Deep Sky Object in Spring
NGC3041 (Galaxy in Leo)


Date & Time: Jan 25 2025, from 22:54 to 23:48 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


NGC3041 / Galaxy, type SAB(rs)c II-III
R.A.09h 53m 07.0s (2000.0)
Dec.+16°40' 44" (2000.0)
Apparent Size4.3×2.3'
Radial Velocity+1309km/s
Magnitude12.3
Distance77 million light yrs.
Group of Galaxies -
Other IDsUGC 5303, CGCG 92-68
MCG +3-25-39, PGC 28485
IRAS 9503+1654
This spiral galaxy is located 3.4 degrees due west of ε Leonis, positioned in the chest of the constellation Leo. It spans just over 4 arcminutes east to west, with a brightness of 12th magnitude. In this image, the internal spiral structure can be observed, albeit on a small scale. The galaxy is estimated to be about 77 million light-years away from the Milky Way Galaxy.



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NGC3044

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