Rose 16
Canes Venatici
J2000
RA
13 56 25
DEC
+28 31 38
Rose 16 A AKA CGCG 162-31 Mag 14.3 V Type E S0
Rose 16 B AKA CGCG 162-34 MAG 14.8 V Type SA
Rose 16 C AKA CGCG 162-33 MAG 15.5 V Type SD
Rose 16 D AKA CGCG 162-32 MAG 15.6 V Type E S0 AGN
If you are a fan of the Hickson catalog you are going to like this nice chain of four galaxies from the 1977 ApJ paper by James Rose " A Survey of Groups of Galaxies" This is his 16 galaxy group in his catalog and also its the second brightest of all. Dr Rose did his catalog when he was a visiting student at Kitt Peak.
Rose 16 inverted.JPG
Up in the North West of the image in brackets is a nice challenge Object to try for its the 17.1 V MAG Edge on galaxy 2MFGC 11247. If you see this one you will be in the company of very few who have seen this ghostly streak.
SDSS ROSE 16.JPG
If you like this group I highly recommend that you go to my good friend Alvin Huey web site and down load his free observing guide of the Rose Catalog .
http://www.faintfuzzies.com/Download...ngGuides2.html
So the next time you are under a clear dark sky remember ROSE 16 and,
"GIVE IT A GO AND LET US KNOW"
GOOD LUCK AND GREAT VIEWING!
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