Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Lynx (Lyn)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2683
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NGC 2683 The UFO Galaxy, 



    
        

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NGC 2683 The UFO Galaxy

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NGC 2683 The UFO Galaxy, 



    
        

            Peter Goodhew
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NGC 2683 The UFO Galaxy

Acquisition details

Frames:
Astrodon Gen1 E-Series Tru-Balance Blue: 15×300(1h 15′) bin 1×1
Astrodon Gen1 E-Series Tru-Balance Lum: 39×300(3h 15′) bin 1×1
Astrodon Gen1 E-Series Tru-Balance Lum: 7×900(1h 45′) bin 1×1
Astrodon Gen1 E-Series Tru-Balance Red: 16×300(1h 20′) bin 1×1
Astrodon Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance Green 1.25": 15×300(1h 15′) bin 1×1
Integration:
8h 50′

RA center: 08h52m41s.722

DEC center: +33°2529.39

Pixel scale: 0.531 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 0.571 degrees

Field radius: 0.346 degrees

WCS transformation: thin plate spline

More info:Open 

Resolution: 3922x2570

File size: 3.5 MB

Data source: Own remote observatory

Remote source: e-EyE Extremadura

Description

NGC 2683 is a field spiral galaxy in the constellation Lynx. It has the common name of the UFO Galaxy.  It is 30 million light years from Earth.
It was the Object of Interest of the Deep Sky Section of the British Astronomical Association in January 2023.

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NGC 2683 The UFO Galaxy, 



    
        

            Peter Goodhew