NGC 456

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Object identification (1.5MB)

DSLR widefield image

Object data of NGC456
Object type: Emission nebula + open star cluster
Size: 5'
Magnitude: 11.5 mag
Constellation: Tuc
Distance: in SMC (190,000 Ly)
   
Notes: NGC 456 is an open star cluster with an associated emission nebula embedded in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). The above image shows many emission nebulae and star clusters which are all parts of SMC:
  • NGC 456
  • NGC 460
  • NGC 465
  • IC 1662
  • Lindsay 91
  • Lindsay 93
  • DEM S 149
  • DEM S 150
  • DEM S 152
  • DEM S 156
  • DEM S 158
  • DEM S 159

Exposure data
Date: 2015-10-15 + 2015-10-16 + 2015-10-17
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 22x6min / R 7x6min / G 7x6min / B 7x6min
Exposure time total: 4h 18min
   
Notes: Image acquisition by CEDIC team (Bernhard Hubl, Christoph Kaltseis, Markus Blauensteiner)

Image processing by Bernhard Hubl

 

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