NGC 3312 in Abell 1060 (Hydra Cluster)
NGC 3312 in Abell 1060 (Hydra Cluster) |
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Object data of NGC3312 |
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| Object type: | galaxy (Sb) | |
| Size: | 3.3' x 1.2' | |
| Magnitude: | 12.7 mag | |
| Constellation: | Hya | |
| Distance: | 140 Mio Ly | |
| Notes: |
The spiral galaxy NGC 3312 is one of the largest galaxies in the Hydra
Cluster (Abell 1060) which contains more than 100 bright galaxies. The above
image shows the core of this galaxy cluster. Besides NGC 3312 this cluster
is dominated by two large elliptical galaxies (NGC 3309 and NGC 3311). Another interesting object in Abell 1060 is NGC 3314, which builds a remarkable superposition of two spirals. Unlike interacting galaxies, the two components of NGC 3314 are physically unrelated. This unique alignment gives astronomers the opportunity to measure the properties of interstellar dust in the face-on foreground galaxy (NGC 3314a), which appear dark against the background galaxy (NGC 3314b). |
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Exposure data |
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| Date: | 2014-02-27 + 2014-02-28 + 2014-03-03 | |
| Location: | Hacienda Los Andes / Chile (1100m) | |
| Telescope: | TEC RC 20" f/9 with corrector (f=4492mm) | |
| Camera: | FLI PL16803 with Astrodon filters | |
| Binning: | L 1x1 / RGB 1x1 | |
| Mount: | Astro-Physics AP1600GTO | |
| Exposure time: | L 28x6m / R 7x6m / G 7x6m / B 7x6m | |
| Exposure time total: | 4h54m | |
| Notes: | Image acquisition by CEDIC
team (Bernhard Hubl, Christoph Kaltseis, Wolfgang Leitner and Herbert
Walter) Image processing by Bernhard Hubl |
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