Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Pegasus (Peg)  ·  Contains:  NGC 7497

Image of the day 11/25/2016

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    NGC 7497 through the IFN, 



    
        

            Rick Stevenson
    NGC 7497 through the IFN
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    NGC 7497 through the IFN

    Image of the day 11/25/2016

    Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
      NGC 7497 through the IFN, 



    
        

            Rick Stevenson
      NGC 7497 through the IFN
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      NGC 7497 through the IFN

      Acquisition details

      Frames:
      Astrodon B Gen.2 E-series: 35×1200(11h 40′) bin 1×1
      Astrodon G Gen.2 E-series: 31×1200(10h 20′) bin 1×1
      Astrodon L Gen.2 E-series: 56×600(9h 20′) bin 1×1
      Astrodon R Gen.2 E-series: 28×1200(9h 20′) bin 1×1
      Integration:
      40h 40′

      Basic astrometry details

      Astrometry.net job: 1336980

      RA center: 23h08m59s.3

      DEC center: +18°0939

      Pixel scale: 0.842 arcsec/pixel

      Orientation: 272.082 degrees

      Field radius: 0.498 degrees

      Resolution: 3316x2661

      File size: 4.3 MB

      Description

      NGC 7497 is a roughly edge on SBc spiral galaxy about 60 million light-years away. It is seen through the molecular cloud, MBM 54, which is thought to be about 400 light-years away.

      Captured at Sierra Remote Observatory.

      Acquisition credit: Bret Charles, Scott Johnson, John Kasianowicz, Daniele Malleo, Jose Mtanous and Rick Stevenson

      Processing: Rick Stevenson.

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      NGC 7497 through the IFN, 



    
        

            Rick Stevenson