Deep Sky Object in Spring
NGC3310 (Galaxy in Ursa Major)


Date & Time: Jan 9 2021, from 23:40 to 25:31 JST(+0900)
Composed 12 shots with 6 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


NGC3310 / Galaxy, type SAB(r)bc II
R.A.10h 38m 46.1s (2000.0)
Dec.+53° 30' 08" (2000.0)
Apparent Size3.1×2.4'
Radial Velocity+1018km/s
Magnitude11.2
Distance60 million light yrs.
Group of Galaxies-
Other IDsArp 217, UGC5786
MCG9-18-8, CGCG267-4
PGC31650
NGC3310 is a spiral galaxy positioned about 4.3 degrees SW of beta UMa. The galaxy is a face-on and has a size of 3 arc minutes, and the galaxy has a very dimmed asymmetrical arms wound up. It's one of characteristics that the galaxy has large gap of brightness between its nucleus and arms, our eyes aided with larger scopes can detect only the nucleus.



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