DeepSky Object in Winter
NGC1888 (Galaxy in Lepus)


Date & Time: Nov 18 2023, from 25:29 to 26:23 JST(+0900)
Composed 10 shots with 6 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


NGC1888 / Galaxy, type SB(s)c pec
R.A.05h 22m 34.5s (2000.0)
Dec.-11°30' 02" (2000.0)
Apparent Size3.5×1.0'
Radial Velocity+2547km/s
Magnitude12.8
Distance97 million light yrs.
Group of Galaxies -
Other IDsArp 123, MCG -2-14-13
IRAS 5202-1132, PGC 17195
NGC 1888 is a peculiar galaxy located approximately 2 degrees NNE of λ Leporis. Classified as an edge-on spiral galaxy with a length of 3.5 arc minutes, its shape is significantly distorted due to the interaction with the nearby small galaxy NGC 1889. The distance from the Milky Way is estimated to be around 97 million light years.



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