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NGC3115 The Spindle Galaxy



Name: NGC 3115
Nickname: The Spindle Galaxy
Object Type: Elliptical Galaxy
Constellation: Sextans
Magnitude: 9.1
Object Size: 7.2 x 2.4
Comment: Caldwell 53
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Date Taken: 2020-05-24
Camera ZWO ASI1600 (.72 arc-sec/pixel)
Exposure: 40 min
Telescope (Optics):   AstroPhysics 155mm (6.1 in) EDF f/7
Focal Length (FL): 1085mm
Field of View(FOV):   TBD
Mount: MI-250 Mount, ZWO ASI290 Off Axis Guider
Quick Notes: My image is mirror imaged here (left-right swapped)
Location: Chiefland Astronomy Village, Florida
More information:  Digging Deeper

Object Information:
Object Details:
A field lenticular (S0) galaxy discovered by William Herschel in 1787. About 32 million light-years away, it is several times bigger than the Milky Way.


PGC29299

Faint Galaxy. Mag 30.0. Size: 1.6 x 1.1

PGC29299

Faint Galaxy. Mag 13.4. Size: 1.7 x 1.5



Technical Depths:
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