Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Pisces (Psc)  ·  Contains:  NGC 660
NGC 660, Frank Colosimo
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NGC 660

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NGC 660

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NGC 660 is a galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It has a magnitude of 11.0 and an apparent size of 5.9 x 2.2 arc minutes. It is an example of a polar ring galaxy, which have a portion of the stars orbiting in a ring configuration around the central barred-spiral galaxy core.

Date: Nov-Dec 2012, reprocessed Nov 2018

Location: New Ringgold PA

Optics: Hyperion f/8 12.5 inch, FL 2540 mm

Guiding: ST402 on ONAG guider

Mount: Paramount ME

Camera: Apogee Alta U8300

Exposure: LRGB: L:50x9 min R:15x7 min, G:6x8 min, B:18x10 min, Total=13.3 hours

Processing: Image acquisition using CCD Autopilot. Initial processing was done using Maxim DL with subsequent processing with Photoshop.

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NGC 660, Frank Colosimo

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