NGC6822 Galaxy in Sagittarius

DATE 10 July 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 4: composite image, 11 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 24.5
DISTANCE (NOT Derived from Redshift. Millions Light Years) 1.5
MAGNITUDE 9.31
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 19:44:57.70 -14:48:12.0
POSITION ANGLE:  
Rotation Velocity km/s N/A
Size (Light Years) ~10,000
DETAILS NGC6822, known also as Barnard's galaxy,is blue shifted implying that it's moving toward us at about 57kms/sec. The nebulous objects around the galaxy are star-forming regions. This galaxy is shrouded in a region high in hydrogen content.

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