Herschel 24
NGC 615

Object Type Galaxy SBb
Constellation Cetus
Magnitude 11.7
Size 2.7' x 0.9'


Combination of 5, 3 minute images unfiltered.
SBIG STL-1001E CCD. 20" f/6.8 Dall-Kirkham cassegrain telescope at prime focus.

Number 24 in the Herschel 400 list, NGC 615, a reasonably small but bright barred spiral galaxy in Cetus. It is a member of the Sculptor group of galaxies.