Deep Sky Object in Spring
NGC4753 (Galaxy in Virgo)


Date & Time: Mar 9 2024, from 22:56 to 23:45 JST(+0900)
Composed 9 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(4080×4080)
Device Size...20×20mm
Sensitivity...ISO4000, White Balance...Daylight


NGC4753 / Galaxy, type I0:pec
R.A.12h 52m 22.7s (2000.0)
Dec.-01° 11' 57"(2000.0)
Apparent Size6.0×2.8'
Radial Velocity+1724km/s
Magnitude10.8
Distance60 million light yrs.
Group of GalaxiesVirgoII - NGC4753 Group
Other IDsUGC8009, MCG0-33-16
CGCG15-29, PGC43671
NGC4753 is an irregular galaxy positioned about 2.7 degrees east from gamma Vir. The galaxy has a long axis of about 6 arc minutes and 10.8th magnitude in brightness, you can appreciate it only dimmed light through telescopes. The image shows you an indistinct dark lane in central region of the galaxy. NGC4753 is a main member of medium scaled galactic group about 60 millions light years away.



NGC4731
NGC4754,NGC4762

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