Observation by Alan Thomas: Arp 106 in Coma Berenices

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Alan Thomas

Observer

Alan Thomas

Observed

2025 Jun 07 - 22:07

Uploaded

2025 Jun 28 - 15:06

Objects

NGC4211
UGC 7287

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Constellation

Coma Berenices

Field centre

RA: 12^h15^m
Dec: +28°10'
Position angle: -1°51'

Field size

0°19' × 0°19'

Equipment

PlaneWave 61cm f/6.5 Corrected Dall-Kirkham Astrograph
FLI ProLine KAF-16803 CCD camera 10Micron
GM4000 robotic German equatorial mount

Exposure

90sec.

Location

Observatorio del Teide, Tenerife

Target name

Arp 106 in Coma Berenices

Title

Arp 106 in Coma Berenices

About this image

Arp 106 consists of two faint interacting lenticular galaxies, NGC 4211 (mag. 14) and PGC 39195 (mag. 15). In this PIRATE image, the faint tail of the lower galaxy can just be seen. These galaxies lie at a distance of c.321million ly. They were discovered by Edouard Stephan in April 1881 using the 31" Foucault reflector at Marseille Observatory.

To lower left is a spiral galaxy, PGC 39281. A number of other faint unidentified galaxies can also be seen.

The bright star is HD 106678, a mag. 8.3 yellow star.

Files associated with this observation

NGC4211 PIRATEv3image-jpeg-i.jpeg (1.1 MB)

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