Deep Sky Object in Spring
NGC5905, NGC5908 (Galaxies in Draco)


Date & Time: Mar 20 2020, from 27:13 to 28:20 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


NGC5905 / Galaxy, type SB(r)b I
R.A.15h 15m 23.0s (2000.0)
Dec.+55° 31' 06" (2000.0)
Apparent Size4.0×2.6'
Radial VelocityN/A
Magnitude12.6
DistanceN/A
Group of GalaxiesN/A
Other IDUGC9797, MCG9-25-38
CGCG274-36, PGC54445
NGC5908 / Galaxy, type SA(s)b: sp II-III
R.A.15h 16m 43.4s (2000.0)
Dec.+55° 24' 41" (2000.0)
Apparent Size3.3×1.2'
Radial VelocityN/A
Magnitude13.0
DistanceN/A
Group of GalaxiesN/A
Other IDsUGC9805, MCG9-25-41
CGCG274-39, PGC54522
This picture shows you two compact galaxies positioned at 3.5 degrees SSW from iota Draconis. Left one is NGC5908 and right one has a number of NGC5905. NGC5905 is a typical bared galaxy, has a span of about 4 arc minutes and 12.6th magnitude in brightness. The galaxy has a round and bright central region and dimmed two arms are stretching in east and west directions. We can hardly recognize the arms, looks like an elliptical galaxy. NGC5908 is an edge-on spiral with a long axis of about 3.3 arc minutes and a brightness of 13th magnitude, a dark lane is detectable in this picture.



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NGC5907

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