Observation by Alan Thomas: NGC 12 Spiral Galaxy in Pisces

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Alan Thomas

Observer

Alan Thomas

Observed

2026 Oct 03 - 20:56

Uploaded

2026 Oct 06 - 15:55

Objects

NGC12

Equipment

PlaneWave CDK24 24 inch f/6.5 Corrected Dall-Kirkham Astrograph
FLI ProLine KAF-16803 CCD camera
10Micron GM4000 robotic German equatorial mount

Exposure

3min

Location

Observatorio del Teide, Tenerife

Target name

NGC 12 Spiral Galaxy in Pisces

Title

NGC 12 Spiral Galaxy in Pisces

About this image

This mag. 13.2 spiral galaxy was discovered by William Herschel in December 1790.

This PIRATE image shows a bright nucleus and a disk with hints of spiral arms.

Distance c.183million ly. Diameter c.90,000 ly

Other galaxies visible include:

PGC 212475: a mag. 18 irregular (?) galaxy

PGC1269991: no information

Files associated with this observation

NGC12 v3image-jpeg-i PIRATE (2) labels.jpg (414.7 kB)

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