NGC4088 Galaxy in Ursa Major

(RA 12h 05.6m , Dec. +50° 33', 10.6 mag., 5.4 x 2.1 arcmin.)

(& NGC4085)

NGC4088 spiral galaxy (right) forms a nice pair with a smaller spiral NGC4085. It is located 3°40' SE of gUrsae Majoris and 1° SEE of NGC4026 (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 a 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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