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NGC 3193 -- Spiral Galaxy

Object

Type

Elliptical Galaxy

Constellation

Leo

Distance

91.9M light years

Magnitude

10.9

Size

2.9 x 2.8 arc-min

Notes

NGC 3193 is the galaxy in the center

NGC 3190 is the brighter galaxy to the upper right of NGC 3193

NGC 3187 is the galaxy to the right of NGC 3193

Image

Date

2009-03-15

Place

Bixhoma Observatory (H33)

Exposure Data

Lum 12 mins @ -20C

Lum 12x1 min

Notes

All filters binned 2x2

Equipment

Optics

Meade 12" RCX-400

Focal Length

1500 mm @f/5 (f/8 with 6.3 focal reducer)

Mount

Meade RCX-400 on Milburn Wedge

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME w/AO7

Focuser

JMI Focuser with RoboFocus

Filters

CFW-10, Astrodon LRGB

Software

TheSky6, FocusMax, CCDAutopilot4, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6

Reprocessed on 12/10/2022