Deep Sky Object in Autumn
Around IC167, NGC691 (Galaxies in Aries)


Date & Time: Jan 4 2022, from 20:51 to 21:58 JST(+0900)
Composed 12 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


This picture shows you four minor galaxies gathering in a span of about 20 arc minutes, positioned at 2 degrees northwest of beta Arietis. They have sizes of 2 or 4 arc minutes and brightness of 11th from 13th magnitude.
A dimmed spiral in left hand side is IC167, the brightest one in lower is NGC691. And two galaxies paralleled in right hand side of central region have numbers of NGC678 in right and NGC680 in left, respectively.
IC167 / Galaxy, type SAB(s)c
R.A.01h 51m 08.6s (2000.0)
Dec.+21° 54' 44" (2000.0)
Apparent Size2.6×1.4'
Radial Velocity+2960km/s
Magnitude13.1
DistanceN/A
Group of Galaxies -
Other IDsUGC 1313, CGCG 482-25
Arp 31, MCG +4-5-21
IRAS 1483+2139, PGC 6833
NGC678 / Galaxy, type SB(s)b: sp
R.A.01h 49m 24.8s (2000.0)
Dec.+21° 59' 51" (2000.0)
Apparent Size4.4×0.7'
Radial Velocity+2811km/s
Magnitude13.3
DistanceN/A
Group of Galaxies -
Other IDsUGC 1280, CGCG 482-18
MCG +4-5-14, PGC 6690
NGC680 / Galaxy, type E+ pec:
R.A.01h 49m 47.3s (2000.0)
Dec.+21° 58' 16" (2000.0)
Apparent Size2.0×1.6'
Radial Velocity+2933km/s
Magnitude11.9
DistanceN/A
Group of Galaxies -
Other IDsUGC 1286, CGCG 482-19
MCG +4-5-15, PGC 6719
NGC691 / Galaxy, type SA(rs)bc
R.A.01h 50m 41.7s (2000.0)
Dec.+21° 45' 35" (2000.0)
Apparent Size3.4×2.2'
Radial Velocity+2665km/s
Magnitude11.4
DistanceN/A
Group of Galaxies -
Other IDsUGC 1305, CGCG 482-23
CGCG 460-31, MCG +4-5-19
IRAS 1479+2130, PGC 6793



NGC676
NGC720

Copyright(c) 2022 by Naoyuki Kurita, All rights reserved.
To top page To Deepsky in Autumn index Aries