NGC2280 Galaxy in Canis Major


DATE 3 Dec 2015
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4 ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm
EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 16 min.
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 28
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC2280 = 91
ESO 427- G 005 = 82
ESO 427- G 004 = 97
MAGNITUDE NGC2280 = 9.97b
ESO 427- G 005 = 15.84
ESO 427- G 004 = 16.24
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC2280 = 06:44:49.10 -27:38:19.0
ESO 427- G 005 = 06:45:45.30 -27:43:02.0
ESO 427- G 004 = 06:45:40.30 -27:41:56.0
POSITION ANGLE: 163
Rotation Velocity km/s 210
Size (Light Years) 480,000 (ESO-LV "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
DETAILS NGC2280 is a spiral Emission-line galaxy, appearing to have three arms. Outer arms are very faint. Supernova SN 2001fz occurred in this region.

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