NGC1425 Galaxy in Fornax

DATE 29 Oct 2018
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4 . effective f4.6 with paracorr2. ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm
EXPOSURE binning 2: composite image, 8 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 26
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC1425 = 63
MAGNITUDE NGC1425 = 11.87
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC1425 = 03:42:11.50 -29:53:36.0
POSITION ANGLE: 245
Rotation Velocity km/s ~170
Size (KiloParsecs... kpc) 53.54 (ESO-Uppsala "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
DETAILS spiral galaxy ringed by fine filamentary arms

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