Observation by Dr Paul Leyland: NGC 2623

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Dr Paul Leyland

Observer

Dr Paul Leyland

Observed

2023 Mar 10 - 22:15

Uploaded

2024 Jun 30 - 17:20

Objects

NGC2623

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Constellation

Cancer

Field centre

RA: 08^h38^m
Dec: +25°45'
Position angle: +0°04'

Field size

0°08' × 0°09'

Equipment

0.4m Dilworth Relay
SX 814 CCD camera
No filter

Exposure

3180s in 106 subs

Location

Tacande Observatory, MPC J22

Target name

NGC 2623

Title

NGC 2623

About this image

This is NGC 2623, a 13.4 magnitude SABcd LINER galaxy seen face on. The object close to the nucleus is another galaxy, as are a number of the other objects in the field. It is around 75-80 Mpc distant.

Limiting stellar magnitude is ~20.4, not much worse than the DSS2 images available at Aladin.

A really beautiful object, IMAO, but one which is rarely imaged it seems. Note the asymmetrical arms which are presumably distorted by interaction with another galaxy. I have no idea which one.

Files associated with this observation

NGC_2623.png (618.8 kB)

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