NGC4438 The Eyes
wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyes_Galaxies
telescopius info page: https://telescopius.com/deep-sky-objects/ngc-4438/the-eyes/lenticular-galaxy/liner-active-galaxy-nucleus/h1-region
highlights
- the members of Markarian’s Chain
- H-alpha bridge
- the most interesting interacting galaxy
justification:
- is visible during Mar 26 - Apr 16
- window: 21:50-5:00
- bright enough: according to SimBad, total V magnitude is 10.17, surface brightness 23.0 mag/arcsec^2, very close to the surface brightness of other popular targets like M101 (23.2).
- estimated exposure time: 900s single image RGB, and 900s single image H-alpha