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PGC 38897 -- Flat Galaxy

Object

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Coma Berenices

Distance

67M light-years

Magnitude

13.3

Size

5.0 x 0.7 arc-min

Notes

Flat Galaxy PGC 38897 is also known as NGC 4173

Image also contains NGC 4169, NGC 4171, NGC 4174, NGC 4175

NGC 4169, NGC 4173, NGC 4174, NGC 4175 is also known as Hickson 61 and The Box

Image

Date

2011-06-02

Place

Cheddar Ranch

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 10/20/2023