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IC 1613
Cetus
Penryn, California
September 2006
FS-128  (ag, ST-4)
ST-2000XM LRGB 15  minute subs 

IC 1613 is a type Irr-B dwarf galaxy and magnitude 16 (surface brightness).  It is a member of the local group with distance estimates in the 2 million light year range.

IC 1613 is a metal poor galaxy undergoing intense star burst activity.

Image acquired through the light dome that is Sacramento.