Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Pavo (Pav)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6744

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Spiral galaxy NGC6744 in Pavo, 



    
        

            Rick Stevenson
Spiral galaxy NGC6744 in Pavo
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Spiral galaxy NGC6744 in Pavo

Image of the day 08/03/2018

Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
Spiral galaxy NGC6744 in Pavo, 



    
        

            Rick Stevenson
Spiral galaxy NGC6744 in Pavo
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Spiral galaxy NGC6744 in Pavo

Acquisition details

Frames:
Astrodon 3nm Ha: 12×1800(6h)
Astrodon B Gen.2 E-series: 15×1200(5h)
Astrodon G Gen.2 E-series: 15×1200(5h)
Astrodon L Gen.2 E-series: 21×1200(7h)
Astrodon R Gen.2 E-series: 9×1200(3h)
Integration:
26h

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 2171769

RA center: 19h09m38s.4

DEC center: -63°5103

Pixel scale: 0.633 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 74.936 degrees

Field radius: 0.344 degrees

Resolution: 3072x2416

File size: 4.5 MB

Data source: Amateur hosting facility

Description

NGC 6744 is a Milky Way-like spiral galaxy approximately 30 million light-years away in the Southern constellation of Pavo. The satellite galaxy at approximately 11 o'clock is NGC 6744A.

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Spiral galaxy NGC6744 in Pavo, 



    
        

            Rick Stevenson