Hi everyone,
The book on Galaxies by Steinicke/Jakiel (Springer) mentions a chain of MCG galaxies in CVn, quite close to M 51. I could not easily find observing reports / mentions of this object on the internet, so I'm wondering if any of you have seen this object. The book cites an observation by Frank Richardsen where all 5 galaxies were spotted in a 20", UGC 8364 being the most difficult.
Data:
Coordinates from Steinicke/Jakiel: RA 13:18.5, Dec +47:12
Galaxy designations (from SIMBAD):
MCG+08-24-102 (b)
MCG+08-24-103 (a)
MCG+08-24-105 (c)
MCG+08-24-104 (d)
UGC 8364 (e)
There is additionally a galaxy without designation at 13:18:50 +47:09:48 in the field (f).
Here's my observation from last night:
MCGChain.png
The numbers indicate difficulty (1 being easiest) and the letters denote the matching against designations listed above.
Hard to tell difficulty between (c) and (d), as they were quite close -- it could have been the other way. Galaxies marked with 'x' were not seen. (e) was only very vaguely sensed with a few distinct flashes, and I would consider it as a threshold observation.
Best magnifications for viewing with 18"/Bortle 2 skies were 200x ~ 290x.
Clear Skies
Regards
Akarsh
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