Southeast – Chart 1

SE Chart 1

LH OB Associations: –

NGC Objects: NGC 2187, 2187A, 2210, 2213

Southeast Chart 1

Steve Gottlieb's observations

NGC 2187 + NGC 2187A (Interacting Background Galaxies)

NGC 2187: RA 06 03 48.3 Dec -69 34 59 Mag 12.1 Size 2.5′ x 1.1′ SB – PA 79°

NGC 2187A: RA 06 03 44.2 Dec -69 35 18 Mag – Size 0.9′ x o.5′ SB – PA –

16″ at 228x: A pair of interacting galaxies is always a fascinating observation. But when they are shining through the nether regions of another galaxy, it is fascinatingly strange and unusual! This faint pair of interacting galaxies is oriented SW-NE. NGC 2187 is the northeast component of this pair of interacting galaxies, and it is larger and brighter than its companion. It is a fairly bright, round, smooth glow, 30″ in diameter and brightening to the centre. NGC 2187A, the southwest member, is faint, slightly elongated E-W, 30″ x 25″, with just the barest hint of brightening to the centre. It is a fairly faint, round, smooth glow, 30″ in diameter and brightening to the centre.

NGC 2187 + 2187A

SL 840 (Open Cluster)

RA 06 06 28.0 Dec -69 21 27 Mag – Size 1.1′

16″ at 228x: SL 840 appears as a faint, irregular glow, ~22″ in diameter; no stars resolved.

SL 840

HJ 3844 (Triple Star)

AB: RA 06 07 50.6 Dec -69 41 09 Mag 1 8.8 Mag 2 12.2 Sep 13.3″ PA 93°

AC: RA 06 07 55.2 Dec -69 41 33 Mag 1 8.8 Mag 2 11.3 Sep 33.9″ PA 136°

16″ at 228x: A lovely trio!

HJ 3844

NGC 2213 (Young Globular Cluster)

RA 06 10 42.0 Dec -71 31 44 Mag 12.4 Size 2.1′ 1.3 billion years

16″ at 228x: This young globular cluster appears moderately bright, round, ~50″ in diameter, with a brighter core and a fainter, hazy halo that is grainy, although no stars are resolved. A very pretty and delicate 1′ arc of two mag 12 stars and a mag 11 star, concave to the west, lies 3.5′ west of the globular.

NGC 2213

NGC 2210 (Ancient Globular Cluster)

RA 06 11 31.3 Dec -69 07 17 Mag 10.9 Size 1.7′ Age ≥12 billion years

16″ at 228x: NGC 2210 is located 4.5° from the LMC centre. It is a gorgeous ancient globular cluster! It appears bright, round, ~1.1′ in diameter, exhibiting a beautifully bright, large core, and a relatively thin halo that is considerably fainter than the core. It appears gritty, but no stars resolved, although a few tiny sparklers pop in and out of view. A mag 14 star lies 1.3′ off the globular’s southeast edge, along with a few pinprick stars in the cluster’s close vicinity.

NGC 2210

SL 862 (Open Cluster)

RA 06 13 27.3 Dec -70 41 42 Mag 13.7 Size 1.7′

16″ at 228x: Nestled up beside mag 11.4 HD 272068, SL 862 appears as a very faint, round glow, ~20″ in diameter. It lies in a pretty field of stars.

SL 682

Hodge 11 (Ancient Globular Cluster)

RA 06 14 22.9 Dec -69 50 55 Mag 11.9 Size 2.7′ Age 13.4 billion years

16″ at 288x: Discovered in 1988 by Paul Hodge, this ancient chap is located ~5° from the centre of the LMC, and according to astronomers, it is ~2 kpc (~6,500 light-years) closer to us than the centre! It is an utterly gorgeous old fossil, appearing bright, round, ~1′ in diameter, rich and smooth and brightening to the centre. It has a thin halo, which appears gritty, but no stars are resolved.

Hodge 11

LEDA 18730 (Background Galaxies)

RA 06 15 52.1 Dec -69 50 09 Mag – Size 0.8′ x 0.6′ SB – PA –

16″ at 228x: Lying 7.7′ ENE from beautiful ancient globular Hodge 11, this background galaxy appears as a very faint, round glow, 18″ in diameter, smooth and even throughout.