Antilhue - Chile
Antilhue - Chile
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| Designation | NGC 7410, Bennett 129a |
| Object type | Spiral galaxy |
| Coordinates | 22 h 55 min - 39° 40' Grus (Gru) |
| Description | In a rather barren field, this is
a large galaxy, conspicuous enough for an inclusion in Jack Bennett's list
of "comet-like objects" . NGC list creator Dreyer
calls it quite bright (magnitude 11.5), large ( 5.3'x1.6'
), very moderately extended ( position angle 43°) and with a much
brighter middle.
North is towards the upper left (330°) in this 15 x 10 arcmin field of view. |
| Exposure | CRGB 100:40:40:40 min @ -18°C, RGB exposures binned 2x2 |
| Camera | SBIG ST-10XE selfguided + CFW8 with Astrodon CRGB filterset |
| Optics | RCOS 14.5" Ritchey-Chrétien @ f/9 (prime focus) |
| Mount | Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
| Software | MaxIm DL/CCD, Registar, Adobe Photoshop CS |
| Location - Date - Time | San Esteban (Chile) - 20-21Oct2006 @ 01:00 UTC |
| Conditions | Transparency 5/10, Seeing 7/10, Temperature + 14° C |
