| Photo ID |
242 |
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| Title |
Messier 33: the Triangulum Galaxy |
| Caption |
Taken using the Open University's PIRATE telescope on Tenerife in the Canary Islands |
| Object Name |
Triangulum Galaxy |
| Messier Desig |
M 33 |
| NGC Desig |
NGC 598 |
| Other Desigs |
Pinwheel Galaxy (name shared with M101) |
| Right Ascension |
1Hr
33'
50.02" |
| Declination |
30°
39'
36.70" |
| Magnitude |
5.72 |
| Scope Used |
Unknown |
| Camera Used |
Unknown |
| Photo Notes |
180 seconds each LRGB, processed in photoshop |
| Object Type |
Spiral Galaxy |
| Distance (ly) |
2.38 to 3.07 Mly |
| Constellation |
Triangulum |
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