M102 - Spindle Galaxy

Tiny, tiny little ball of faint fuzz.


Object Type: Lenticular Galaxy

Constellation: Draco

Right Ascension: 15h 06m 30s

Declination: +55° 45' 48"

Magnitude: 9.9

Size: 6.5' × 3.1'

My Observation Details

Object Name: M102 - Spindle Galaxy
Seeing: E
Transparency: 6
Lat/Lon: 35.161, -85.372
Instrument: 750mm/150mm
Power: 75.0x (10mm eyepiece)
Date: 2023-05-10
Time: 1:13 EST

Observation Notes

Visual Description

Tiny, tiny little ball of faint fuzz.

Additional Notes

Used the star chart and directions in 110 Things to See… with 25mm eyepiece first to identify surrounding star patterns. Used Telrad finder.

Sketch

M102 - Spindle Galaxy sketch