Object: Galaxy MESSIER 87                       Constell: VIR

RA: 12h 30.9m           Decl: +12° 24'          Epoch: 2000
Mag: 10.4m              Size: 7'x7'             Type: E1p

Observer: Jere Kahanpää
Obs. place: Hartola, Finland
Date/Time: 5./6.3.1992, 22.30

Telescope: N 205/1000
Magn: 63x               Filter:
Field: 60'              NE Lim.mag: 6.0m
Background sky: 2       Seeing: 2 
Weather:                           

Brightness: 3           Alt:    
Description: A round galaxy. Very strongly concentrated towards
a bright stellar nucleus.

Several other galaxies were seen as stellar points. NGC 4478,
4486A and 4486B are shown in the drawing. These were identified
only several years later when comparing the field with a
photograph.