NGC 7625 (Galaxy)
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Also known as: Arp 212
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Right ascension: 23h 21m
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Declination: 17° 17'
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Constellation: Pegasus
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Date/time: 2009.08.20 22:00 UT
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Equipment: 12" f/5 Newtonian
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FoV: 18'
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Magnification and filter(s): 167x
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Seeing: 5/10
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Transparency: 4/5
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Location: Tarján, Hungary
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Observer: Ferenc Lovró
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Description:
This 12m faint face-on galaxy of 1' diametre resembles a globular cluster that cannot be resolved at all. Its core brightens slightly, but apart from this it shows no details at all. At about 7-8' to the East, a 9.7 magnitude star is shining in the FoV. This galaxy is also catalogued in Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies with number 212. SQM reading: 21.03 m/arcsec^2.
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Hi-resolution image: [ reversed sketch | original sketch ]
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