NGC2663 Galaxy in Pyxis


DATE 7 Jan 2014
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, 7 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 26
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC2663 = 105
2MASX J08451082-3354402 = 100
MAGNITUDE NGC2663 = 11.86
2MASX J08451082-3354402 = 10.9k
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC2663 = 08:45:08.20 -33:47:41.0
2MASX J08451082-3354402 = 08:45:10.80 -33:54:41.0
POSITION ANGLE: 110
Rotation Velocity km/s 300
Size (Light Years) 208,000 (ESO-LV "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
DETAILS Elliptical galaxy. The arrowed objects in the image have little associated data.

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