Deep Sky Object in Spring
NGC3432 (Galaxy in Leo Minor)


Date & Time: Dec 28 2024, from 25:04 to 25:58 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(2040×2040)
Device Size...10×10mm
Sensitivity...ISO4000, White Balance...Daylight


NGC3432 / Galaxy, type SB(s)m III
R.A.10h 52m 31.2s (2000.0)
Dec.+36° 37' 08" (2000.0)
Apparent Size6.8×1.5'
Radial VelocityN/A
Magnitude11.8
DistanceN/A
Group of GalaxiesN/A
Other IDsUGC5986, MCG6-24-28
CGCG184-30, PGC32643
NGC3432 is a medium sized galaxy lying about 5 degrees east of beta LMi. The galaxy has been classified in spiral, but it has a typical shape of edge-on galaxy. You can appreciate a dimmed line with a length of 6 arc minutes. This picture shows you the galaxy being slightly curved. There is a small galaxy of UGC5983 just west of NGC3432.



NGC3359
Arp 205

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