NGC 2683

80%  resolution (3.2MB)

120%  crop (0.7MB)

Object identification (3.2MB)

Globular clusters in NGC 2683 (0.7MB)

Background galaxy zoo (0.3MB)

400% crop of gravitational lens (0.4MB)

DSLR widefield image

Object data of NGC2683
Object type: Galaxy (Sb)
Size: 9.3' x 2.2'
Magnitude: 10.6mag
Constellation: Lyn
Distance: 30 Mio Ly
   
Notes: NGC 2683 is a field spiral galaxy in the northern constellation Lynx. It is rich in globular clusters, hosting about 300 of them, twice the number found in the Milky Way. 14 globular clusters are visible in the above image.

Several satellite galaxies are known in the vicinity of NGC 2683. Two dwarf galaxies are visible in the above image: NGC 2683 dw1 and NGC 2683 dw2, marked in the object identification image.

Furthermore, many distant galaxy clusters with light travel times of up to 5 billion years can be found in the background of this image as shown in the object identification image:

  • GxCl 1 (z=0.078): MSPM 05923
  • GxCl 2 (z=0.126): WHL J085321.5+331630
  • GxCl 3 (z=0.369): SDSS J0851+3331
  • GxCl 4 (z=0.369): WHL J085118.7+331612
  • GxCl 5 (z=0.457): WHL J085107.0+331938
  • GxCl 6 (z=0.334): WHL J085030.9+332219

Exposure data
Date: 2024-01-10 until 2024-05-09 (9 nights)
Location: Nussbach / Austria (400m)
Telescope: TEC APO 200 FL with TEC flattener-reducer 0.9x (f=1500mm)
Camera: QHY 268M with Baader CMOS filters
Binning: L 1x1 / RGB 1x1
Mount: ASA DDM85
Exposure time: L 66x8min / RGB 22x8min each
Exposure time total: 17h 36min
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