IC2574 DWARF GALAXY on 2024-02-17+18+19+22+23
This photo was taken in Kyle, Texas, under Bortle 5.9 skies, through a 6-inch f/4 Telescope, on a Sky-Watcher EQ6-R mount, with a ZWO ASI533MC PRO color camera. The total image acquisition time is: 13 hrs 57 min 00 sec. The processing was done with PixInsight. Full Size View Full size files are very large and can take a minute to download. After downloading the full-size picture to zoom in or out on a computer hold down the Ctrl key and use the scroll mouse button, or you can press the + or - key.
IC 2574, also known as Coddington's Nebula, is a dwarf spiral galaxy discovered by American astronomer Edwin Foster Coddington in 1898. It is in the constellation Ursa Major at a distance of about 12.8 million light-years from Earth. It is a member of the M81 Galaxy Group. It is possible that approximately 90% of its mass exists in the form of dark matter. IC 2574 is currently forming new stars. A UV analysis shows clumps of star formation 85 to 500 light-years in size.
