Deep Sky Object in Summer
NGC6118 (Galaxy in Serpent Caput)


Date & Time: Feb 20 2021, from 27:43 to 28:50 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


NGC6118 / Galaxy, type SA(s)c I
R.A.16h 21m 48.7s (2000.0)
Dec.-02°16' 58" (2000.0)
Apparent Size4.7×2.0'
Radial VelocityN/A
Magnitude12.1
DistanceN/A
Group of GalaxiesN/A
Other IDsUGC10350, MCG0-42-2
CGCG24-8, PGC57924
A small spiral galaxy in southeastern edge of Serpens Caput (The head of Serpent) has a number of NGC6118. You can find the galaxy out about 2.3 degrees northeast from delta Oph. The galaxy has an elliptical shape with a long axis of less than 5 arc minutes and about 12th magnitude in visual brightness. Although the galaxy has indistinct spiral arms, you can detect only dimmed light like an elliptical galaxy with an aid of larger scopes.



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