Observation by David Swan: NGC 1530

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David Swan

Observer

David Swan

Observed

2017 Oct 22 - 20:08

Uploaded

2017 Oct 22 - 21:51

Objects

NGC1530

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Constellation

Camelopardalis

Field centre

RA: 04^h23^m
Dec: +75°15'
Position angle: +97°09'

Field size

0°16' × 0°11'

Equipment

Scope: 200mm SCT at f/6.3
Camera: ASI178MM
Filter: Baader UV/IR cut
Software: Firecapture and DeepSkyStacker

Exposure

72 x 5s

Location

Tynemouth, UK

Target name

NGC 1530

Title

NGC 1530

About this image

Time stated is the midpoint of capture and is UT.

I recently bought the Cambridge Photographic Atlas of Galaxies, and I've been selecting some interesting ones to image myself.

Summarising the book entry for this object, the galaxy is (obviously!) a barred spiral, of type SB(rs)b. There are different estimates for the distance of this galaxy from us - 80 or 113 million light years away. It is between 100 and 150 thousand light years in diameter.

Files associated with this observation

ngc153022oct172104.png (670.7 kB)

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Jeremy Shears, Peter Carson

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