Deep Sky Object in Autumn
NGC7479 (Galaxy in Pegasus)


Date & Time: Dec 5 2015, from 19:13 to 20:04 JST(+0900)
Composed 6 shots with 10 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 & Pictor 201XT
Digital Camera: Canon EOS D600 (Remodeled)
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(5184×3456)
CCD Sensitivity...ISO1600


NGC7479 / Galaxy, type SB(s)c I-II
R.A.23h 04m 57.1s (2000.0)
Dec.+12°19' 18" (2000.0)
Apparent Size4.2×3.2'
Radial VelocityN/A
Magnitude11.5
DistanceN/A
Group of GalaxiesN/A
Other IDsUGC12343, MCG2-58-60
CGCG430-58, PGC70419
A bared-galaxy of NGC7479 is lying about 3 degrees south from Markab, a southwest star of the Pegasus's square. The galaxy has a size of 4 arc minutes and two clear arms being curved. You can appreciate its impressive figure of well-proportioned S-shape.



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NGC7497

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