Leo I UGC-5470 PGC 29488
Constellation: Leo
Distance: 820 kly
Type: Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy
Imaging Location: Rusty RV Ranch Rodeo New Mexico
Imaging Platform: Equinox 120 W.O. 0.8 fr Canon 40D
Mount: EQ-6 Eqmod
Exposure: 8x600 sec
Date: 2010-03-15
Software: Images Plus, PHD, Pixinsight
Mag 11.2
Leo I is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy in the constellation Leo. At about 820,000 light-years distant, it is a member of the Local Group of galaxies and is thought to be one of the most distant satellites of the Milky Way galaxy. It was discovered in 1950 Leo I is located only 12 arc minutes from Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation. For that reason, the galaxy is sometimes called the Regulus Dwarf. Scattered light from the star makes studying the galaxy more difficult, and it was not until the 1990s that it was detected visually
RASC DEEP SKY 22