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PGC 26498 -- Flat Galaxy

Object

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Ursa Major

Distance

91.7M light-years

Magnitude

13.9

Size

4.3 x 0.5 arc-min

Notes

Flat Galaxy PGC 26498 is also known as NGC 2820

Image also contains NGC 2805, NGC 2814, IC 2458

Image

Date

2011-04-01

Place

Cheddar Ranch Observatory

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 10/13/2023