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NGC 6181
NGC 6181, LEDA 58470, MCG+03-42-020, UGC 10439, II 753, GC 4218
Type: galaxy (in cluster), Sc
Mag: B=12.7, V=?
Size: 2.454′ x 1.047′
PA: 175°
Historical observations
William Herschel (c.1784)
Synonyms: H II-753
Discovered in 1788 by William Herschel with an 18.7-inch f/13 speculum telescope. He called it "pF, pS, vlE, mbM."
Published comments
Supernovae
Two supernovae erupted in this galaxy; 1926 (14.2p), 1951 (15.7p)
Sulentic & Tifft (1973)
The RNGC (Sulentic and Tifft 1973) notes that this is a 13.0 mag galaxy. Their coded description reads S,HISB,VDIFARM NORTH S ARM SHORT BKNWD.
Sandage, A. (1961) The Hubble Atlas of Galaxies
This galaxy appears on page 29 of "The Hubble Atlas of Galaxies" by Allan Sandage (1961, Washington, DC).
Photo index
Photo Index by Jim Lucyk: Hubble Atl.of Gal. (Sandage 1961) p29.
Modern observations
Tom Lorenzin
Tom Lorenzin, in the e-version of "1000+ The Amateur Astronomers' Field Guide to Deep Sky Observing", notes: "12.5M; 2'x 1' extent; see photo at HAG-29."
Brian Skiff
UGC: pa175.
POSS: m10.5-11 * 2'.4 W/sl N. m12.5-13 * 1'.4 SW (pa208). gx in pa0 in
core & halo.
15cm - f, E of m10.5 *. f * S forms triangle w/gx and br *.
- mod br @ 50x. 140x: forms triangle w/m11 * W and m12.5 * S. 1'.5x0'.75
in pa170, about as long as distance to * S. rectangular oval outline of
hisfcbr and mod broad concen. occas sparkle nr center. BS, 3Jul1989,
Anderson Mesa.
25cm - 1'.5x1' in pa165. br core w/*ings but no *ar nuc. rectangular.
30cm - easy @ 149x. m12.5 * 1'.5 SW. 238x: 2'x1' in pa160. nicely concen with
0'.8 circ core. perhaps sub*ar nuc.
- 2' E of m12.5 *. 149x: 1'.5x0'.8 in pa0. 238x: core elong in pa150,
0'.8x0'.5. fairly concen w/occas non *ar nuc. m13.5 * 1'.4 S.
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