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Irregular Dwarf Galaxy PGC 143 (WLM), 



    
        

            Herbert Walter
Irregular Dwarf Galaxy PGC 143 (WLM)
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Irregular Dwarf Galaxy PGC 143 (WLM)

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Irregular Dwarf Galaxy PGC 143 (WLM), 



    
        

            Herbert Walter
Irregular Dwarf Galaxy PGC 143 (WLM)
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Irregular Dwarf Galaxy PGC 143 (WLM)

Acquisition details

Frames:
Astrodon LRGB: 35×360(3h 30′)
Integration:
3h 30′

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 6647486

RA center: 00h02m01s.2

DEC center: -15°2656

Pixel scale: 1.237 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 357.287 degrees

Field radius: 0.415 degrees

Resolution: 1887x1504

File size: 1.2 MB

Locations: IAS - Internationale Amateur-Sternwarte, Hakos Farm, Namibia

Description

PGC 143 or WLM (it stands for Wolf–Lundmark–Melotte). This irregular dwarf galaxy is located 3 million light years away  - just a little bit  further away than the popular Andromeda galaxy  - and shows clearly blue star clouds.

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Irregular Dwarf Galaxy PGC 143 (WLM), 



    
        

            Herbert Walter

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