Constellation of the Month: February
Leo Minor (The Lion Cub)

by: John Mirtle.
Page last updated: May 3, 2004

Contents
Small Scope Objects    Big Scope Objects    Challenge Objects    Maps    Photos

Small Scope Objects:

Name R.A. Decl. Details
  NGC 3344! 10hr 43.5m +24° 55' A large face-on Sc spiral, difficult for a mag. 9.9 galaxy, due to it's large size - 6.9 x 6.5 arc minutes. (110NGC) and H400
  NGC 3003! 09hr 48.6m +33° 25' An SBc galaxy, nearly edge-on. Mag 11.7, measuring 5.9 x 1.7 arc minutes in size. (110NGC)
  NGC 3432! 10hr 52.5m +36° 37' Another bright edge-on galaxy, mag 11.3. 6.2 x 1.5 arc minutes in size. (110NGC) and H400
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Big Scope Objects:

Name R.A. Decl. Details
  NGC 3277 10hr 33m +28° 31' A compact Sb spiral. 1.9 x 1.6 arc min, mag 12.5. (H400)
  NGC 3486 11hr 01m +28° 59' A nice face-on multi-armed Sc spiral galaxy, but of low surface brightness. 5.5 x 4.2 arc minutes across.
  NGC 3395 and
NGC 3396		 10hr 49m +32° 59' An interacting pair of spiral galaxies, Sc/Irr separated by 1.7 arc minutes. Magnitudes are 12.4 and 12.8. Sizes are 1.8 x 1.6 and 4.2 x 1.2 arc minutes.
  NGC 3414 10hr 51m +27° 58' A mag 12.1 lenticular galaxy, 3.5 x 2.5 arc minutes in size. (H400)
  NGC 3245 10hr 27m +28° 30' A mag 11.7 S0 galaxy, 3.2 x 1.7 arc minutes. Look for mag. 14.7 NGC 3245A 9 arc minutes to the NNW, a 4.2 x .4 arc minute SBb edge-on. (H400)
  NGC 3504 11hr 03m +27° 58' A compact, bright Sb spiral. Mag 11.6, 2.4 arc minutes in diameter. Look for NGC 3512 12 arc minutes ENE, a 13th mag Sc spiral, 1.4x1.3 min. (H400)
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Challenge Objects:

Name R.A. Decl. Details
  NGC 3158 Group 10hr 14m +38° 46' Brightest member of a small group of galaxies in a 15 arc minute field. E2 elliptical mag 12.9, 2.0 x 1.8 arc minutes. Other galaxies range from mag 13 to 15+. Look for NGC's 3150(15.5), 3151(14.8), 3152(15.2), 3159(13.6), 3160(15.2), 3161(14.5), 3163(13.3).
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Constellation Maps:

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Photos:


 
Photo 1
South is at top to match the view in an inverting telescope.
Photo credit: John Mirtle.
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