Deep Sky Object in Spring
NGC2835 (Galaxy in Hydra)


Date & Time: Mar 2 2024, from 21:04 to 22:01 JST(+0900)
Composed 15 shots with 4 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


NGC2835 / Galaxy, type SAB(rs)c I-II
R.A.09h 17m 52.9s (2000.0)
Dec.-22° 21' 20" (2000.0)
Apparent Size6.6×4.3'
Radial Velocity+547km/s
Magnitude11.1
Distance35 million light yrs.
Group of GalaxiesNGC2835 Group
Other IDsESO564-35, MCG-4-22-8
UGCA157, PGC26259
In southern part of Hydra, a medium sized spiral galaxy near a border to Pyxis is NGC2835. The galaxy has fairly lower meridian height so it's difficult to capture its spiral structures. The distance to the galaxy is estimated about 35 million light years.



Around NGC2804, NGC2809
NGC2872, NGC2874

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