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NGC 4085 / NGC 4088 - Galaxies

Object

Type

Spiral Galaxy (NGC 4085) / Spiral Galaxy (NGC 4088)

Constellation

Ursa Major

Distance

64.8M light years (NGC 4085) / 51.5M light years (NGC 4088)

Magnitude

12.8 (NGC 4085) / 11.2 (NGC 4088)

Size

2.2 x 0.6 arc-min (NGC 4085) / 5.8 x 2.2 arc-min (NGC 4088)

Notes

NGC 4085 is on the right and NGC 4088 is on the left side of the image

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 12/26/2022