

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Additional information

Observation target
- Deep space object
Designation
- NGC 5473
Constellation
- Ursa Major
Field of view
34 arc minutes

Magnification
- 120
Weather
- Selkeää, ei kuuta, lumi maassa, -7C, SQM: 20.41
Galaxies
- Lenticular galaxy
  
  A lenticular galaxy is a type of galaxy intermediate between an elliptical and a spiral galaxy in galaxy morphological classification schemes

Technical information

Telescope: N250/1200, eyepiece: Baader Hyperion 10 mm, visual observation, graphite and pencil drawing for deep sky observation card

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NGC 5473 - 16.3.2023 at 23.30 Ulvila, Kullaa Observation number 113569