Deep Sky Object in Winter
NGC1961 (Galaxy in Camelopardalis)


Date & Time: Dec 26 2025, from 22:16 to 23:11 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


NGC1961 / Galaxy, type SAB(rs)c
R.A.05h 42m 03.7s (2000.0)
Dec.+69°22' 44" (2000.0)
Apparent Size4.5×2.9'
Radial Velocity+3983km/s
Magnitude11.7
Distance170 million light yrs.
Group of Galaxies -
Other IDsIC 2133, UGC 3334
CGCG 329-8, Arp 184
MCG +12-6-7, IRAS 5365+6921
PGC 17625
NGC1961 is a spiral galaxy with a size of about 5 arc minutes positioned around the central region of Camelopardalis. This image shows clear arms but they have warped shapes. It's considered that the shape is from the interactions with surround galaxies. The galaxy is lying at about 170 million light years away.



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