Observation by David Strange: NGC660

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David Strange

Observer

David Strange

Observed

2026 Oct 16 - 22:43

Uploaded

2026 Oct 17 - 14:07

Objects

NGC660

Equipment

RC10
ASI1600MM

Exposure

20x120s

Location

Salcombe Regis

Target name

NGC660

Title

NGC660

About this image

Discovered on this night 242 years ago by William Herschel, NGC 660 is a polar ring, starburst galaxy with prominent dust lanes situated in Pisces.

On close examination I noticed an additional "star" (arrowed) on the dust lane. This is no apparent star on in this high res image by Frederic Rusiak imaged here:

https://app.astrobin.com/i/2zq47g

I have checked that it is not asteroidal. (Image was processed in BlurXterminator in Pixinsight, so it may be an artifact?)

Confirmation one way or the other would be appreciated. Many thanks

Files associated with this observation

NGC660_20261016_dgs4.jpg (229.4 kB)

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