This fine SAB(s)c-barred spiral galaxy can be found in the constellation of Virgo and in named NGC4535.Its real distance of about 55 mio.light-years makes it appear as a weak
6,9′ × 5,2′ patch in a midsized telescope by a magnitude of about 11.0 mag.
NGC4535 is a member of the Virgo Galaxy-Cluster.It was first seen by William Herschel in 1785.
position (epoch2000):
RA.: 12h 34m 20.310s
Decl.: +08° 11′ 51.94″
image data:
LRGB image with L = 21x1200s, RGB = 7x1200s each,a total of 14.0 hours
80cm f/7 AstroOptik Keller corrected cassegrain FLI Proline 16803 Astrodon LRGB Gen-II filters
Prompt 7 CTIO/UNC Chile,remote controlled
image processing: Bernd Flach-Wilken
here you have a look to NGC4535 in 72% field-size of our telescope-setup.Look here for full resolution
this is a more detailed view of NGC4535:
here you get a look to this galaxy with ESO´s VLT