NGC4026 Galaxy in Ursa Major

(RA 11h 59.4m , Dec. +50° 58', 10.8 mag., 4.6 x 1.2 arcmin.)

This perfect edge-on spiral galaxy is located 2°50' SSE of g Ursae Majoris (see finder chart below).

The above image was taken on February 23, 2001 from Harrowsmith, Ontario. Cookbook 245 LDC camera was used on Celestron Ultima 8 f6.3 telescope autoguided with Cookbook 211 LDC camera on a piggybacked 500mm f8 telephoto lens. Five white exposures (240 sec. each) were combined using AIP4WIN.

North is to the right.

Map created in Guide 7.0 - 7°45' x 10°. North is up.

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© Jan Wisniewski