Deep Sky Object in Spring
NGC3672 (Galaxy in Crater)


Date & Time: Apr 9 2022, from 22:23 to 23:08 JST(+0900)
Composed 12 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


NGC3672 / Galaxy, type SA:(rs:)c I-II
R.A.11h 25m 2.4s (2000.0)
Dec.-09° 47' 43" (2000.0)
Apparent Size4.2×2.0'
Radial Velocity+1665km/s
Magnitude11.7
Distance90 million light yrs.
Group of GalaxiesNGC3672 Group
Other IDsMCG-2-29-28, UGCA235
IRAS11225-0931, PGC35088
A compact spiral galaxy in northern region of Crater is NGC3672. The galaxy has a brightness of 11.7th magnitude and a long axis of about 4 arc minutes. This picture shows you dimmed arms being wound, but maybe you can detect only dimmed elliptic light through larger telescopes.



NGC3640
Around NGC3684

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