NGC2872 NGC2873 NGC2874 Galaxies in Leo

DATE 28 Feb 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, 11 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 26
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC2872 = 156
NGC2873 = 158
NGC2874 = 181
2MASX J09251586+1135486 = 172
2MASX J09255625+1123222 = 2,399
SDSS J092607.98+112049.0 = 11,906
MAGNITUDE NGC2872 = 12.8b
NGC2873 = 15.7g
NGC2874 = 13.3b
2MASX J09251586+1135486 = 16.4g
2MASX J09255625+1123222 = 18.6g
SDSS J092607.98+112049.0 = 18.0g
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC2872 = 09:25:42.50 +11:25:56.0
NGC2873 = 09:25:48.50 +11:27:15.0
NGC2874 = 09:25:47.30 +11:25:28.0
2MASX J09251586+1135486 = 09:25:15.90 +11:35:49.0
2MASX J09255625+1123222 = 09:25:56.30 +11:23:22.0
SDSS J092607.98+112049.0 = 09:26:08.00 +11:20:49.0
POSITION ANGLE:  
Rotation Velocity km/s NGC2872 = na
NGC2873 = na
NGC2874 = na
Size (Light Years) NGC2872 = 105,000 (RC3 D_25; R_25 (blue))
NGC2873 = 38,000 (r (SDSS Isophotal))
NGC2874 = 88,000 (RC3 D_0 (blue))
DETAILS NGC2872. SDSS J092607.98+112049.0 is a rejected QSO candidate but with a curious Z of 4.335

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