Observation by Dr Paul Leyland: Leo A

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Dr Paul Leyland

Observer

Dr Paul Leyland

Observed

2026 Feb 10 - 21:54

Uploaded

2026 Feb 17 - 15:42

Objects

UGC 5364

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Constellation

Leo

Field centre

RA: 09^h59^m
Dec: +30°44'
Position angle: -0°06'

Field size

0°08' × 0°06'

Equipment

0.4m Dilworth Relay
SX 814 CCD camera
No filter

Exposure

53 minutes

Location

Tacande Observatory, MPC J22

Target name

Leo A

Title

Leo A

About this image

Leo A is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the Local Group. It is also a secondary target in the BAA Deep Sky Section's Object of Interest for February 2026. It is magnitude V=12.9 and 5.1 x 3.1 arcminutes in size.

This image is the result of 53 minutes exposure with an unfiltered SX 814 camera on a 0.4m Dilworth telescope located at Tacande Observatory, La Palma. Post-processing has been relatively limited, restricted to noise reduction with FABADA and some contrast stretching (hence the saturated bright star images). The galaxy is so large on the sky that it doesn't all fit in the field of view of my telescope so part of the southern extent doesn't appear in the image

Files associated with this observation

Leo_A.png (230.5 kB)

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David Basey, Callum Potter, Dominic Ford

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