NGC 5746 Edge On Galaxy

NGC 5746 is a medium brightness edge on galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It's pretty easy to find by star hopping because it is only about 20 arc min ( about 2/3 the width of the full moon) to the right of the 3.7 mag star 109 Virgo. The Megastar screen capture shows the galaxy and it relation to the 3.7 mag star. The numbers next to the stars are the stars magnitude without a decimal point (37=3.7, 95=9.5, 119=11.9) Use the quartet of stars (mag 9 through 11) just above the galaxy to help locate it. It's surface brightness is low, but the central core is probably bright enough to be seen with a six inch scope, if you have dark skies and a 8 inch scope under suburban light pollution. I could not see it in my 90 mm guide scope from my suburban location.

Click here for a larger image	Scope: 8" LX 200 SCT
	M-5C CCD Camera & STAR 2000 auto tracker
	Focal Ratio: f10
	Exposure: 40 min
	Megastar Screen Capture
Reserved for Future Image	Scope: 8" LX 200 SCT
	MX-5C CCD Camera
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NGC 5746
NGC 5746 is a medium brightness edge on galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It's pretty easy to find by star hopping because it is only about 20 arc min ( about 2/3 the width of the full moon) to the right of the 3.7 mag star 109 Virgo. The Megastar screen capture shows the galaxy and it relation to the 3.7 mag star. The numbers next to the stars are the stars magnitude without a decimal point (37=3.7, 95=9.5, 119=11.9) Use the quartet of stars (mag 9 through 11) just above the galaxy to help locate it. It's surface brightness is low, but the central core is probably bright enough to be seen with a six inch scope, if you have dark skies and a 8 inch scope under suburban light pollution. I could not see it in my 90 mm guide scope from my suburban location.
	Constellation: Virgo Size: 7.5 x 1.3 arcmin Magnitude: 11.3 Surface brightness: 13.8 RA: 14h 44m 56.4s Dec: 01d 57m 16s