NGC 2859
NGC 2859 |
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Object data |
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| Object type: | ring galaxy (SB0-a) | |
| Size: | 4' | |
| Magnitude: | 11.8 mag | |
| Constellation: | LMi | |
| Distance: | 77 MLy | |
| Notes: | Three ring galaxies are visible: NGC2859 (main object) UGC5011 (very faint ring) PGC26749 (no ring visible) |
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Exposure data |
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| Date: | 2006-04-19+20 | |
| Location: | Schlierbach / Austria (400m) | |
| Telescope: | TeleVue NP101 (4" Apo f=540mm) | |
| Camera: | ST2000XM with CFW8 and SBIG Filters | |
| Binning: | L 1x1 / RGB 2x2 | |
| Exposure time: | L 22x12m / R 6x12m / G 6x6m / B 6x6m | |
| Exposure time total: | L 4h 24min / RGB 2h 24min | |
| Notes: | Luminance was captured in a night with average transparency. |
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Below you find a 200% zoom of NGC2859. Very faint background galaxies are visible on the south side of the ring. |
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Below you find a 200 % zoom on UGC5011 (another ring galaxy). The ring is very very faint. |
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