Pinwheel Cluster

Astrophotography information

Astrophotography
Observing location
Observation date
Exposure time
Telescope Unistellar eQuinox 1
Camera Sony IMX224, 1.27 Mpx
Field of view (resolution) 0.61° x 0.46°  (1.72 arcsec/pixel)
Image processing

Astrophysical information

Object type Open star cluster
Constellation Auriga
Distance ~ 4.3 kly
Angular size ~ 11 arcminutes
Physical size ~ 170000 ly
Apparent magnitude 7.9