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NGC 3718 -- Lenticular Galaxy
Object
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Type |
Lenticular Galaxy |
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Constellation |
Ursa Major |
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Distance |
47.8M light years |
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Magnitude |
10.6 |
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Size |
2.94 x 2.35 arc-min |
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Notes |
Also Known as Arp 214 |
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NGC 3729 is Galaxy above and left |
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Hickson 56 is the group of galaxies just to the lower left |
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Image
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Date |
2016-04-03 |
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Place |
Tenkiller State Park |
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Exposure Data |
CRGB 180:75:75:75 mins @ -15C |
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C 36x5, R 15x5, G 15x5, B 15x5 |
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Notes |
All filters binned 1x1 |
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Equipment
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Optics |
Takahashi TOA-150 |
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Focal Length |
1100 mm @f/7.3 |
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Mount |
Paramount ME |
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Camera |
SBIG ST-10XME |
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Focuser |
RoboFocus |
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Filters |
CFW-10, AstroDon CRGB |
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Software |
TheSkyX, CCDSoft, CCDAutopilot5, CCDStack 2+, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6 |
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Reprocessed on 07/08/2023 |