Deep Sky Object in Spring
NGC6015 (Galaxy in Draco)


Date & Time: Apr 4 2008, from 25:31 to 26:23 JST(+0900)
Composed 6 shots with 10 minutes exposed
Optical: Meade 25cm(10") Schmidt-Cassegrain with conversion lens (f=1760mm, F6.9)
Auto-guided with Meade LX200 Equatorial & Pictor 201XT
Digital Camera: Nikon D80 (Remodeled)
Location: Ooizumi vil., Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording Format...12bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(3872×2592)
CCD Sensitivity...ISO1600


NGC6015 / Galaxy, type type SA(s)cd II-III
R.A.15h 51m 25.3s (2000.0)
Dec.+62° 18' 35" (2000.0)
Apparent Size5.4×2.1'
Radial Velocity+682km/s
Magnitude11.7
DistanceN/A
Group of Galaxies -
Other IDsUGC 10075, CGCG 298-3
CGCG 319-28, MCG +10-23-3
IRAS 15506+6227, PGC 56219
In central region of Draco, a middle-sized galaxy of NGC6015 is positioned about 3.5 degrees NNW from theta Draconis. Arms of the galaxies have been coiled up tightly, it's hard to distinguish detailed structures.



Around NGC5982
IC983

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