Deep Sky Object in Winter
NGC2280 (Galaxy in Canis Major)


Date & Time: Dec 8 2023, from 23:07 to 24:02 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


NGC2280 / Galaxy, type SA(s)cd
R.A.06h 44m 48.8s (2000.0)
Dec.-27°38' 24" (2000.0)
Apparent Size6.3×3.0'
Radial Velocity+1963km/s
Magnitude14.2
Distance75 million light yrs.
Group of GalaxiesNGC2280 Group
Other IDsUGCA 131, ESO 427-2
MCG -5-16-20, IRAS 6428-2735
PGC 19531
NGC2280 is a medium-sized spiral galaxy located about 3 degrees WNW of the εCMa in the southern part of Canis Major. It forms a small galaxy group with surrounding galaxies, floating approximately 75 million light-years away. Despite its somewhat faint appearance, it exhibits a morphology with two arms wound asymmetrically.



NGC2276, NGC2300
NGC2292, NGC2293

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