Deep Sky Object in Spring
Abell 727 & UGC4704 (Galaxy Cluster & Galaxy in Lynx)


Date & Time: Jan 31 2020, from 23:54 to 24:48 JST(+0900)
Composed 10 shots with 6 minutes exposed
Optical: Meade 25cm(10") Schmidt-Cassegrain with conversion lens (f=1600mm, F6.3)
with BaaderPlanetarium Moon&Skyglow filter
Auto-guided with Meade LX200 Equatorial & Lacerta M-GEN
Digital Camera: Nikon D810A
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(4080×4080)
Device Size...20×20mm
Sensitivity...ISO4000, White Balance...Daylight


Abell 727 / Galaxy Cluster, type 1 5 III:
R.A.08h 59m 06.0s (2000.0)
Dec.+39° 25' 00" (2000.0)
Apparent Size22.4'
# of Galaxies65
Red ShiftN/A
Magnitude16.7
Distance325 million light yrs.
Supergalactic clusterN/A
UGC4704 / Galaxy, type SBm:
R.A.08h 59m 00.9s (2000.0)
Dec.+39° 12' 32" (2000.0)
Apparent Size4.0×0.3'
Radial Velocity+596km/s
Magnitude15.0
DistanceN/A
Group of Galaxies -
Other IDsCGCG 209-15, MCG +7-19-11
PGC 25232
This image shows you an indistinct galaxy cluster of Abell 727 and an edge-on galaxy UGC4704 lying just south of it. By clicking on the button in the upper right corner of the page, you can switch to an image that has removed stars within the Milky Way galaxy.
Abell 727 contains more than 60 member galaxies in a span of 20 arc minutes. Almost all dimmed light spots seen in the upper of image are individual galaxies belonging to the cluster.
UGC4704 positioned just 10 arc minutes south of Abell 727 is an indistinct edge-on having a long axis of 4 arc minutes and a brightness of 15th magnitude. The galaxy is much closer to us than Abell 727, both the objects has no direct relations each other.



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