North is to the top.
The galaxy, UGC 5829, is in the constellation Leo Minor, at a distance of about 40 million light-years from Earth. The highly irregular galaxy is infrequently studied and rarely imaged. An Internet search returned no professional images specifically targeting the galaxy and only a couple by amateurs.
Taken from 4/1/2011 to 5/6/2011 in Chino Valley, AZ
RCOS 12.5" Ritchey-Chrétien w/ an SBIG STL-11000 camera using Astrodon Gen II filters.
LRGB Exposure Details:
Lum 510 min. (34 x 15 min.)
RGB 450 min. (10 x 15 min. each)
For more info see URL http://bf-astro.com/ugc5829/ugc5829.htm