Deep Sky Object in Autumn
Around NGC7396 (Galaxies in Pisces)


Date & Time: Sep 30 2022, from 22:24 to 23:19 JST(+0900)
Composed 10 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


NGC7396 / Galaxy, type Sa pec sp
R.A.22h 52m 22.7s (2000.0)
Dec.+01°05' 35" (2000.0)
Apparent Size3.2×1.7'
Radial Velocity+4965km/s
Magnitude13.8
Distance228 million light yrs.
Group of Galaxies -
Other IDsUGC 12220, CGCG 379-10
MCG +0-58-7, IRAS 22498+49
PGC 69889
NGC7398 / Galaxy, type SA(r)a:
R.A.22h 52m 49.3s (2000.0)
Dec.+01°12' 03" (2000.0)
Apparent Size2.0×1.3'
Radial Velocity+10405km/s
Magnitude14.5
DistanceN/A
Group of Galaxies -
Other IDsUGC 12225, CGCG 379-12
MCG +0-58-9, PGC 69905
This image captures small galaxies scattered around the westernmost point of Pisces. NGC7396 is located 6.6 degrees WSW of γPsc. It is a spindle-shaped spiral galaxy with a major axis of 3.2 arc minutes and a magnitude of 13. You can see that an indistinct dark lane runs in the east-west direction. The distance to NGC7396 has been estimated at 228 million light years. Smaller galaxies such as NGC7397 and NGC7398 can be seen in the immediate east.
Numbers with 4 digits represent NGC #



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