Here are data from SkyMap Pro, my old but trusty planetarium program: Basic object information: Name: MCG +01-48-001 Type of object: Galaxy Magnitude: 11.0 Size: 42.0"x30.0" Position (epoch of date) Right ascension: 18h 49m 34s Declination: +5° 26' 40" Constellation: Serpens Star atlas chart numbers: Herald-Bobroff Astroatlas, Chart C-43 Millennium Star Atlas, Charts 1269-1270 (Vol III) Sky Atlas 2000.0, Chart 16 Uranometria 2000 Chart 205, Vol 1 Saguaro Astronomy Club v6 Data: Names and designations MCG +01-48-001 Type of object: Galaxy Catalog position for epoch J2000.0 Right ascension: 18h 49m 00.0s Declination: +5° 26' 00" Constellation: Serpens Object information Magnitude: 11.0 Size: 42.0"x30.0" Description: Inner Regions Completely Black--MCG Notes: Mostly Edge On There just isn't much information on the web. I've searched with both Google and Yahoo. I was hoping someone on this list might know more. Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Joe Bauman Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 3:24 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Galaxy hunting Hi Kim, I hadn't heard about this one -- can you tell us more? Thanks, Joe --- On Mon, 4/4/11, Kim Hyatt <kimharch@cut.net> wrote:
From: Kim Hyatt <kimharch@cut.net> Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Galaxy hunting To: "'Utah Astronomy'" <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Date: Monday, April 4, 2011, 3:00 PM It may be a bit early for hunting objects in the "summer" sky, but here's a target I plan to look for soon: MCG +01-48-001. I can't find much information for this galaxy but what little I find is both interesting and puzzling. Has anyone here observed this object before?
Kim
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