Messier 74
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| M 73 << Messier 74 >> M 75 | |
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| Position (epoch J2000) [1] | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Position | Ra 01:36:41.6 Dec +15:47:03 |
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Appearance [1] | |
| Apparent mag. | 9.5 |
| Surface brightness | 14.3 |
| Size | 10.5' x 9.5' |
| Position angle | 25 |
| Class | SA(s)c |
| Dreyer's description | GC F vL R vg psmbM rr |
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| Other designations | M 74, NGC 628, UGC 1149, PGC 5974, MCG +03-05-011 and CGCG 460.014 |
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Messier 74 is a galaxy in Pisces.
[edit] How to find it
[edit] Appearance
[edit] Telescopes up to 70mm, binoculars up to 50 mm, and finders
[edit] Telescopes 71mm - 100mm (2.8" - 3.9"), binoculars 51mm - 70mm
- Pisces by Steve Coe - Messier 74 with 11x80 finder, 8" f/4.5, 13.1" f/5.6, and 36" [include this report]
- (IAAC) Obj: M74 - Inst: 9x63 binoculars [include this report]
[edit] Telescopes 101mm - 141mm (4" - 5.5"), binoculars 71mm - 100mm
- (IAAC) Obj: M74 - Inst: TV-102 (102mm f/8.6 APO refractor) [include this report]
- (IAAC) Obj: M74 - Inst: Astroscan 4" Wide Field f/4,2 [include this report]
- (IAAC) Obj: M 74 - Inst: Astroscan 4,1" f440mm Widefield [include this report]
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Messier 74 observation and sketch by Rony De Laet with Meade ETX 105 [include this report]
- M 74 with 4.5" (114mm) f/8 homemade dobson (babydob) by Ante Perković (SEEN, Nov 02 2003) [include this report]
- (IAAC) Obj: M74 - Inst: 25x100 binoculars [include this report]
[edit] Telescopes 141mm - 177mm (5.6" - 6.9")
- (IAAC) Obj: M74 - Inst: Orion 6" Dob [include this report]
- Messier 74 observation by Paul Kemp (Southern Sentinel) with 13.1" f/5 Dobsonian (98x) (20th October 2007) [include this report]
[edit] Telescopes 178mm - 234mm (7" - 9.2")
- Messier 74 observation by Olivier Van Aelst @ deepskylog.be (with Celestron Advanced 200mm) [include this report]
- M 74 with 8" (203mm) f/5 dobson (Orion Skywatcher) by Ante Perković (SEEN, Aug 21 2009) [include this report]
- (IAAC) Obj: M74 - Inst: 200mm F6 Dobson [include this report]
- (IAAC) Obj: M74 (NGC 628) - Inst: 8" f/6 Dobsonian [include this report]
- (IAAC) Obj: M74 - Inst: 8" f/6 Dobsonian [include this report]
- (IAAC) Obj: M 74 (NOT SEEN) - Inst: 8" f/10 SCT [include this report]
- Messier 74 observation by Jeff Burton (x.astrogeek.org) with Meade LX200GPS 203mm SCT [include this report]
- Messier 74 observation and sketch by Jere Kahanpää with Newton 205/1000 [include this report]
- Messier 74 observation by Tom Polakis with 8" and 13" [include this report]
- (IAAC) Obj: M74 - Inst: 220mm f/5 Newtonian [include this report]
[edit] Telescopes 235mm - 305mm (9.25" - 12")
- (IAAC) Obj: M74 - Inst: Orion 10" DSE F/5.6 [include this report]
- (IAAC) Obj: NGC 628 / M74 - Inst: 10" Starsplitter Newtonian [include this report]
- (IAAC) Obj: M74 - Inst: 10" f/5.6 newtonian on a dobsonian mount [include this report]
- Messier 74 observation and sketch by Juha Ojanperä with Newton 280/2750 mm [include this report]
[edit] Telescopes 306mm - 381mm (12.1" - 15")
- Messier 74 observation by Paul Kemp (Southern Sentinel) with 13.1" f/5 Dobsonian (114x) (11th December 2006) [include this report]
- (IAAC) Obj: M 74 (NGC 628) - Inst: Sky Designs VPT 14.5" dob [include this report]
- Messier 74 observation by Jeff Burton (x.astrogeek.org) with AstroSystems TeleKit 14.5" Reflector [include this report]
[edit] Telescopes above 15"
- Messier 74 observation by David Erzeel @ deepskylog.be (with Obsession 18" (457 mm)) [include this report]
- Messier 74 observation by David Erzeel @ deepskylog.be (with Obsession 18" (457 mm)) [include this report]
- (IAAC) Obj: M74 - Inst: 20" f/5 dob newt [include this report]
- (IAAC) Obj: M 74, NGC 628 - Inst: 40" f/5 dob [include this report]
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Historic NGC and IC by Wolfgang Steinicke (version Nov. 20, 2006.)
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