IC 2574, also known as Coddington’s Nebula, is a dwarf spiral galaxy discovered by American astronomer Edwin Foster Coddington in 1898 and located in the constellation Ursa Major. It is an outlying member of the M81 Group at about 12 million light years distance. It is believed that 90% of its mass is in the form of dark matter. IC 2574 does not show evidence of interaction with other galaxies. It is currently forming stars; a UV analysis showed clumps of star formation 85 to 500 light years in size.
IC 2574, Coddington’s Nebula
Photographed with the RC8″ reflector telescope and the ASI 2600MC color CMOS camera in Stuvsta, April 3rd, 2025. Exposure was 29*3 min with IDAS LPS D2 filter. Post-processing in Pixinsight. 20% Moon and somewhat windy.
IC 2574, Coddington’s Nebula
Photographed with the RC8″ reflector telescope and the ASI 2600MC color CMOS camera in Stuvsta, April 3rd, 2025. Exposure was 29*3 min with IDAS LPS D2 filter. Post-processing in Pixinsight. 20% Moon and somewhat windy.
IC 2574, Coddington’s Nebula
Photographed with the RC8″ reflector telescope and the ASI 2600MC color CMOS camera in Stuvsta, April 3rd, 2025. Exposure was 29*3 min with IDAS LPS D2 filter. Post-processing in Pixinsight. 20% Moon and somewhat windy. Cropped 50%