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M104
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Object Data
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| Object type: |
Galaxy |
| Size: |
50,000 ly in diameter |
| Magnitude: |
9 |
| Constellation: |
Virgo |
| Distance: |
29 million light years |
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Notes: |
A bright edge-on spiral galaxy, M104 is
relatively small just 30% of the size of our Milky Way. However,
it is one of the most massive objects in the Virgo cluster. |
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Exposure Data
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| Date: |
02/04/22 |
| Location: |
Little Blair Valley, Anza Borrego Desert, CA |
| Telescope: |
DSI RC10c; fl 1867mm at f/7.3 |
| Camera: |
FLI 6303e with Astrodon LRGB filters |
| Mount: |
AP1100 GTO3 |
| Exposure time: |
15 x 10 min of Lum, 14 x 5 min red, 12 x 5 min green, 10 x
5min blue |
| Exposure time total: |
5.5 hrs |
| Notes: |
Cropped. FOV = 21.5 x 27 arcmin, Image
Scale = 0.99 "/pixel
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