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PGC 9795 -- Flat Galaxy

Object

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Triangulum

Distance

195M light-years

Magnitude

12.8

Size

4.0 x 0.47 arc-min

Notes

Flat galaxy PGC 9795 is also known as NGC 973

Image also contains NGC 969, NGC 978, IC 1815

Image

Date

2011-08-28

Place

Hulah Lake

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 10/03/2023