Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2841
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NGC 2841 in Ursa Major, 



    
        

            Jim Thommes
NGC 2841 in Ursa Major
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NGC 2841 in Ursa Major

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NGC 2841 in Ursa Major, 



    
        

            Jim Thommes
NGC 2841 in Ursa Major
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NGC 2841 in Ursa Major

Acquisition details

Dates:
Jan. 16, 2021
Frames:
Luminance: 32×360(3h 12′) (gain: 121.00) bin 2×2
RGB: 48×240(3h 12′) (gain: 121.00) bin 2×2
Integration:
6h 24′
Avg. Moon age:
3.36 days
Avg. Moon phase:
12.24%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 5223293

RA center: 09h21m24s.2

DEC center: +50°5501

Pixel scale: 0.584 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 0.919 degrees

Field radius: 0.407 degrees

Resolution: 4144x2822

File size: 799.6 KB

Locations: Desert Astronomy Association Observatory Campus, Julian, CA, United States

Data source: Own remote observatory

Remote source: Non-commercial independent facility

Description

The Galaxy NGC 2841 is the dominant object in this image. It's classification is SA(r)b and is at a distance of 37 to 48 million light years. Also in this image are some notable background galaxies (PGC  26351, 26362, 26363, and 26572). The later three are 368 to 381 million light years distant; PGC 26351 is closer at 33 to 67 light years distant. There is a distant galaxy (ASK 152883.0) at a distance of 1,239 million light years and further distant Quasars with high redshifts.  These objects and some of the brighter stars are identified in the annotated image. Horizontal FOV is approximately 40 arc minutes. Full size image scale is approximatetly 0.58 arcsec/pix..

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NGC 2841 in Ursa Major, 



    
        

            Jim Thommes