Deep Sky Object in Spring
NGC4340, NGC4350 (Galaxies in Coma Berenices)


Date & Time: Feb 23 2020, from 26:35 to 27:29 JST(+0900)
Composed 10 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


NGC4340 / Galaxy, type SB(r)0+
R.A.12h 23m 35.5s (2000.0)
Dec.+16° 43' 29" (2000.0)
Apparent Size3.5×2.8'
Radial Velocity+895km/s
Magnitude12.1
Distance52 million light yrs.
Group of GalaxiesVirgo Cluster
Other IDsUGC7467, MCG3-32-21
CGCG99-36, PGC40245
NGC4350 / Galaxy, type SA0
R.A.12h 23m 58.2s (2000.0)
Dec.+16° 41' 34" (2000.0)
Apparent Size3.0×1.5'
Radial Velocity+895km/s
Magnitude11.9
Distance52 million light yrs.
Group of GalaxiesVirgo Cluster
Other IDsUGC7473, MCG3-32-23
CGCG99-38, PGC40295
This image shows you two minor galaxies lying in northern edge of the Virgo Cluster. They can be found out about 1 degree north from M100. Both the galaxies have sizes about 3 arc minutes and 12th magnitude in brightness.
The right one is a bared galaxy NGC4340 and left side has a number of NGC4350 classified in lenticular galaxy. NGC4340 has a fairly anomalous shape that the galaxy has a dimmed ring structure surrounding the nucleus. Both galaxies are floating with its interval about 5.5 arc minutes.



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NGC4365

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