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| Catalogue and alternative designations |
IC 5052 |
| Type | Galaxy |
| Position | 20 52 06, -69 12 06 |
| Constellation | Pavo |
| Camera and Telescope | STXL6303E and 36.8 cm Ritchey Chretien |
| Focal Ratio | F9 |
| Exposure Details | A LRGB image with luminance = 180 minutes, red = green = blue = 105 minutes. All unbinned |
| Description | IC
5052 is an edge-on barred spiral
galaxy in Grus. It is located at
about 25 million light years
from earth and is about 40,000
light years across. It was
discovered by DeLisle Stewart in
1900. IC 5052 is an isolated
galaxy but subject to perturbation
from nearby NGC 6744, The
apparent magnitude is 10.6 and
the dimensions are 5.9 x 0.8
arcminutes. Visually 20cm should
show it well.
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