Observation by David Swan: NGC 2403

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David Swan

Observer

David Swan

Observed

2017 Oct 22 - 20:23

Uploaded

2017 Oct 22 - 22:02

Objects

NGC2403

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Constellation

Camelopardalis

Field centre

RA: 07^h36^m
Dec: +65°35'
Position angle: +139°22'

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

75 x 5s

Location

Tynemouth, UK

Target name

NGC 2403

Title

NGC 2403

About this image

Time stated is the midpoint of capture and is UT.

According to the Cambridge Photographic Atlas of Galaxies, this is a spiral galaxy of type SAB(s)cd. It is relatively close to us - around 12 million light years - and is part of the M81 group.

Files associated with this observation

ngc2403bstr_0.png (815.7 kB)

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Mr Michael Alan Frost, Jeremy Shears, Peter Taylor, Peter Carson, Dawson

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