NGC908 Galaxy in Cetus

DATE 22 Oct 2019
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, 9 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 26
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC908 = 58
GALEXASC J022343.13-211702.0 = 1,177
2MASX J02222410-2109547 = 418
UGCA 027 = 63
MAGNITUDE NGC908 = 10.83
GALEXASC J022343.13-211702.0 = 16.8br
2MASX J02222410-2109547 = 17.32
UGCA 027 = 15.66
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC908 = 02:23:04.60 -21:14:02.0
GALEXASC J022343.13-211702.0 = 02:23:43.10 -21:17:03.0
2MASX J02222410-2109547 = 02:22:24.10 -21:09:55.0
UGCA 027 = 02:22:07.10 -21:07:55.0
POSITION ANGLE: 237
Rotation Velocity km/s 200 -> 250
Size (KiloParsecs... kpc) 36.41 (ESO-Uppsala "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
DETAILS NGC908 is a spiral galaxy. It looks to have two double arms extending about two thirds around it's perimiter. Supernovae SN 1994ai and SN 2006ce were discovered here. Also the rotation curve for this galaxy appears to have two values pertaining to each side of the galaxy. On one side it's about 250 and the other about 200 Km/s.

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