Deep Sky Object in Autumn
IC1459 (Galaxy in Grus)


Date & Time: Dec 30 2016, from 18:30 to 18:46 JST(+0900)
Composed 6 shots with 3 minutes exposed
Optical: Meade 25cm(10") Schmidt-Cassegrain with conversion lens (f=1600mm, F6.3)
with BaaderPlanetarium UV/IR cut filter
Auto-guided with Meade LX200 Equatorial & Pictor 201XT
Digital Camera: Canon EOS 600D (Remodeled)
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(5184×3456)
CCD Sensitivity...ISO1600


IC1459 / Galaxy, type E3-4
R.A.22h 57m 10.3s (2000.0)
Dec.-36°27' 49" (2000.0)
Apparent Size5.2×3.7'
Radial Velocity+1691km/s
Magnitude11.0
Distance69 million light yrs.
Group of GalaxiesIC1459 Group
Other IDsIC 5265, ESO 406-30
MCG -6-50-16, IRAS 22544-3643
PGC 70090
IC1459 is a comparatively bright elliptical galaxy positioned at northern edge of Grus, near a border to Piscis Austrinus. The galaxy has no striking structures with a long axis of about 5 arc minutes and a brightness of 11th magnitude. We can detect several minor galaxies distributed in north-south direction. They're configuring a small-scaled galaxy group. In this image you can see IC5264 in lower and IC5269B in upper.



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