Observation by Alan Thomas: NGC2650 Barred Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Maj...

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Alan Thomas

Observer

Alan Thomas

Observed

2023 Jan 24 - 04:33

Uploaded

2023 Feb 17 - 10:44

Objects

NGC2650

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Constellation

Ursa Major

Field centre

RA: 08^h50^m
Dec: +70°17'
Position angle: -0°43'

Field size

0°21' × 0°15'

Equipment

42cm CDK17 corrected Dall-Kirkham f/6.8
FLI ProLine KAF-09000 camera
10Micron GM4000 mount
BVR filter

Exposure

3mins.

Location

Observatorio del Teide, Tenerife

Target name

NGC2650 Barred Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major

Title

NGC2650 Barred Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major

About this image

This faint (app. mag. 13.3) barred spiral galaxy was discovered by William Herschel in September 1802. The bright star is HD74904, apparent mag. 7.10. The galaxy is 100,000x further from us than the star, which puts things in perspective, something I find it easy to lose sight of.

The image shows a large central bulge with bar, surrounded by the faint haze of the disk. Other images show that the disk extends to the three bright nearby stars.

Distance c.180 million ly. (Distance of HD74904 c.1,800ly) Diameter c. 85,000ly.

Files associated with this observation

NGC2650 COAST v3image-jpeg-i.jpg (59.4 kB)

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Dr Paul Leyland, Callum Potter

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