Deep Sky Object in Autumn
NGC988 (Galaxy in Cetus)


Date & Time: Nov 26 2011, from 25:16 to 26:40 JST(+0900)
Composed 5 shots with 6 minutes exposed
Optical: Meade 25cm(10") Schmidt-Cassegrain with conversion lens (f=1790mm, F7.1)
Auto-guided with Meade LX200 Equatorial & Pictor 201XT
Digital Camera: Nikon D700
Location: Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings: Recording Format...14bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(2784×1848)
Device Size...DX Format (24×16mm)
CCD Sensitivity...ISO3200


NGC988 / Galaxy, type SB(s)cd:
R.A.02h 35m 28.0s (2000.0)
Dec.-09°21' 25" (2000.0)
Apparent Size5.3×1.8'
Radial Velocity+1455km/s
Magnitude10.9
Distance60 million light yrs.
Group of GalaxiesNGC1052 Group
Other IDsUGCA 35, MCG -2-7-37
IRAS 2330-934, PGC 9843
NGC988 is a small galaxy lying near a border to Eridanus in eastern edge of Cetus. The galaxy has a long axis of a bit larger than 5 arc minutes and barred shape with 11th magnitude in brightness. You can detect a 7th magnitude inner-galactic star being on top of the galaxy.



NGC973, IC1815
NGC1003

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