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Leo I (UGC 5470) dwarf galaxy
Leo I (UGC 5470) dwarf galaxy
Credit: Giuseppe Donatiello (Oria Amateur Astrophysical Observatory - OAAO)
RA: 10h 08m 27.4s Dec: +12° 18′ 27″
Leo I is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy in Leo at 820,000 light-years. It is part of the Local Group of galaxies as satellite of our Milky Way (properly, Galaxy) . It was discovered in 1950 by Albert George Wilson on photographic plates of the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS). The proximity of Regulus (Alfa Leo) and the low brightness make it very difficult to observe it.
Captured on April 20, 2025 with my 127ED f/9 refractor (strong cutout).
Leo I (UGC 5470) dwarf galaxy
Leo I (UGC 5470) dwarf galaxy
Credit: Giuseppe Donatiello (Oria Amateur Astrophysical Observatory - OAAO)
RA: 10h 08m 27.4s Dec: +12° 18′ 27″
Leo I is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy in Leo at 820,000 light-years. It is part of the Local Group of galaxies as satellite of our Milky Way (properly, Galaxy) . It was discovered in 1950 by Albert George Wilson on photographic plates of the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS). The proximity of Regulus (Alfa Leo) and the low brightness make it very difficult to observe it.
Captured on April 20, 2025 with my 127ED f/9 refractor (strong cutout).