Object data NGC 1549
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ROOISAND Remote @ Rooisand Desert Ranch
Lacerta N25010c Newtonian, f/D = 4 QHY 268m PH, Baader CMOS LRGB filter
Skywatcher EQ8
L 113x5min / R 40x5 min / G 39x5min / B 39x5 min
19 h 15 min
data acquired remotely using Voyager Advanced data acquisition by: Markus Blauensteiner, Oliver Schneider & Faried Abu-Salih
NGC 1549 / NGC 1553 in Dorado
Elliptical Galaxy (E/S0)
4.9‘ x 4.1‘ according to literature, 13' measured on the image
9.6 mag (V)
Dor
2023-10-13+14+15+16+18+19+20+21
48 Mio ly
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NGC 1549 and NGC 1553 form an interacting pair of galaxies. NGC 1546 at bottom right has a very similar radial velocity of approx. 1250 km/s.