NGC1187 in Eridanus

(RA 3h 02.6m , Dec. -22° 52', 10.7 mag., 5.2 x 3.0 arcmin.)

This small spiral galaxy is easy to find about 45' N of t5 Eridani (see finder chart below).

The above image was taken on February 2, 2002 from Harrowsmith, Ontario. Cookbook 245 LDC camera was used on Celestron Ultima 8 f6.3 SCT autoguided with Cookbook 211 on a piggybacked 500mm f8 telephoto lens. Six white exposures (240 sec. each) were combined using AIP4WIN software.

North is to the left.

Map created in Guide 7.0 - 7°45' x 7°45'. North is up.

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