Deep Sky Object in Winter
NGC1560 (Galaxy in Camelopardalis)


Date & Time: Nov 14 2020, from 25:47 to 26:53 JST(+0900)
Composed 12 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


NGC1560 / Galaxy, type SA(s)d sp
R.A.04h 32m 49.2s (2000.0)
Dec.+71° 53' 02" (2000.0)
Apparent Size9.8×1.7'
Radial Velocity-194km/s
Magnitude12.2
Distance8 million light yrs.
Group of GalaxiesMaffei Group
Other IDsIC 2062, UGC 3060
CGCG 328-6, MCG +12-5-5
PGC 15488
NGC1560 is a fairly large but dimmed edge-on galaxy positioned around central region of Camelopardalis. The galaxy has a figure of a spindle and a long axis of 10 arc minutes. You can detect a dimmed lump of light through a large-ranged telescope but hardly can be seen detailed structures. NGC1560 is a member of a neighbored galaxy group of the Maffei group.



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