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NGC 4485 / NGC 4490 -- Galaxies
Object
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Type |
Irregular Galaxy (NGC4485) / Barred Spiral Galaxy (NGC4490) |
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Constellation |
Canes Venatici |
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Distance |
29.1M light years (NGC4485) / 25.1M light years (NGC4490) |
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Magnitude |
11.93 (NGC4485) / 9.8 (NGC4490) |
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Size |
2.7x1.84 arc-min (NGC4485) / 6.3x3.1 arc-min (NGC4490) |
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Notes |
Also Known as Arp 269 |
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NGC 4490 is also known as the Cocoon Galaxy |
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NGC 4485 is the smaller satellite galaxy of NGC 4490 |
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Image
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Date |
2012-04-18 |
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Place |
Texas Star Party |
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Exposure Data |
C 30 mins @ -15C |
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C 6x5 |
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Notes |
All filters binned 2x2 |
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Equipment
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Optics |
Takahashi TOA-150 |
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Focal Length |
1100 mm @f/7.3 |
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Mount |
Paramount ME |
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Camera |
SBIG ST-10XME |
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Focuser |
RoboFocus |
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Filters |
CFW-10, AstroDon CRGB |
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Software |
TheSky6, CCDSoft, CCDAutopilot4, CCDStack 2+, PixInsight, PhotoShop CS6 |
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Reprocessed on 07/03/2023 |