One of the brightest galaxies in northern Hydra, this 11.0 magnitude type Sa spiral has tight and very delicate arms. It is listed as 4.2 x 3.4 in size, and hosts a plethora of faint field galaxies in the background. This galaxy is quite yellow from core to outer disk, with a B-V index of .9. A few bluish knots can be faintly seen on its primarily yellowish disk, and no HII regions are visible.

Processing: DDP followed by RL deconvolution.

Instrument:  12.5" f/5 Home made Newtonian
Platform:  Astrophysics 1200 QMD
CCD Camera:  SBIG ST7E w/Enhanced Cooling
Exposure:  LRGB = 60:20:20:36 (RGB Binned 2x2)
Filters:  RGB Tricolor
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5150 ft.
Sky:  Seeing FMHW = 2.0 arcsec, Transparency 8/10
Outside Temperature:  0 C
CCD Temperature:  -35 C
Processing:  Maxim DL, Photoshop, AIP4WIN, PW Pro.