Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo Minor (LMi)  ·  Contains:  IC 2496
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Hanny's Voorwerp in Leo Minor, 



    
        

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Hanny's Voorwerp in Leo Minor

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Hanny's Voorwerp in Leo Minor, 



    
        

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Hanny's Voorwerp in Leo Minor

Equipment

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
GSO Newton 8" f/6
Imaging Cameras
QHYCCD QHY8L
Mounts
DIY Fork Mount
Accessories
Baader Planetarium MPCC
Software
DeepSkyStacker · Nebulosity · photoshop
Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses
Bresser Skylux 70/700
Guiding Cameras
AstroLumina ALccd 5.2

Acquisition details

Dates:
Jan. 23, 2014
Frames:
12×1200(4h) -25°C bin 1×1
Integration:
4h
Flats:
40
Bias:
30
Avg. Moon age:
21.45 days
Avg. Moon phase:
57.44%

RA center: 09h41m14s.25

DEC center: +34°3929.6

Pixel scale: 1.338 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 42.149 degrees

Field radius: 0.577 degrees

WCS transformation: thin plate spline

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Resolution: 2602x1693

File size: 2.6 MB

Description

Hanny's Voorwerp (Dutch for Hanny's object) is an object of unknown nature at a distance of about 650 million light years. It was found in 2007 by Dutch teacher Hanny van Arkel.

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Hanny's Voorwerp in Leo Minor, 



    
        

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