Antilhue - Chile
Antilhue - Chile
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| Designation | NGC 3621, PGC 34554, Bennett 46 |
| Object type | Type SBcd spiral galaxy |
| Coordinates | 11 h 13 min - 32° 49' (Hya) |
| Description | This galaxy is bright (mag
9) and shows a somewhat disheveled structure with knotty arms.
Its angular extension is also much larger than the published 11 x 6
arcmins: outer sections can be seen to cover the diagonal of this frame.
NGC 3621 lies 20 million light years distant. The field of view is 15 x 10 arcminutes with north towards the upper right. |
| Exposure | LRGB 120:50:50:50 min @ -15°C ; L exposures 15 min, RGB exposures 10 min binned 2x2 |
| Camera | SBIG ST-10XE with Astrodon filterset - selfguided |
| Optics | RCOS 14.5" Ritchey-Chrétien @ f/9 (prime focus) |
| Mount | Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
| Software | MaxIm DL/CCD, Sigma Pre Beta, CCDSharp, PixInsight V.1, Adobe Photoshop CS |
| Location - Date - Time | San Esteban (Chile) - 19Mar2005 @ 06:00 UTC |
| Conditions | Transparency 7, Seeing 6-7, Temperature + 15°C |
