NGC1672 Galaxy in Dorado

DATE 1 Dec 2016
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4 ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm
EXPOSURE binning 2: composite image, 14 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 30.1
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC1672 = 60
APMBGC 118-129-038 = 58
MAGNITUDE NGC1672 = 9.7
APMBGC 118-129-038 = 15.19
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC1672 = 04:45:42.50 -59:14:50.0
APMBGC 118-129-038 = 04:45:29.80 -59:13:25.0
POSITION ANGLE: 277
Rotation Velocity km/s 100 gas ... 170 stars
Size (Light Years) 105,000 (ESO-Uppsala "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
DETAILS Barred spiral galaxy also classed as "Seyfert type2". SN2017gax was discovered here.

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