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Object Information
| Description | Wikipedia: "NGC 2683 is a field spiral galaxy discovered by William Herschel on February 5, 1788. It was nicknamed the 'UFO Galaxy' by the Astronaut Memorial Planetarium and Observatory. It is viewed nearly edge-on from Earth's location in space and is located between 16 and 25 million light-years away. NGC 2683 is receding from Earth at 410 km/s (250 mi/s), and from the Galactic Center at 375 km/s (233 mi/s)." |
| Type | Galaxy |
| Brightness | 10.6 mag (vis) |
| Apparent Size | 9.3 × 2.2 |
| Distance | 25 MLy |
Exposure Information
| Date | 2019-02-27 |
| Location | GRT (Goldbach Remote Telescope) |
| Optics | GSO 12" RC f/8 |
| Camera | Canon EOS1200Da |
| Integration | 12 x 180 sec (ISO1600) CLS Filter (0.6 h total) |