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Observation by Richard Francis: NGC4517: Object Of Interest April 2024

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Richard Francis

Observer

Richard Francis

Observed

2024 Apr 13 - 17:24

Uploaded

2024 Jun 20 - 17:28

Objects

NGC4517

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Constellation

Virgo

Field centre

RA: 12h32m
Dec: +00°09'
Position angle: +0°06'

Field size

0°33' × 0°45'

Equipment
  • Official Stellare U-CRC360
  • Moravian C5A-100M
  • Paramount ME II
Exposure

1h 40m of LRGB

Location

La Romieu, SW France

Target name

NGC 4517

Title

NGC4517: Object Of Interest April 2024

About this image

This galaxy was identified as an "Object of Interest" for April 2024 by the Deep Sky Section. So I had a go at imaging it. I only got 1 hours of data in April, and another 40 minutes in early May.

It was discovered in 1748 by William Herschel, who noticed the bright star by the galaxy, which he described as a "Milky Ray". Of course the "milky ray" is this complete galaxy, which is slightly larger than our own and about 40 million light years away. The spiral galaxy to its north was catalogued, in the new General Catalogue, as linked to it: NGC 4517A.

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