Object name: NGC4330
Designation(s): NGC4330, NGC4352, IC3261,
NGC 4330 is a fuzzy, somewhat warped edge on galaxy in northwestern Virgo not far from the \"Realm of the Galaxies\". It is also cataloged in the Flat Galaxy Catalog as FGC 1423, the main reason it went on my to-do list. Redshift puts it nearly 90 light-years distant but non-redshift measurements place it a bit over 60 million light-years away. The latter would make it a \"Realm\" galaxy as they are about 60 million light-years away. The higher redshift could just be due to its orbital velocity around the cluster. Cluster members can have even higher redshifts as well as slight blue shifts for this reason. It\'s its fuzzy outline and warped shape that interested me in imaging it. Note the fuzzy edges warp differently than the bright, well-defined-region. The northeast end warps up looking at the faint detail while the bright warps down. Both bright ends warp down. The west end of the fuzzy part is so, well fuzzy, I could argue for straight, bent down or maybe even up. In any case, these features would argue for a interaction or merger in its past. Being there are a lot of Virgo Cluster galaxies to the north and northeast such an interaction isn\'t surprising. It was discovered by Bindon Stoney on April 14, 1852. When I saw the first frame come in there was a very faint smudge to the west. I was sure it was a ghost of some star reflecting off something. I get this rather often. In this case, it wasn\'t over a star so I figured I\'d clone it out rather than move the scope. Turns out it is a real galaxy. Its classification indicates it is a very low surface brightness dwarf galaxy. While it is numbered with a Virgo Cluster number there were many in this image that had such designations but were some 890 million light-years distant. Still, I think it likely it a member of the cluster. But with no redshift data that\'s just a guess.To the south-southwest of NGC 4330 is a similar galaxy, bright enough I was sure it was a galaxy while taking the image. Still, I wish it had redshift data. PGC 040134 to the northwest looks similar and has a redshift that puts it much closer than the Virgo Cluster. Still, as mentioned, redshifts in this range aren\'t surprising for members of the group. I suspect it too a dwarf member of the cluster.Toward the right edge of the image is ASK5606.0. Seen in the Sloan image it is three overlapping galaxy-like objects. The position at NED points to the easternmost of the three. I drew a line to that part of the blob. My seeing this night wasn\'t sufficient to resolve the trio. It would take a great night. Those are rare, especially at the time of the year this region is best seen. Warm spring air and cold winter air is constantly fighting with me the loser.In the upper left corner is a pair of galaxies, IC 3261 and Borngen 171 also known as PGC 40289. IC 3261 was discovered by Royal Frost on an image he took on May 7, 1904. There\'s nothing at his position. Oddly, no one been able to see the plate. Some say he actually saw Borngen 171 though it is further from his position. Others say Frost\'s description matches the one I\'ve labeled IC 3261 and it quite likely his photo gear was unable of even seeing the other galaxy. I chose to use the Borngen designation as it is rare. Turns out there\'s another from his catalog nearby that likely is yet another Virgo Cluster member with a high redshift. Borngen 171 may be as well.NGC 4352 in the lower left corner is at a high redshift for a cluster member but with a series of non-redshift measurements that put it squarely in line with it being a cluster member. It is an SA0: galaxy with little visible detail. It was discovered by William Herschel on March 15, 1784. It isn\'t in either Herschel 400 program. 14\" LX200R @ f/10, L=4x10\' RGB=2x10\' STL-11000XM, Paramount ME
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Alternate Designation(s): 2MASS J12231717+1122049, 2MASS J12235249+1128525, 2MASS J12240502+1113051, 2MASX J12231724+1122047, 2MASX J12235252+1128521, 2MASX J12240502+1113048, 2MFGC 09747, ACSVCS 049, ALFALFA 3-243, ASK 275555.0, ASK 385520.0, CGCG 070-039, CGCG 070-044, CGCG 1220.7+1139, CGCG 1221.5+1130, EON J185.813+11.364, EVCC 0477, EVCC 0507, FAUST 3109, FAUST V034, FGC 1423, GALEXASC J122352.64+112853.5 , GALEXASC J122404.98+111305.2 , GALEXMSC J122352.56+112853.7 , GALEXMSC J122404.94+111305.6 , HDCE 0720 NED054, HDCE 0720 NED064, HIR J1222+1118, IC 3261, IC3261, IRAS 12207+1138, LDCE 0904 NED076, LDCE 0904 NED086, LEDA 169197, LGG 285:[G93] 020, LGG 289:[G93] 045, MAPS-NGP O_496_0093930, MCG +02-32-020, MCG +02-32-023, NGC 4325:[ZM98] 0002, NGC 4325:[ZM98] 0006, NGC 4330, NGC 4352, NGC4330, NGC4352, NSA 049025, NSA 066625, PGC 040201, PGC 040313, RFGC 2270, SDSS J122352.49+112852.6, SDSS J122352.50+112852.7, SDSS J122405.00+111305.0, SDSS J122405.02+111305.0, SPIDER J185.96874+11.48130, SSTSL2 J122352.49+112852.4, SSTSL2 J122405.05+111305.1, UGC 07456, UGC 07475, USGC U490 NED274, USGC U490 NED289, UZC J122317.0+112206, UZC J122405.0+111306, VCC 0630, VCC 0698, VPC 0271, VPC 0312, VPC 0328, [BEC2010] HRS 124, [FCJ2006] 049, [M98j] 174 NED64, [M98j] 174 NED73, [PJC2008] 049, [RG2008] J185.82188+11.36797 , [RG2008] J186.02087+11.21807 , [TTL2012] 427849,