NGC4494 Galaxy in Coma Berenices

(RA 12h 31.4m , Dec. +25° 47', 9.8 mag., 4.6 x 4.4 arcmin.)

This small but bright elliptical galaxy is located just 35' E of 17Comae (see finder chart below).

The above image was taken on April 19, 2001 from Harrowsmith, Ontario. Cookbook 245 LDC camera was used on Celestron Ultima 8 SCT with f6.3 focal reducer. Telescope was autoguided with Cookbook 211 LDC camera on a piggybacked 500mm f8 telephoto lens. White exposures (5 x 240 sec.) 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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