NGC 1808
NGC 1808 |
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Object data of NGC1808 |
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| Object type: | Galaxy (SBa) | |
| Size: | 6.3' x 4.3' | |
| Magnitude: | 10.8 mag | |
| Constellation: | Col | |
| Distance: | 40 Mio Ly | |
| Notes: | NGC 1808 is a barred spiral galaxy, located about 40 million light-years away in the southern constellation Columba. NGC 1808 is distinguished by a peculiar and complex nucleus, an unusually warped disk, and strange flows of hydrogen gas out from the central regions. The galaxy’s center is the hotbed of vigorous star formation. | |
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Exposure data |
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| Date: | 2014-02-21 + 2014-02-22 | |
| Location: | Hacienda Los Andes / Chile (1100m) | |
| Telescope: | TEC RC 20" f/9 without corrector (f=4492mm) | |
| Camera: | FLI PL16803 with Astrodon filters | |
| Binning: | L 1x1 / RGB 1x1 | |
| Mount: | Astro-Physics AP1600GTO | |
| Exposure time: | L 25x8min / R 7x8min / G 7x8min / B 7x8min | |
| Exposure time total: | 6h 08min | |
| Notes: | Image acquisition by CEDIC
team (Bernhard Hubl, Christoph Kaltseis, Wolfgang Leitner and Herbert
Walter) Image processing by Bernhard Hubl |
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