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| Catalogue and alternative designations |
Circinus Galaxy, ESO 97-G13 |
| Type | Active Spiral Galaxy |
| Position | 14 13.2, -65 20 |
| Constellation | Circinus |
| Camera and Telescope | STL6303E and 31.75 cm Ritchey Chretien |
| Focal Ratio | F9 |
| Exposure Details | LRGB 120:50:50:60. Luminance unbinned, Colours binned 2x2 with Astrodon series 2 filters |
| Description | This
galaxy is only about four
degrees from the galactic plane
and hence heavily
obscured. It is about 13
million light years away and is
the closest known Seyfert galaxy
to the milky way.
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