NGC2305 and 2307 Galaxies in Volans


DATE 22 Nov 2012
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4 effective f/4.6 with paracorr2. ccd sony ICX285AL 1360 x 1024px 6.45 x 6.45µm
EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 17 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) ~12
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC2305 = 160
NGC2307 = 206
MAGNITUDE NGC2305 = 12.74
NGC2307 = 12.92
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC2305 = 06:48:37.40 -64:16:24.0
NGC2307 = 06:48:50.80 -64:20:08.0
POSITION ANGLE: NGC2305 = 42
NGC2307 = 90
Rotation Velocity km/s  
Size (Light Years)  
DETAILS NGC2305 is an elliptical galaxy where supernova (type II) SN 2011fn occurred.
NGC2307 is a barred spiral galaxy

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