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NGC 4273 / NGC 4281 - Galaxies
Object
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Type |
Spiral Galaxy (NGC 4273) / Lenticular Galaxy (NGC 4281) |
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Constellation |
Virgo |
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Distance |
95.9M light years (NGC 4273) / 100.2M light years (NGC 4281) |
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Magnitude |
11.9 (NGC 4273) / 11.3 (NGC 4281) |
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Size |
2.3 x 1.5 arc-min (NGC 4273) / 3.1 x 1.5 arc-min (NGC 4281) |
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Notes |
NGC 4273 is the larger galaxy near the center with the smaller galaxy NGC4277 to its left |
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NGC 4281 is located on the left side of the image |
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NGC 4268 is the galaxy in the upper right |
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NGC 4259 is the galaxy near the right edge |
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Image
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Date |
2009-05-20 |
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Place |
Bixhoma Observatory (H33) |
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Exposure Data |
Lum 12 mins @ -10C |
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Lum 12x1 min |
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Notes |
All filters binned 2x2 |
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Equipment
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Optics |
Meade 12" RCX-400 |
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Focal Length |
1500 mm @f/5 (f/8 with 6.3 focal reducer) |
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Mount |
RCX-400 on Milburn wedge |
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Camera |
SBIG ST-8XME |
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Focuser |
JMI Focuser with RoboFocus |
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Filters |
CFW-8, Astrodon LRGB |
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Software |
TheSky6, FocusMax, CCDAutopilot4, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6 |
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Reprocessed on 08/03/2023 |