UGC 5470 – Leo I Dwarf Galaxy

The Leo I Dwarf Galaxy is a faint dwarf galaxy in the constellation Leo, lying about 828,000 light-years away, and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed mid February.

Astrophoto: Leo I Dwarf Galaxy – UGC 5470 – 03/22

Rarely has the new workflow made such a difference. The small companion of the Milky Way, the dwarf galaxy Leo I. Barely visible next to the star Regulus, also known by the beautiful designation BD +12° 2149, according to the Bonner Durchmusterung.