Arp 188 - Tadpole Galaxy
Arp 188 - Tadpole Galaxy |
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Object data of Arp188 |
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| Object type: | Galaxy (SBc) | |
| Size: | 3.6' x 0.8' | |
| Magnitude: | 14.6 mag | |
| Constellation: | Dra | |
| Distance: | 420 Mio Ly | |
| Notes: |
Arp 188, the Tadpole Galaxy, is a disrupted barred spiral galaxy located 420
million light-years from Earth in the northern constellation Draco. Its
eye-catching tail is about 280 thousand light-years long and features
massive, bright blue star clusters. The tail is a result of a merger with a
smaller galaxy that is believed to have occurred about 100 million years
ago. In the upper right corner of the image you can find a distant galaxy cluster with a redshift of z=0.251, which corresponds to a light travel time of 3 billion years. |
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Exposure data |
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| Date: | 2021-06-13 until 2021-07-12 (9 nights) | |
| Location: | Nussbach / Austria (400m) | |
| Telescope: | 12" Newtonian telescope (f=1120mm) | |
| Camera: | QSI 660wsg-8 with Astrodon filters | |
| Binning: | L 1x1 / RGB 1x1 | |
| Mount: | ASA DDM85 | |
| Exposure time: | L 90x8min / RGB 29x8min each | |
| Exposure time total: | 23h 36min | |
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