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NGC 4036 -- Lenticular Galaxy

Object

Type

Lenticular Galaxy

Constellation

Ursa Major

Distance

62.1M light years

Magnitude

10.7

Size

2.7 x 1.0 arc-min

Notes

NGC 4041 is to the right of NGC 4036

Image

Date

2009-04-22

Place

Texas Star Party

Exposure Data

C 12 mins @ -20C

Clear 12x1 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, FocusMax, CCDAutopilot4, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6

Reprocessed on 12/25/2022