NGC2292-2293-2295 Galaxies in Canis Major


DATE 27 Nov 2018
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, 10 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 26
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC 2292 = 97
NGC 2293 = 97
NGC 2295 = 79
MAGNITUDE NGC 2292 = 11.83
NGC 2293 = 12.28
NGC 2295 = 13.56
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC 2292 = 06:47:39.60 -26:44:46.0
NGC 2293 = 06:47:42.90 -26:45:16.0
NGC 2295 = 06:47:23.40 -26:44:10.0
POSITION ANGLE: NGC 2292 = 1
NGC 2293 = 129
NGC 2295 = 48
Rotation Velocity km/s NGC 2292 = 240
NGC 2293 = 240
NGC 2295 = 220
Size (KiloParsecs... kpc) NGC 2292 = 80.81 (ESO-LV "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
NGC 2293 = 65.67 (ESO-LV "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
NGC 2295 = 23.02 (ESO-LV "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
DETAILS NGC 2292 is a weakly barred spiral galaxy that is interacting with NGC 2293, also a barred spiral galaxy. NGC 2295 is a nearby spiral galaxy displaying a central dust lane.

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