NGC4517 Galaxy in Virgo

(RA 12h 32.8m , Dec. +00° 07', 10.4 mag., 9.9 x 1.4 arcmin.)

This large and faint edge-on spiral galaxy is located 2°40' NW of g Virginis (see finder chart below). M61 can be found about 5° further NW.

The above image was taken on April 28, 2001 from Harrowsmith, Ontario. Cookbook 245 LDC camera was used on Celestron Ultima 8 f6.3 telescope was 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 7°45'. North is up.

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