Observation by Mike Foylan: M105 Galaxy Group

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Mike Foylan

Observer

Mike Foylan

Observed

2025 Jan 29 - 23:17

Uploaded

2025 Aug 31 - 16:04

Objects

M105
NGC3384
NGC3389

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Constellation

Leo

Field centre

RA: 10^h47^m
Dec: +12°35'
Position angle: -89°38'

Field size

0°29' × 0°22'

Equipment

Celestron C8 0.2-m SCT @f11
SBIG STL-1301E CCD
Celestron CGE EQ Mount

Exposure

Red = 129 sec x16, Green = 185 sec x16, Blue = 191 sec x16

Location

Cherryvalley Observatory I83

Target name

Galaxy Triplet

Title

M105 Galaxy Group

About this image

Three galaxies in one in the constellation of Leo. Taken on the night of 29th Jan 2025. M105 Elliptical galaxy at some 37 million light-years distant along with galaxy NGC3384, also an elliptical galaxy some 35 million light-years distant and the contrasting blue spiral galaxy NGC 3389 which is more distant at an estimated 71 million light-years.

Files associated with this observation

Galaxies M105-NGC3384-NGC3389.PNG (936.6 kB)

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