Observation by Alan Thomas: NGC6503 Dwarf Spiral Galaxy in Draco

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Alan Thomas

Observer

Alan Thomas

Observed

2022 Oct 08 - 20:09

Uploaded

2022 Oct 09 - 11:27

Objects

NGC6503

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Constellation

Draco

Field centre

RA: 17^h49^m
Dec: +70°09'
Position angle: +122°43'

Field size

0°24' × 0°18'

Equipment

Unistellar eQuinox 112mm reflector

Exposure

60mins.

Location

Norbreck Observatory, Warrington, Cheshire, UK.

Target name

NGC6503 Dwarf Spiral Galaxy in Draco

Title

NGC6503 Dwarf Spiral Galaxy in Draco

About this image

This colourful dwarf spiral galaxy in Draco was discovered by Arthur von Auwers in 1854. It lies at the edge of the Local Void, a region relatively sparsely populated with galaxies (or maybe not at all).

The image shows the galaxy edge-on standing vertical in the frame. A small, faint nucleus is seen at the centre of a diffuse disk which shows little structure and no sign of spiral arms..

Diameter c.30,000ly. Distance c.18million ly. Apparent size 7.1'x2.4'. Apparent mag. 10.2.

Bortle 7/8, extensive high cloud, Moon waxing gibbous, 99%, 14 days old.

Files associated with this observation

eVscope-20221008-200942 (2).jpg (124.0 kB)

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