Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cetus (Cet)
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UGC 711, 



    
        

            Gary Imm
UGC 711, 



    
        

            Gary Imm

UGC 711

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UGC 711, 



    
        

            Gary Imm
UGC 711, 



    
        

            Gary Imm

UGC 711

Acquisition details

Dates:
Sept. 15, 2021 ·  Sept. 16, 2021
Frames:
Astrodon Gen2 I-Series Tru-Balance Blue: 30×120(1h) (gain: 120.00) -10°C bin 2×2
Astrodon Gen2 I-Series Tru-Balance Green: 30×120(1h) (gain: 120.00) -10°C bin 2×2
Astrodon Gen2 I-Series Tru-Balance Lum: 60×120(2h) (gain: 120.00) -10°C bin 2×2
Astrodon Gen2 I-Series Tru-Balance Red: 30×120(1h) (gain: 120.00) -10°C bin 2×2
Integration:
5h
Avg. Moon age:
9.66 days
Avg. Moon phase:
73.19%

RA center: 01h08m36s.990

DEC center: +01°3830.88

Pixel scale: 0.344 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: -0.430 degrees

Field radius: 0.186 degrees

More info:Open 

Resolution: 3104x2354

File size: 2.0 MB

Locations: Backyard (Mag 20.8 - Bortle 4.5), Onalaska, Texas, United States

Data source: Backyard

Description

This Astrobin Debut Object is a superthin edge-on spiral galaxy located 70 million light years away in the constellation of Cetus at a declination of +2 degrees.  This magnitude 13 galaxy spans 4 arc-minutes in our apparent view, which corresponds to a diameter of 80,000 light years.

I love these unusual superthin galaxies.  The formation mechanism for them is not well understood.  Like many superthin galaxies, UGC 711 has no central bulge.  The disk is relatively featureless except for the presence of a few blue star clusters.

The 10th magnitude orange star is BD+00 190.

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