Deep Sky Object in Spring
UGC3574 (Galaxy in Lynx)


Date & Time: Nov 2 2025, from 26:57 to 27:52 JST(+0900)
Composed 10 shots with 6 minutes exposed
Optical: Meade 25cm(10") Schmidt-Cassegrain with conversion lens (f=1600mm, F6.3)
with IDAS LPS-P1 Light-pollution suppression 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(2040×2040)
Device Size...10×10mm
Sensitivity...ISO4000, White Balance...Daylight


UGC3574 / Galaxy, type SA(s)cd
R.A.06h 53m 10.5s (2000.0)
Dec.+57°10' 42" (2000.0)
Apparent Size4.1×3.5'
Radial Velocity+1418km/s
Magnitude13.2
Distance71 million light yrs.
Group of Galaxies -
Other IDsCGCG 285-10, MCG +10-10-17
IRAS 6488+5714, PGC 19789
UGC 3574 is a small spiral galaxy located 1.4 degrees south-southwest of 15 Lyn in the northern part of Lynx. It lies at a distance of 71 million light-years and has a major axis of about 4 arcminutes. Two faint spiral arms can be identified, with several clumps of star-forming regions distributed along them. The companion galaxy visible about 5 arcminutes to the west is UGC 3569.



IC4182
UGC4305 (Holmberg II)

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