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ROOISAND Remote @ Rooisand Desert Ranch
Lacerta N25010c Newtonian, f/D = 4 QHY 268m PH, Baader CMOS Ha/LRGB filter
Skywatcher EQ8
L 91x5min / RGB 36x5 min each filter
16 h 35 min
data acquired remotely using Voyager Advanced data acquisition by: Markus Blauensteiner, Oliver Schneider & Faried Abu-Salih
PGC 3589 ( Sculptor Dwarf) in Sculptor
Dwarf Galaxy (dE/dSph)
40‘ x 31‘
10 mag (V)
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2023-08-18+20+21+22+23+24 + 2023-09-08
280 000 ly
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PGC 3589 is a satellite of the Milky Way. Its diameter is about 3200 light years. There is a second dwarf galaxy in Sculptor, PGC 621, also known as Sculptor Dwarf Irregular Galaxy.