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IC 2574

Name: IC 2574

Nickname: Coddington's Nebula

Object Type: Spiral Galaxy

Constellation: Ursa Major

Magnitude: na

Object Size: 12 x 5.5

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Date Taken: 2020-06-19

Camera ZWO ASI071 (.91 arc-sec/pixel)

Exposure: 45 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: xxx

Location: Chiefland Astronomy Village, Florida

More information: Digging Deeper

Object Information:

Dwarf spiral galaxy discovered by Edwin Coddington in 1898. Located in Ursa Major, a constellation in the northern sky, it is an outlying member of the M81 Group. It is believed that 90% of its mass is in the form of dark matter.

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