Deep Sky Object in Spring
NGC5474 (Galaxy in Ursa Major)

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Date & Time:	Apr 16 2004, from 23:00 to 23:19 JST(+0900)
	Composed 3 shots with 8 minutes exposed
Optical:	Meade 25cm(10") Schmidt-Cassegrain with conversion lens (f=1600mm, F6.3)
	Auto-guided with Meade LX200 Equatorial & Pictor 201XT
Digital Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix S2 Pro
Location:	Ooizumi vil., Yamanashi pref.

Camera Settings:	Recording Format...12bit CCD-RAW, converted to 16bit TIFF(3024 x 2016)
	CCD Sensitivity...ISO1600, White Balance...Auto

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NGC5474 / Galaxy, type SA(s)cd pec IV-V R.A. 14h 05m 2.1s (2000.0) Dec. +53° 39' 47" (2000.0) Apparent Size 4.8 x 4.3' Radial Velocity +405km/s Magnitude 11.4 Distance 20 million light yrs. Group of Galaxies M101 Group Other IDs UGC9013, MCG9-23-32 CGCG272-23, PGC50216 A dimmed spiral at about 44 arc minutes south from M101 in Ursa Major is NGC5474. You can catch the galaxy in same flame with M101 using of medium ranged focal length. The galaxy has a round shape with a diameter of 5 arc minutes, and a indistinct central nucleus a bit northern part. NGC5474 is a member of a small scaled galactic group of M101 group.

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NGC5394,NGC5395

NGC5905,NGC5908

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