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NGC 1380 -- Galaxy Group

Object

Type

Lenticular Galaxy

Constellation

Fornax

Distance

60.1M light-years

Magnitude

9.9

Size

4.8 x 2.3 arc-min

Notes

NGC 1380 lies in the central part of the Fornax Cluster

This image also contains NGC 1373, NGC 1374, NGC 1375, NGC 1379, NGC 1381,

NGC 1382, NGC 1387, NGC 1389, NGC 1399, NGC 1404 and IC 335

Image

Date

2011-03-01

Place

Winter Star Party

Exposure Data

Clear 30 mins @ -10C

C 6x5 min

Notes

All filters binned 1x1

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi FSQ-106N

Focal Length

530 mm @f/5.0

Mount

Takahashi NJP

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser

RoboFocus

Filters

CFW-10, Astrodon CRGB

Software

TheSky6, CCDSoft, Focusmax, CCDAutopilot4, CCDStack 2+, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6

Reprocessed on 08/07/2023