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Triangulum Galaxy

Triangulum Galaxy

  • Object: m33
  • Object type: Galaxy
  • Captured: 2024-11-02
  • Equipment: Celestron 11 Edge HD + Fast Star · Skywatcher EQ6-R-Pro · ZWO 1600MM · ZWO EFW · RGB
  • Telescope: Celestron 11 Edge HD + Fast Star
  • Mount: Skywatcher EQ6-R-Pro
  • Camera: ZWO 1600MM
  • Filter wheel: ZWO EFW
  • Filter set: RGB
  • Scope type: SCT
  • Exposure: Lots
  • Processing: PixInsight

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Wikipedia reference

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Triangulum Galaxy

The Triangulum Galaxy is a spiral galaxy 2.878 million light-years (ly) from Earth in the constellation Triangulum. It is catalogued as Messier 33 or NGC 598. With the D25 isophotal diameter of 18.74 kiloparsecs (61,100 light-years), the Triangulum Galaxy is the third-largest member of the Local Group of galaxies, behind the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way.

  • Constellation: Triangulum
  • Distance: 883 kpc (2.88 Mly)
  • Apparent magnitude (V): 5.72
  • Type: SA(s)cd
  • Mass: 5×10 M☉
  • Size: 61,120 ly(18.74 kpc)(diameter; 25.0 mag/arcsec B-band isophote)
  • Apparent size (V): 70.8 × 41.7 arcminutes

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