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PGC 52307 -- Flat Galaxy

Object

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Bootes

Distance

130M light-years

Magnitude

14.5

Size

3.1 x 0.4 arc-min

Notes

Flat galaxy PGC 52307 is also known as NGC 5714

Image also contains NGC 5721, NGC 5722, NGC 5723, NGC 5724

Image

Date

2011-07-03

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 09/17/2023