NGC1700 Galaxy in Eridanus

DATE 1 Nov 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, 13 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 25
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC1700 = 171
NGC1699 = 173
MAGNITUDE NGC1700 = 12.2
NGC1699 = 14.3b
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC1700 = 04:56:56.30 -04:51:57.0
NGC1699 = 04:56:59.60 -04:45:25.0
POSITION ANGLE:  
Rotation Velocity km/s NGC1700 = 86
NGC1699 = na
Size (Light Years) NGC1700 = 1129,000 (RC3 D_25; R_25 (blue))
NGC1699 = 44,000 (RC3 D_0 (blue) 0
DETAILS NGC1700 is an elliptical galaxy. NGC1699 is a spiral, supernova SN 2001ep was discovered here.

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