Deep Sky Object in Summer
Around NGC6286 (Arp 293, Galaxies in Draco)


Date & Time: Mar 9 2024, from 27:19 to 28:14 JST(+0900)
Composed 10 shots with 6 minutes exposed
Optical: Meade 25cm(10") Schmidt-Cassegrain with conversion lens (f=1600mm, F6.3)
with IDAS LPS-P1 Light-pollution suppression 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


NGC6286 / Galaxy, type Sb: pec
R.A.16h 58m 31.9s (2000.0)
Dec.+58°56' 16" (2000.0)
Apparent Size1.5×1.4'
Radial Velocity+5595km/s
Magnitude14.1
Distance252 million light yrs.
Group of Galaxies -
Other IDsUGC 10647, CGCG 299-40
Arp 293, MCG +10-24-84
IRAS 16577+5900, PGC 59352
NGC6285 / Galaxy, type S0+? pec
R.A.16h 58m 24.0s (2000.0)
Dec.+58°57' 21" (2000.0)
Apparent Size1.3×0.6'
Radial VelocityN/A
Magnitude14.5
Distance262 million light yrs.
Group of Galaxies -
Other IDsCGCG 299-37, MCG +10-24-81
PGC 59344
This is an image capturing a pair of tiny galaxies lurking approximately 6 degrees northwest of νDra near the head of Draco. In the center of the image, NGC6286 stands out as an edge-on spiral galaxy with a peculiar shape. Its interaction with NGC6285, positioned just northwest, is evident from the faint tongue-like structure extending southeastward due to tidal distortion. These interacting galaxies are located at a distance of approximately 250 million light-years from the Milky Way.
Numbers with 4 digits represent NGC #



NGC6140
NGC6384

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