Sketch of NGC 147
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Observation Notes:
NGC 147 fits tightly with NGC 185 in the same field with my 32 mm Plossl. At 120X through the Pentax XW10, it appeared as a large and very soft brightening of the sky background with a star superimposed over its core. Photographically, this is galaxy obviously elongated at a PA of 25 degrees. Visually, I didn't pick up on this at all. Gaining an extra magnitude of sky darkness outside town might help next time.
Sketch/DSS Photo Comparison of NGC 147
| Subject | NGC 147 |
| Other Desig. | UGC 326, MCG+08-02-005, DDO 3, CGCG 550.006, PGC 2004, h 29, GC 72 |
| Classification | Galaxy (E5 Pec) |
| Position* | Cassiopeia: [00 33 12.0 +48 30 31] |
| Size | 13.2' x 7.8' (PA 25°) |
| Brightness* | 9.6 vMag, 10.5 bMag, Surface Brightness=14.6 |
| Date/Time | OCT 04, 2010, 12:45 PM MST (OCT 04, 2010, 0745 UT) |
| Observing Loc. | Home - Flagstaff, Arizona, USA |
| Instrument | SkyQuest XT8 (8 inch f/5.9 Dobsonian) |
| Eyepieces/Mag. | Pentax XW10 |
| Conditions | Clear, calm, humid, cool |
| Seeing | 5/10 Pickering |
| Transparency | SQM 20.5 mag/arcsec2 |
| *Sources | SIMBAD; DSS; NGC/IC Project |
