Observation by Alan Thomas: NGC 524 Lenticular Galaxy in Pisces

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Alan Thomas

Observer

Alan Thomas

Observed

2026 Nov 07 - 01:34

Uploaded

2026 Nov 12 - 14:42

Objects

NGC524
NGC525
NGC516
NGC518

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Constellation

Pisces

Field centre

RA: 01^h24^m
Dec: +09°31'
Position angle: -2°32'

Field size

0°29' × 0°29'

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 524 Lenticular Galaxy in Pisces

Title

NGC 524 Lenticular Galaxy in Pisces

About this image

NGC 524 is a mag. 10.2 lenticular galaxy, discovered by William Herschel in September 1786. The other three labelled galaxies are all around mag. 13 and were discovered a century after William Herschel's, by Heinrich d'Arrest - NGC 516, 525 - and Albert Marth NGC 518.

NGC 525 - mag. 13.3 lenticular galaxy, Heinrich d'Arrest, 1862 September 25.

NGC 516 - mag. 13.1 lenticular galaxy, Heinrich d'Arrest, 1862 September 25.

NGC 518 - mag. 13.3 spiral galaxy, Albert Marth, 1864 December.

A number of other galaxies are also visible in this PIRATE image.

Files associated with this observation

NGC 524 v3image-jpeg-i PIRATE (2) labels.jpg (1.5 MB)

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