IC 5201

IC 5201
IC 5201

IC 5201 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Grus. It is located at a distance of circa 35 million light years from Earth, which, given its apparent dimensions, means that IC 5201 is about 90,000 light years across.
The galaxy has a low surface brightness which made imaged processing rather difficult.

Imaged in LRGB on our RiDK 700 at El Sauce, Obstech, Chile
Integration Time: 24 hours
Image Processing: Mike Selby

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