Here is an observation of this galaxy pair in a 12 inch:
NGC 3226 and 3227 form a pair 50' east of Gamma Leo. 3227 is pretty bright, considerably elongated and has a pretty bright nucleus that is almost stellar. 3226 is pretty bright, round and has a bright core. These observations are with a 12.5" f/6 at 160X. What is weird about these two galaxies is that they appear to overlap each other even at high powers! The round galaxy is at one end of the elongated galaxy and it looks like a club with a knot at one end.
This drawing was made with my old 17.5 inch f/4.5 at 150X, I rated the night at 6 out of 10 for seeing and 7 out of 10 for transparency from a site about 60 miles from Phoenix.
NGC 3226 and 3227 in Leo
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