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NGC 4321 -- Galaxy Group

Object

Type

Galaxy Group

Constellation

Coma Berenices

Distance

55M light-years

Magnitude

9.3

Size

7.4 x 6.3 arc-min

Notes

Galaxy Group includes NGC 4322, NGC 4328, NGC 4321 (M 100), IC 783, PGC 39965, PGC 40002

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 09/13/2023