Astrophotography by Torsten Mueller


ARP 120

Eyes Galaxies (NGC 4435 & NGC 4438)
SB0/SAb
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Object Information

Description wikipedia: "The Eyes Galaxies (NGC 4435-NGC 4438, also known as Arp 120) are a pair of galaxies about 52 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. The pair are members of the string of galaxies known as Markarian's Chain."
Type SB0/SAb
Brightness 10 mag (vis)
Apparent Size 2.35' x 1.43'/ 8.5' x 3.2'
Distance 52 Mly MLy

Exposure Information

Date 2019-05-20
Location Goldbach Remote Telescope
Optics GSO 12" RC f/5.6 (TS CCDT47 Reducer)
Camera ZWO ASI1600MMPRO
Integration 3 x 120 sec
(0.1 h total)