NGC 7793

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Object data of NGC7793
Object type: galaxy (Scd)
Size: 9.6' x 6.4'
Magnitude: 9.7 mag
Constellation: Scl
Distance: 12 Mio Ly
   
Notes:

NGC7793 is the faintest of the five major members of the Sculptor group of galaxies. Many HII regions are visible in the above image. To the right of NGC7793 you can see the faint galaxy cluster EDCC 373.

Exposure data
Date: 2010-07-21 + 2010-08-06
Location: Australia - Northern Galactic Members Telescope (Remote)
Telescope: 16'' RCOS (f=3700mm)
Camera: Apogee U9000 with Astrodon filters
Binning: L 1x1 / RGB 1x1
Exposure time: L 9x10m / R 5x10m / G 5x10m / B 5x10m
Exposure time total: 4h 00m
Notes: Image acquisition by Herbert Walter and Bernhard Hubl; image processing by Bernhard Hubl

 

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