Deep Sky Object in Spring
NGC4450 (Galaxy in Coma Berenices)


Date & Time: Mar 4 2022, from 26:22 to 27:28 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


NGC4450 / Galaxy, type SA(s)ab I-II
R.A.12h 28m 29.6s (2000.0)
Dec.+17° 05' 05" (2000.0)
Apparent Size5.2×3.8'
Radial Velocity+2048km/s
Magnitude10.9
Distance52 million light yrs.
Group of GalaxiesVirgo Cluster
Other IDsUGC 7594, CGCG 99-62
MCG +3-32-48, IRAS 12259+1721
PGC 41024
In northern part of the Virgo Cluster, a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Coma Berenices is NGC4450. The galaxy is floating at about 1.5 degrees northeast of M100, has a size of about 5 arc minutes but dimmed one with a brightness of 13th magnitude. You can appreciate the galaxy like an elliptical vaguely.



Around NGC4442
NGC4517

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