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PGC 55459 -- Flat Galaxy

Object

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Draco

Distance

149M light-years

Magnitude

13.0

Size

5.8 x 0.8 arc-min

Notes

Flat Galaxy PGC 55459 is also known as NGC 5965

Image also contains NGC 5963, NGC 5969, NGC 5971

Image

Date

2011-05-30

Place

Texas 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 10/17/2023