NGC2997 Galaxy in Antlia


DATE 1 Feb 2016
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4 ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm
EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 11 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 30.1
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC2997 = 63
2MASX J09461564-3114038 = 744
MAGNITUDE NGC2997 = 10.06
2MASX J09461564-3114038 = 14.2I
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC2997 = 09:45:38.80 -31:11:28.0
2MASX J09461564-3114038 = 09:46:15.60 -31:14:04.0
POSITION ANGLE: 242
Rotation Velocity km/s 160
Size (Light Years) 149,000 (ESO-Uppsala "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
DETAILS NGC2997 is a spiral galaxy. Supernovae SN 2003jg and occurred here in 2003 and 2008

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