| Classification: |
Spiral Galaxy (dwarf elliptical galaxies) |
| Constellation: |
Leo |
| Object Location: |
Ra 10h 24m 17s Dec +19° 48’27° (current) (center of two) |
| Size & Distance: |
3226 2.8 x 2.0, 3327 4.1 x 3.9, Apx 77 million light-years. |
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| Date & Location: |
04-18-2009 Home |
| Exposure: |
LRGB, L=12@ 5min, (bin 1x1) RGB=3 ea. @5min (bin 2x2) |
| Optics: |
Telescope Engineering Company APO140ED @ f/7 F/L 980mm. |
| Mount: |
Astro-Physics 900 GTO / ATS 10x36 Pier |
| Camera: |
SBIG-ST10XME @-20c |
| Filters: |
Astrodon G2 LRGB |
| Software: |
MaxImDL 4.56, Photoshop CS, Topaz Lab. |
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| Notes: |
This image was published by Astronomy magazine five times. Feb 2010, May 2011, Feb 2016, May 2018, and in the reader gallery May 2012.
NGC 3226 is a dwarf elliptical galaxy that is interacting with the spiral galaxy NGC 3227. The two galaxies are one of several examples of a spiral with a dwarf elliptical companion that are listed in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies.
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Sky conditions: Very good seeing, no winds, 50°
Image Field of view is 35 x 52 arcmin.
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