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what is this?
Last post 06-04-2008 08:22 AM by Oliver Tunnah. 4 replies.
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  • 06-01-2008 07:50 AM

    • r500
    • Joined on 06-01-2008
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    what is this?

    RA: 18h:42m:44s
    Dec: 41 : 13 : 36
    Alt : 62 : 37 : XX
    Az : 270 : 34

    Magnitude n/a
    Dimensions: n/a
    Rise: 00:49
    Transit: 12:06
    Set: 23:19

    What an object is this? Looks very a.i. ?! can somebody give me an answer? this object looks unnamed...

    My data: ronny lange
    email: pos.r500@googlemail.com

     

    pls send me a message, ty

  • 06-01-2008 11:49 AM In reply to

    • tkerr
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    Re: what is this?

    Altitude and Azimuth aren't really necessary since they are more specific to your location. All you really need to tell anyone when directing them to a celestial object is the RA and DEC. 

    That is probably the magnitude 13.5 galaxy NGC 6695 located at those coordinance in the constellation Lyra.  


    If you ever do feel you found an object you might be unnamed, then you're making your inquiry in the wrong place.  You might want to contact the IAU, when it comes to the naming of celestial objects it is up to them to approve it. However, the person who made the discovery is ultimately the person whose name it will bear.

     

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  • 06-01-2008 11:58 AM In reply to

    • r500
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    Re: what is this?

    ty a lot 4 your help ;) very cute :P

  • 06-02-2008 10:02 AM In reply to

    • NCTiger
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    Re: what is this?

    If you're viewing the MicroSoft Worldwide telescope, this is what it shows at those coordinates - that's just a glitch, no real image.  NGC-6695 is located near those coordinates, but not right on them:

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  • 06-04-2008 08:22 AM In reply to

    Re: what is this?

     I took the liberty of downloading a degree square of the co-ordinates from the DSS-1 survey archives.

    Nothin but stars i'm afraid.

     

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