IC 5332, also known as PGC 71775 is an intermediate spiral galaxy about 30 million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor. IC 5332 is not visible to the naked eye with an apparent magnitude of 10.72. Viewed from earth, it is nearly face on. It has a very small central bulge and open spiral arms accounting for its SABc classification. The galaxy lies in the direction of the galactic south pole.
IC 5332 is a late type spiral galaxy with observable star formation ongoing, though at such a low rate as to be a stable non-starburst galaxy. It is a somewhat tenuous spiral galaxy with a very low surface brightness of just 23.8 mag/sq arc sec.
IC 5332 has also been observed in detail by the James Webb Space Telescope’s Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI). MIRI’s high-resolution mid-infrared image pierced the dust clouds obscuring the galaxy’s spiral arms, revealing the galaxy’s structures in high detail. These structures were previously hidden in both visible and ultraviolet light observations. This observation exemplifies the power of mid-infrared astronomy to study the previously hidden components of galaxies and unveil their secrets.

Telescope: Planewave CDK17 (FR) f4.5
Mount: Astro Physics 1600GTO
Camera: QHY16200A/ Integral FW
Guider: Agena Starguide II / ZWO ASI178MM
Filters: Astronomik 36mm LRGB

L: 72×10 mins = 720 mins, R: 24×10 mins = 240 mins, G: 24×10 mins = 240 mins, B: 24×10 mins = 240 mins

Total Imaging Time: 24h 00m

Data Imaged remotely on 10 nights during September, October & November 2024.
Imaged from Observatorio El Sauce, Chile, in partnership with Fred Espenak.
Data acquisition & Processing by David Churchill.

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