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| Catalogue and alternative designations | iIC1438 group. This image is centered on IC 1438. IC 1439 is above and the irregular galaxy UGCA 427 is to the right |
| Type | galaxies |
| Position | 22 16 50, - 21 15 00 (IC 1438) |
| Constellation | Aquarius |
| Camera and Telescope | STXL6303 and 36.8cm Ritchey Chretien |
| Focal Ratio | F9 |
| Exposure Details | LRGB with Luminance = 210 minutes and Red = Green = Blue = 90 minutes. Luminance unbinned and colours binned 2x2. Astrodon series 2 filters used. |
| Description | This
is an interesting galaxy group
that is rarely imaged. IC 1438
is a ring galaxy of type SAB
(r). It has a photographic
magnitude of 12.6 and is 2.4' x
2.0' in size.
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