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NGC 555 -- Galaxy Trios

Object

Type

Galaxy Trios

Constellation

Cetus

Distance

xxxM light-years

Magnitude

15.2

Size

0.7 x 0.7 arc-min

Notes

Galaxy Trio includes NGC 554, NGC 555, NGC 556

PGC 5420 is also known as NGC 556

Image

Date

2010-10-06

Place

Okie-Tex Star Party

Exposure Data

Clear 30 mins @ -15C

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 08/18/2023