Deep Sky Object in Autumn
IC342(Galaxy in Camelopardalis)

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Date & Time: Oct 21 2023, from 24:11 to 25:05 JST(+0900)
Composed 10 shots with 6 minutes exposed
Optical: Meade 25cm(10") Schmidt-Cassegrain with conversion lens (f=1600mm, F6.3)
with IDAS LPS-P1 Light-pollution suppression 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


IC342 / Galaxy, type SAB(rs)cd I-II
R.A.03h 46m 49.7s (2000.0)
Dec.+68° 05' 45" (2000.0)
Apparent Size21.2×20.0'
Radial Velocity-62km/s
Magnitude9.1
Distance8.1 million light yrs.
Group of GalaxiesMaffei Group
Other IDsUGC2847, MCG11-5-3
CGCG305-2, PGC13826
IC342 is a very large but extraordinary dimmed galaxy at the edge of west of Camelopardlis. Although the galaxy has a visual diameter of 20 arc minutes, naked eyes can detect only small central nucleus. IC342 is positioned near the Milky Way, so many fine stars are distributed in surrounding area.



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