Messier 77
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| Messier 77 (catalog) | |
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| NGC 1068 •Arp 37 •MCG +00-07-083 •UGC 2188 •PGC 10266 •
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| Position (epoch J2000)[1] | |
| Constellation | Cetus |
| Position | Ra 02:42:40.7 Dec -00:00:47 |
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| Appearance[1] | |
 Photo by André Hartmann, RC-203/1624, FOV:40'x28', 28 November 2011, Berlin Carlsgarten | |
 Sketch by Vedran Vrhovac, Dobson 200/1200, 114, 10.5 mm Hyperion, FOV:36 ', 23 October 2006, LM: 5.5 | |
| Apparent mag. | 9.1 |
| Surface brightness | 13 |
| Size | 7.1' x 6.0' |
| Position angle | 70 ° |
| Class | Sb |
| Dreyer's description | vB pL iR sbMrrN
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Messier 77 is a galaxy in Cetus.
[edit] How to find it
[edit] Appearance
[edit] Telescopes up to 70mm, binoculars up to 50 mm, and finders
- (hr)Messier 77 with 10x50 binoculars by Ante Perković (SEEN, Jan 12 2013, alt=46°, LM=5.8)
[edit] Telescopes 71mm - 100mm (2.8" - 3.9"), binoculars 51mm - 70mm
- Cetus by Steve Coe - Messier 77 with 11x80 finder, 13.1" f/5.6 and 36"
- (IAAC) Obj: M77 - Inst: 9x63 binoculars
- Messier 77 observation by Jeff Burton (x.astrogeek.org) with Meade ETX-90EC 90mm Maksutov
- Messier 77 observation by Jeff Burton (x.astrogeek.org) with Orion Little Giant II 20x70mm Binoculars
[edit] Telescopes 101mm - 141mm (4" - 5.5"), binoculars 71mm - 100mm
- (IAAC) Obj: M77 - Inst: 102mm f/6.6 refractor M 77
- (IAAC) Obj: M77 - Inst: TV-102 (102mm f/8.6 APO refractor)
- (IAAC) Obj: M 77 - Inst: Astroscan 4.1" f440mm Widefield
- (hr)Messier 77 with 4.5" (114mm) f/8 homemade dobson (babydob) by Ante Perković (SEEN, Dec 03 2003
, LM=5.8)
- (hr)Messier 77 with 120mm f/8.33 refractor, eq. mount (Konus, Lukrica) by Igor Jelaska (SEEN, Jan 20 2006, LM=5.8)
[edit] Telescopes 141mm - 177mm (5.6" - 6.9")
[edit] Telescopes 178mm - 234mm (7" - 9.2")
- (IAAC) Obj: M 77 (NGC 1068) - Inst: 8" F/6 Newton on alt-az mount
- (IAAC) Obj: M77 (NGC1068) - Inst: 8", f/10, fork mount, SCT, Celestar 8
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Messier 77 observation and sketch by Jere Kahanpää with Newton 205/1000
- (hr)Messier 77 with 8" (203mm) f/6 GSO dobson (Betsy) by Vedran Vrhovac (SEEN, Aug 10 2005, LM=5.5)
- (hr)Messier 77 with 8" (203mm) f/6 GSO dobson (Betsy) by Vedran Vrhovac (SEEN, Sep 28 2006, LM=6.1)
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Messier 77 observation by Tom Polakis with 8", 13" and 61"
[edit] Telescopes 235mm - 305mm (9.25" - 12")
- (IAAC) 25cm Dobsonian, f/6, 48x, M77
- Messier 77 observation and sketch by Juha Ojanperä with Newton 250/1200 mm (SEEN)
- (hr)Messier 77 with 12" (300mm) f/5 GSO dobson (Tristač) by Vedran Vrhovac (SEEN, Oct 08 2007, LM=5.2)
- (hr)Messier 77 with 12" (300mm) f/5 GSO dobson (Tristač) by Vedran Vrhovac (SEEN, Feb 07 2008, LM=5.5)
- (hr)Messier 77 with 12" (300mm) f/5 GSO dobson (Tristač), 143x by Vedran Vrhovac (SEEN, Oct 01 2011, LM=6.4)
[edit] Telescopes 306mm - 381mm (12.1" - 15")
- (IAAC) Obj: M77 - Inst: 12.5" F 4.8 dobsonian
- (IAAC) Obj: M77 - Inst: 13" f/5.6 Newt
- Messier 77 observation by Paul Kemp (Southern Sentinel) with 13.1" f/5 Dobsonian (114x) (11th December 2006)
- (IAAC) Obj: M 77 (NGC 1068) - Inst: Sky Designs VPT 14.5" dob
- Messier 77 observation by Jeff Burton (x.astrogeek.org) with AstroSystems TeleKit 14.5" Reflector
[edit] Telescopes above 15"
- Messier 77 observation and sketch by Iiro Sairanen with Newton 457/2280 mm
- Messier 77 observation by Olivier Van Aelst @ deepskylog.be (with Obsession 18" (457 mm))
- (IAAC) Obj: M 77 Group (Galaxy Group) - Inst: 20" f/5 dob newt
- (IAAC) Obj: M77 - Inst: 20" f/5 dob newt
- Messier 77 observation by Peter Henderickx @ deepskylog.be (with 22" Dobson (560 mm))
- (IAAC) Obj: M 77, NGC 1068 - Inst: 40" f/5 dob
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Historic NGC and IC by Wolfgang Steinicke (version Nov. 20, 2006.)
[edit] Links
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