NGC 1253 and 1253A
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Type Location r.a. dec. Size Magnitude Distance
Galaxy Eri 3h14.1 -2°49 5'x2.6' 12 74 Mly

NGC 1253 is an intermediate spiral galaxy in interaction with NGC 1253A (towards left). It has very low surface brightness.

NGC 1253

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Date Telescope Binning Exp Time (s) Special processing Notes
Dec 16, 2023 Centurion
18"
L 1:1
RGB 3:1
L 3x300
R,G,B 300
LRGB, Max Entropy, DDP Very low surface brightness, satellite trace on green image...