Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Pisces (Psc)  ·  Contains:  NGC 488  ·  NGC 490  ·  NGC 492  ·  NGC 500
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NGC 488, Tom Harrison
NGC 488
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Description

NGC 488 is a tightly wound and compact spiral galaxy in the direction of the Constellation Pices at a distance of 90-100 Million Light-Years. Stars orbit the galaxy nucleus at a high rate of speed, approximately 330 kilometers per second. Compression waves keep the bluish arms very stable. It is a beautiful, but difficult galaxy to process.

Object: NGC488

Distance: 90-100 Million Light-Years

Magnitude: 10.8

Date: November 2009

Place: Fort Davis, TX

Exposure Details: LRGB 550:180:180:240 unbinned

Processing: MaxIm DL, CCDStack, CCDInspector, RegiStar, Photoshop CS3

Optics: 12.5" RCOS Truss

Focal Length: 2808mm @f9

Mount: Paramount ME Robotic GEM

Camera: SBIG STL6303E

Focuser: RCOS

Guiding: Off-Axis using SBIG Guide Camera

Filters: Tru-Balance GEN II LRGB 2"

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NGC 488, Tom Harrison