IC 10
Irregular Galaxy IC 10,
type Ir+ or KBm (?),
in Cassiopeia
Right Ascension | 00 : 20.4 (h:m) |
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Declination | +59 : 18 (deg:m) |
Distance | 4200.0 (kly) |
Visual Brightness | 10.3 (mag) |
Apparent Dimension | 5×4 (arc min) |
An outlying member of the
Local Group of galaxies.
Our image was obtained by Sven Kohle and Till Credner of
with the 1-meter telescope of the Hoher List observatory. It was created from
3 exposures with a 2048×2048 CCD camera, with B, V, and H-alpha filter.
The B and V images were exposed for 30 minutes each, the H-alpha image for
245 minutes. The image is copyrighted
Last Modification: 21 Mar 1998, 12:30 MET