Deep Sky Object in Autumn
HCG10 (Galaxy Group in Andromeda)


Date & Time: Nov 13 2020, from 20:12 to 21:19 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


NGCHicksonR.A.Dec.SizeMagnitude
53610a01h 26m 21.5s+34°42' 23"3.6×1.3'12.3
52910b01h 25m 40.3s+34°42' 47"2.4×2.0'13.1
53110c01h 26m 18.9s+34°45' 14"2.2×0.5'14.8
54210d01h 26m 30.8s+34°40' 31"1.0×0.3'15.7
This picture shows you a small-scaled galaxy group of the Hickson Compact Group (HCG) 10 that positions at 3.5 degrees southeast of β Andromedae (Mirach). The largest member of NGC536 is a barred galaxy with a long axis of 3.6 arc minutes and a visual brightness of 12th magnitude. Other two faint galaxies have brightness of 13th to 15th magnitude. The distance to the group has been estimated as about 200 million light years, belongs to the Perseus-Pisces supercluster.
Numbers with 3 digits represent NGC #



Abell 2634
HCG16

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