Deep Sky Object in Winter
NGC1784 (Galaxy in Lepus)


Date & Time: Nov 5 2010, from 25:58 to 26:22 JST(+0900)
Composed 6 shots with 6 minutes exposed
Optical: Meade 25cm(10") Schmidt-Cassegrain with conversion lens (f=1790mm, F7.1)
Auto-guided with Meade LX200 Equatorial & Pictor 201XT
Digital Camera: Nikon D700
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(2784×1848)
Device Size...DX Format (24×16mm)
CCD Sensitivity...ISO3200


NGC1784 / Galaxy, type SB(r)c II
R.A.05h 05m 27.1s (2000.0)
Dec.-11°52' 17" (2000.0)
Apparent Size4.6×2.7'
Radial Velocity+2255km/s
Magnitude12.4
DistanceN/A
Group of GalaxiesN/A
Other IDsMCG -2-13-42, IRAS 5030-1156
PGC 16716
NGC1784 is a small barred galaxy positioned about 1.5 degrees west from iota Leporis in western region of the constellation. The galaxy has a long axis of 4.6 arc minutes and a brightness of 12.4th magnitude. You can detect indistinct spiral structures in dimmed outer region, maybe only elliptical lump of light can be detected through telescopes.



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