NGC 2903: Spiral Galaxy in Leo
NGC 2903: Spiral Galaxy in Leo |
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NGC 2903 |
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Object Data |
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| Object type: | Galaxy | ||
| Size: | 100,000 ly in diameter | ||
| Magnitude: | 9 | ||
| Constellation: | Leo | ||
| Distance: | 31 million light years | ||
Notes: |
NGC2903 appears about 1.5 degrees south of Lambda Leonis
(the bright star in lower left). Below 2903 is a small 12th mag spiral
galaxy NGC 2916. The dim tiny trail to the left of NGC2903 (above a
bright star) is asteroid
(1640) Nemo captured from the luminance data on 2/4/22 between 9:00 and
11:00 local time as it traveled through space 1.85 AU away. |
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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, 12 x 5 min each of RGB | ||
| Exposure time total: | 5.5 hrs | ||
| Notes: | FOV = 42 x 29 arcmin, Image Scale: 0.99 "/pixel Click here for an animation of asteroid (1640) Nemo |
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