NGC 5317

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NGC 5317 is a spiral galaxy in Virgo approximately 54 million light years from Earth. The galaxy in the upper left corner is NGC 5360, a magnitude 13.7 barred spiral that is only 1.6 arcminutes x 42 arc seconds in apparent size, by far the smallest we've been able to capture in such detail.

Object details

Galaxy in Virgo

Right Ascension: 13h 56m 12.004s

Declination: +05° 00′ 52.06″

Magnitude: 11.2

Moon Age Average: 27.42 days

Moon Phase Average: 4.95 %

Imaging Setup

Location:

SC Observatory, Central Thailand

Date:
May 5, 2016
Telescope:
Officina Stellare RiLA 600
Focal Length:
3000 mm
F-Ratio:
F/5
Mount:
10 Micron GM 4000
Camera:
FLI PL 16803
Image Scale:
N/A
Imaging Software:

Maxim DL 6

Processing Software:

Adobe Photoshop

PixInsight 1.8


Imaging Setup

Location:

SC Observatory, Central Thailand

Date:
May 5, 2016
Telescope:
Planewave CDK 17
Focal Length:
2924 mm
F-Ratio:
F/6.8
Mount:
10 Micron GM 4000
Camera:
FLI PL 16803
Image Scale:
N/A
Imaging Software:

Maxim DL 6

Processing Software:

Adobe Photoshop

PixInsight 1.8


Total Exposure Time

0 seconds

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