Ok. To get this forum off to a good start I thought this would be a good object. Now I do realize Cygnus isn't in a prime location this time of year but its not every day you get to talk about a galaxy group in the heart of the Milky Way! We needed to get Off the Beaten Path!

UGC 11798
Galaxy group 4-components
Cygnus
21 43 27.0
+43 33 17
15th Mag

I've known about this object for quite some time and always loved seeing it. Its always been a favorite to show others this faint grouping thats so deep in the Milky Way. My most recent observation came on the night of Aug 02/03 of last years Nebraska Star Party. I hadn't seen it in quite some time up that point so it was nice to revisit. Having been the first time they have ever seen it, it definitely impressed some of the others, Tom Miller, John Spack, and Dave Knisely to name a few.

The best view was with 393x using a 8 Ortho. The three brightest components UGC 11798, 11797, 11801 were visible nearly 100% of the time. The fourth, PGC 67244 came and went very fleetingly making an appearance about a 1/3 of the time. . Using a 6 Ortho gave me 525x but it proved to be too much for the conditions.

As a side, UGC 11799 a 14th mag galaxy is located an easy 10' north of 11798 group.

Imagine that! 5 galaxies within 1/2 degree of each other smack dab in the middle of the Milky Way! Cool!

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