Deep Sky Object in Winter
NGC1371 (Galaxy in Fornax)


Date & Time: Jan 21 2023, from 21:02 to 21:46 JST(+0900)
Composed 12 shots with 4 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


NGC1371 / Galaxy, type SAB(rs)a
R.A.03h 35m 01.4s (2000.0)
Dec.-24° 56' 00" (2000.0)
Apparent Size5.8×4.6'
Radial Velocity+1454km/s
Magnitude11.6
Distance60 million light yrs.
Group of GalaxiesEridanus Cluster
Other IDsNGC 1367, ESO 482-10
MCG -4-9-29, IRAS 3327-2505
PGC 132558
NGC1371 is a medium sized spiral galaxy lying in northern region of Fornax. The galaxy has an apparent diameter of about 6 arc minutes and a brightness of about 11th magnitude. We can see indistinct arms somehow. NGC1371 has been included in the Eridanus Cluster positioned about 60 millions light-years away.



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