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NGC 4179 - Lenticular Galaxy

Object

Type

Lenticular Galaxy

Constellation

Virgo

Distance

57M light years

Magnitude

12.8

Size

4.2 x 1.2 arc-min

Image

Date

2009-04-24

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