Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)
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NEW DISCOVERY - Strottner-Drechsler object 17, 



    
        

            Markus Blauensteiner
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NEW DISCOVERY - Strottner-Drechsler object 17

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NEW DISCOVERY - Strottner-Drechsler object 17, 



    
        

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NEW DISCOVERY - Strottner-Drechsler object 17

Acquisition details

Dates:
Jan. 5, 2020
Frames:
235×600(39h 10′)
Integration:
39h 10′
Avg. Moon age:
9.46 days
Avg. Moon phase:
71.39%

RA center: 05h23m07s.117

DEC center: +55°0233.79

Pixel scale: 0.945 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: -0.718 degrees

Field radius: 0.461 degrees

More info:Open 

Resolution: 2750x2186

File size: 2.9 MB

Locations: Ursa Major Observatory, part of ROSA, France, France

Data source: Own remote observatory

Remote source: Non-commercial independent facility

Description

The nebula StDr object 17 is possibly a Strömgren sphere. The object was discovered in 2019 by Xavier Strottner and Marcel Drechsler. It can be found here in the constellation Andromeda - Ra: 05:23:09.04 Dec: +55:02:35.76. Image acquisition and processing of the raw images was done by me, the image processing was done by Marcel Drechsler.

Exposure time: [OIII] 22x10 min / Ha 121x10 min / L 14x10 min / RGB 26x10 min per filter, total 39 h

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NEW DISCOVERY - Strottner-Drechsler object 17, 



    
        

            Markus Blauensteiner

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