NGC 2444/2445 - wide field
NGC 2444/2445 - wide field |
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Object data of NGC2444 / NGC2445 |
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| Object type: | Galaxy (S0) / Galaxy (Irr) | |
| Size: | 1.2' x 0.8' / 1.4' x 1.1' | |
| Magnitude: | 13.9 mag / 13.9 mag | |
| Constellation: | Lyn | |
| Distance: | 185 Mio Ly | |
| Notes: | The interacting galaxy pair NGC 2444 / NGC 2445 in the constellation Lynx is listed in Arp's Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies as number 143. NGC 2445 was referred to as "the blue nest" by Vorontsov-Velaminov (1959). It has a highly disturbed aspect with many optical knots surrounding the nucleus. The knots are very blue and associated with HII regions and are probably young star clusters. | |
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Exposure data |
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| Date: | 2018-03-14 until 2018-04-19 (6 nights) | |
| Location: | Nussbach / Austria (400m) | |
| Telescope: | Takahashi FSQ-106ED (4" Apo f=530mm) | |
| Camera: | Canon EOS6D (ISO400) | |
| Mount: | ASA DDM85 | |
| Exposure time: | 68x6min | |
| Exposure time total: | 6h48min | |
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