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NGC 3801 -- Galaxy Group

Object

Type

Galaxy Group

Constellation

Leo

Distance

155M light-years

Magnitude

12.0

Size

2.9 x 2.1 arc-min

Notes

Galaxy Group includes PGC 36178, NGC 3806, NGC 3802, NGC 3801, PGC 36189, NGC 3790

Image also includes NGC 3803, NGC 3807

Image

Date

2011-03-03

Place

Winter Star Party

Exposure Data

Clear 30 mins @ -10C

C 6x5 min

Notes

All filters binned 2x2

Equipment

Optics

Takahashi TOA-150

Focal Length

1100 mm @f/7.3

Mount

Paramount ME

Camera

SBIG ST-10XME

Focuser

RoboFocus

Filters

CFW-10, Astrodon CRGB

Software

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

Reprocessed on 09/11/2023