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| Catalogue and alternative designations | ESO
13-12
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| Type | Galaxy |
| Position | 01 06 58, - 80 18 27 |
| Constellation | Octans |
| Camera and Telescope | STXL16200 and 36.8cm RCOS Ritchey Chretien |
| Focal Ratio | F9 |
| Exposure Details | This is a simple LRGB image with Luminance = 405 minutes and Red = Green = Blue = 135 minutes. All binned 2x2. |
| Description | ESO
13-12 is a good example of an
edge-on galaxy. The quoted B
magnitude is 13.6 and the size
is 2.7' x 0.8'. There are many
other galaxies in the field, the
brightest being ESO 13-9
(magnitude 14.9) at the lower
right hand edge and ESO 13-10
(magnitude 15.4) above it. There
appears to be faint dust in the
field.
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