Antilhue - Chile
Antilhue - Chile
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| Designation | NGC 3923, Bennett 49 |
| Object type | Elliptical galaxy |
| Coordinates | 11 h 51 min - 28° 48' (Hya) |
| Description | NGC 3923 is described as
bright (mag 10.5), fairly large (5.9'x3.9'), little extended,
gradually much brighter toward the middle and "resolvable,"
meaning a 12" telescope may show mottling under good conditions.
The image shows an interesting dark area towards the upper right (east) of
the nucleus.
The field of view is 15 x 10 arcminutes with north towards the lower right. |
| Exposure | LRGB 60:20:20:20 min @ -15°C ; L exposures 15 min, RGB exposures 5 min, all unbinned |
| 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, Registar, Adobe Photoshop CS |
| Location - Date - Time | San Esteban (Chile) - 04Apr2005 @ 04:00 UTC |
| Conditions | Transparency 7-8, Seeing 6, Temperature + 14°C |
