Astrophotography by Torsten Mueller


NGC2500

PGC 22525
SB(rs)d Galaxy
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Object Information

Description wikipedia: "NGC 2500 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Lynx which was discovered by William Herschel in 1788. Much like the local group in which our own Milky Way galaxy is situated, NGC 2500 is part of NGC 2841 group of galaxies which also includes NGC 2541, NGC 2537 and NGC 2552. It has a H II nucleus and exhibits a weak inner ring structure."
Type SB(rs)d Galaxy
Brightness 12.2 mag (vis)
Apparent Size 2.9' x 2.6'
Distance 33 MLy

Exposure Information

Date 2019-03-04
Location GRT (Goldbach Remote Telescope)
Optics GSO 12" RC f/8
Camera Canon EOS1200Da
Integration Luminance 5 x 300 sec, 2x2 Binning
(0.42 h total)