Deep Sky Object in Spring
IC983 (Galaxy in Bootes)


Date & Time: Jan 2 2020, from 28:25 to 29:19 JST(+0900)
Composed 9 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


IC983 / Galaxy, type SB(r)bc
R.A.14h 10m 4.7s (2000.0)
Dec.+17° 44' 00" (2000.0)
Apparent Size5.4×4.6'
Radial VelocityN/A
Magnitude12.4
DistanceN/A
Group of GalaxiesN/A
Other IDsUGC9061, MCG3-36-68
CGCG103-98, PGC50577
Arp 117
A dimmed and round galaxy lying about 2 degrees southwest has a number of IC983. The galaxy has a visual diameter of about 5 arc minutes, very indistinct halo is surrounding a small central nucleus. A companion galaxy just southwest is IC982, and an elliptic galaxy positioned about 11 arc minutes south is NGC5490.



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