Deep Sky Object in Spring
M85 (Galaxy in Coma Berenices)

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Date & Time: Mar 4 2022, from 25:05 to 26:11 JST(+0900)
Composed 11 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


M85 (NGC4382) / Galaxy, type SA(s)0+ pec
R.A.12h 25m 24.6s (2000.0)
Dec.+18° 11' 27" (2000.0)
Apparent Size7.1×5.5'
Radial Velocity+1056km/s
Magnitude10.0
Distance53 million light yrs.
Group of GalaxiesVirgo Cluster
Other IDsUGC7508, MCG3-32-29
PGC40515
NGC4394 / Galaxy, type (R)SB(r)b
R.A.12h 25m 55.6s (2000.0)
Dec.+18°12' 50" (2000.0)
Apparent Size3.7×3.3'
Radial Velocity+772km/s
Magnitude10.8
Distance53 million light yrs.
Group of GalaxiesVirgo Cluster
Other IDsUGC 7523, CGCG 99-47
MCG +3-32-35, VCC 857
IRAS 12234+1829, PGC 40614
M85 is a galaxy around the northern edge of the Virgo Cluster in the constellation of Coma Berenices. Though the galaxy shows you a dimmed elliptic light without clear structures, classified as the lenticular galaxy because of the moderate characteristics between the elliptical and spiral. The galaxy has about 7 arc minutes in long axis and 10th magnitude. It might be needed fairly large telescopes to recognize clear appearances of a galaxy. This picture shows you another dimmed bared galaxy of NGC4394 just east of M85 with 11th magnitude.



M84 & M86
M87

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