NGC7689 Galaxy in Phoenix

DATE 22 Jum 2015
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4 . ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm
EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 21 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 29.8
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC7689 = 80
SCSO J233227-535827 BCG = 3470
MAGNITUDE NGC7689 = 12.2
SCSO J233227-535827 BCG = na
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC7689 = 23:33:16.70 -54:05:40.0
SCSO J233227-535827 BCG = 23:32:27.00 -53:58:27.0
POSITION ANGLE: 249
Rotation Velocity km/s NGC7689 = ~140
Size (Light Years) NGC7689 = 94,200 (ESO-Uppsala "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
DETAILS NGC7689 compact weakly barred spiral that appears to have 4 arms. There seems to be little diffuse material beyond a certain point implying a definite boundary. Supernova SN 1996al was found here.

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