Antilhue - Chile
Antilhue - Chile
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| Designation | NGC 4753, Bennett 55 |
| Object type | Lenticular (peculiar?) galaxy |
| Coordinates | 12 h 52 min - 01° 12' Virgo (Vir) |
| Description | This is a strange little galaxy
full of twisted dark lanes, located 2.7° east of the beautiful double
star Porrima (Gamma Virginis).
North is to the right in this 15 x 10 arcmin field of view. |
| Exposure | CRGB 120:40:40:40 min @ -20°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, Sigma Pre Beta 11, Registar, Adobe Photoshop CS |
| Location - Date - Time | San Esteban (Chile) - 30May05 @ 03:30 UTC |
| Conditions | Transparency 6/10, Seeing 5-6/10, Temperature + 12° C |
