Deep Sky Object in Autumn
NGC1003 (Galaxy in Perseus)


Date & Time: Nov 5 2021, from 24:41 to 25:23 JST(+0900),
Composed 7 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


NGC1003 / Galaxy, type SA(s)cd
R.A.02h 39m 16.5s (2000.0)
Dec.+40°52' 22" (2000.0)
Apparent Size5.5×1.8'
Radial Velocity+585km/s
Magnitude12.0
DistanceN/A
Group of Galaxies -
Other IDsUGC 2137, CGCG 539-70
MCG +7-6-51, IRAS 2360+4039
PGC 10052
NGC1003 is a small edge-on galaxy positioned almost on the border line of Perseus and Andromeda. The galaxy has been classified in a spiral but this image cannot show clear structures, looks like an irregular galaxy. A long axis is a bit longer than 5 arc minutes and a brightness is about 12th magnitude.



NGC988
NGC1023, IC239

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