NGC2538 Galaxy in Canis Major

DATE 28 Feb 2014
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) 25.5
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC2538 = 188
MAGNITUDE NGC2538 = 13.49
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC2538 = 08:11:23.10 +03:37:59.0
POSITION ANGLE: 202
Rotation Velocity km/s na
Size (Light Years) 93,000 (POSS1 103a-O)
DETAILS NGC2538 is a ringed barred spiral galaxy

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