Deep Sky Object in Autumn
NGC578 (Galaxy in Cetus)


Date & Time: Nov 3 2016, from 22:43 to 23:58 JST(+0900)
Composed 10 shots with 8 minutes exposed
Optical: Meade 25cm(10") Schmidt-Cassegrain with conversion lens (f=1600mm, F6.3)
with BaaderPlanetarium UV/IR cut filter
Auto-guided with Meade LX200 Equatorial & Pictor 201XT
Digital Camera: Canon EOS 600D (Remodeled)
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(5184×3456)
Sensitivity...ISO1600


NGC578 / Galaxy, type SAB(rs)c
R.A.01h 30m 28.9s (2000.0)
Dec.-22°39' 59" (2000.0)
Apparent Size4.9×3.0'
Radial Velocity+1597km/s
Magnitude11.4
DistanceN/A
Group of GalaxiesN/A
Other IDsUGCA 18, ESO 476-15
MCG -4-4-20, IRAS 1280-2255
PGC 5619
NGC578 is a compact spiral galaxy lying in southern region of Cetus. The galaxy has a size of about 5 arc minutes in east-west direction and a brightness of 11th magnitude. You can detect that the arms are wound loosely.



NGC524
NGC584, NGC596

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