Antilhue - Chile
Antilhue - Chile
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| Designation | NGC 4697, Bennett 53, Caldwell 52 |
| Object type | Elliptical galaxy |
| Coordinates | 12 h 49 min - 05° 48' Virgo (Vir) |
| Description | William Herschel discovered this
fine galaxy in 1784. Dreyer calls it very bright (mag
9.9), large (6'x3.8'), elongated (P.A. 45°), and
containing a pronounced core..
North is to the right in the 15 x 10 arcmin field of view. |
| Exposure | LRGB 60:20:20:20 min @ -15°C, all exposures unbinned |
| Camera | SBIG ST-10XE selfguided + CFW8 with Astrodon LRGB filterset |
| Optics | RCOS 14.5" Ritchey-Chrétien @ f/9 (prime focus) |
| Mount | Astro-Physics AP1200GTO |
| Software | MaxIm DL/CCD, Adobe Photoshop CS |
| Location - Date - Time | San Esteban (Chile) - 10Apr05 @ 04:00 UTC |
| Conditions | Transparency 7, Seeing 5, Temperature +10°C |
