Deep Sky Object in Autumn
NGC908 (Galaxy in Cetus)


Date & Time: Dec 30 2016, from 20:07 to 21:03 JST(+0900)
Composed 10 shots with 6 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...12bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(5184×3456)
CCD Sensitivity...ISO1600


NGC908 / Galaxy, type SA(s)c: IC
R.A.02h 23m 05.3s (2000.0)
Dec.-21° 13' 59" (2000.0)
Apparent Size6.0×2.6'
Radial Velocity+1701km/s
Magnitude10.8
Distance60 million light yrs.
Group of GalaxiesNGC908 Group
Other IDsESO 545-11, MCG -4-6-35
IRAS 2207-2127, PGC 9057
NGC908 is a medium-sized spiral galaxy positioned at southern edge of Cetus. The galaxy has a long axis of about 6 arc minutes, you can detect the spiral structure clearly in this image. NGC908 is a principal member of a small-scaled group floating at west of Eridanus Cluster.



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