Deep Sky Object in Spring
UGC7698 (Galaxy in Canes Venatici)


Date & Time: Feb 22 2020, from 27:16 to 28:23 JST(+0900)
Composed 12 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


UGC7698 / Galaxy, type Im
R.A.12h 32m 54.3s (2000.0)
Dec.+31°32' 16" (2000.0)
Apparent Size6.5×4.4'
Radial Velocity+333km/s
Magnitude13.0
Distance10 million light yrs.
Group of GalaxiesCanes I Group
Other IDsCGCG 159-13, MCG +5-30-16
DDO 133, PGC 41636
UGC7698 is a dimmed irregular galaxy positioned at the southern edge of Canes Venatici, almost on a border to Come Berenices. The galaxy has an appearance of ellipse with axis of 6×4 arc minutes elongated in north south, no obvious spiral structures. The galaxy has configured the Canes I galaxy group with member galaxies floating around 10 million light years away.



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