Object: Galaxies NGC 4550 & -51                 Constell: Vir

RA: 12h 35.5m (-50)     Decl: +12° 13'          Epoch: 2000
Mag: 11.6m(v)/12.0m (v) Size: 3.3x0.9'/1.8x1.5' Type: SB0: sp/
                                                      E:       
Observer: Jere Kahanpää
Obs. place: Hartola, Finland
Date/Time: 10./11.4.1996, 01.10 

Telescope: N 205/1000
Magn: 133x              Filter:
Field: 22'              NE Lim.mag: 6.2m   
Background sky: 2       Seeing: 2  
Weather: -4 °C, no Moon.           

Brightness: 3, 3        Alt:    
Description: NGC 4550: Moderately concentrated. About 1.6'x1.0'.
PA 170°. No nucleus. The southern of 2. 

NGC 4551: A faint (14m) stellar nucleus. Round, diam. 1,2'. A
bit concentrated towards the nucleus. 3.5' N of ngc 4550.