NGC3521: Spiral Galaxy in Leo

 


NGC 3521


Object Data

Object type: Spiral Galaxy
Size: 11' x 5'
Magnitude: 11
Constellation: Leo
Distance: 26 million ly 
   
Notes:
NGC3521 is a flocculent intermediate spiral galaxy, The tiny dim galaxies below and to the left of 3521 are located 460 and 540 million ly away.
 

Exposure Data

Date: 3/8/24
Location: Little Blair Valley, Anza Borrego Desert, CA
Telescope: DSI RC10c; 1867 mm fl at f/7.3
Camera: FLI 6303e with Astrodon LRGB filters
Mount: AP 1100 GTO CP3
Exposure times: 14 x 15min of Luminance; 8x5min RGB
Exposure time total: 5hrs 30 min
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