NGC3059 Galaxy in Carina


DATE 24 Dec 2013
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, 15 minutes
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 26
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC3059 = 62
MAGNITUDE NGC3059 = 11.7
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC3059 = 09:50:08.10 -73:55:20.0
POSITION ANGLE: 262
Rotation Velocity km/s 135
Size (KiloParsecs... kpc) 24.3 (ESO-LV "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
DETAILS NGC3059 is a Barred spiral galaxy

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