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IC5201 - Chile

IC5201 – Chile

A barred galaxy that is classified as “isolated”, in that it is not identified as belonging to a particular group of galaxies. Its estimated distance is 90 million ly and its size is somewhat smaller than our own galaxy with a diameter of 90,000 ly.

PlaneWave 12.5″ Astrograph with an ST11000 camera, Astrodon filters, and ASA gearless DDM-85 mount. F/8 LRGB (45/8min L, 8/8min each 2×2 RGB).