Deep Sky Object in Spring
NGC3137 (Galaxy in Antlia)


Date & Time: Jan 4 2022, from 28:38 to 29:35 JST(+0900)
Composed 15 shots with 4 minutes exposed
Optical: Meade 25cm(10") Schmidt-Cassegrain with conversion lens (f=1600mm, F6.3)
with BaaderPlanetarium Moon&Skyglow 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


NGC3137 / Galaxy, type SA(s)cd
R.A.10h 09m 07.2s (2000.0)
Dec.-29°03' 50" (2000.0)
Apparent Size6.3×2.2'
Radial Velocity+1109km/s
Magnitude12.1
Distance40 million light yrs.
Group of GalaxiesNGC3175 Group
Other IDsUGCA 203, ESO 435-47
MCG -5-24-24, IRAS 10068-2849
PGC 29530
NGC3137 is a spiral galaxy lying at the northern part of Antlia having a long axis of a bit longer than 5 arc minutes and a brightness of 12th magnitude. This image shows you an elliptical appearance elongated in north-south direction but the detailed structures are indistinct. The galaxy is approx. 40 million light years away and forming a small-scaled galaxy group with surrounding member galaxies.



Spindle Galaxy (NGC3115)
Around NGC3158

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