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PGC 42038 -- Flat Galaxy

Object

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Coma Berenices

Distance

31M light-years

Magnitude

9.6

Size

16 x 3 arc-min

Notes

Flat Galaxy PGC 42038 is also known as NGC 4565

Image also contains NGC 4562, IC 3543, IC 3546, IC 3571, IC 3582

Image

Date

2011-05-01

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 10/16/2023