Observation by Alan Thomas: NGC 1580 Barred Spiral Galaxy in Eridanu...

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Alan Thomas

Observer

Alan Thomas

Observed

2026 Feb 04 - 21:46

Uploaded

2026 Feb 09 - 17:00

Objects

NGC1580

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Constellation

Eridanus

Field centre

RA: 04^h28^m
Dec: -05°10'
Position angle: -1°58'

Field size

0°09' × 0°09'

Equipment

PlaneWave 60cm f/6.5 CDK24 Corrected Dall-Kirkham Astrograph
FLI ProLine KAF-16803 camera
10Micron GM4000 mount

Exposure

60sec.

Location

Observatorio del Teide, Tenerife

Target name

NGC 1580 Barred Spiral Galaxy in Eridanus

Title

NGC 1580 Barred Spiral Galaxy in Eridanus

About this image

This attractive 13.5 mag. face-on spiral galaxy is a remote object about 200million ly away. It is about 60,000 ly in diameter. It was discovered by Edouard Stephan in January 1877 using a 31" reflector at Marseille Observatory.

This PIRATE image shows the nucleus and bar, and very faint indications of spiral arms.

Files associated with this observation

NGC1580 PIRATEv3image-jpeg-i.jpeg (35.2 kB)

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