Deep Sky Object in Autumn
NGC672, IC1727 (Galaxies in Triangulum)


Date & Time: Jan 3 2016, from 19:42 to 20:56 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


NGC672 / Galaxy, type SB(s)cd III
R.A.01h 47m 53.4s (2000.0)
Dec.+27° 26' 01" (2000.0)
Apparent Size7.3×2.5'
Radial Velocity+458km/s
Magnitude11.3
Distance20 million light yrs.
Group of GalaxiesNGC672 Group
Other IDsUGC1256, MCG4-5-11
CGCG482-16, PGC06595
IC1727 / Galaxy, type SB(s)m III-IV
R.A.01h 47m 30.7s (2000.0)
Dec.+27° 19' 51" (2000.0)
Apparent Size6.9×3.0'
Radial Velocity+458km/s
Magnitude11.8
Distance20 million light yrs.
Group of GalaxiesNGC672 Group
Other IDsUGC1249, MCG4-5-9
CGCG482-14, PGC06574
This image shows you a galactic pair positioned in southwest edge of Triangulum, you can find out them about 2.5 degrees southwest from alpha Tri.
An upper left galaxy is NGC672, it has a bar-like core and surrounding dimmed halo. And another lower right one has a number of IC1727. Both galaxies have been classified in spiral galaxies.



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