NGC2566 Galaxy in Puppis


DATE 6 Jan 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, 2 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 26
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC2566 = 84
IC 2311 = 94
ESO 495- G 001 = 69
MCG -04-20-006 = 62
MAGNITUDE NGC2566 = 11.82
IC 2311 = 12.5
ESO 495- G 001 = 16
MCG -04-20-006 = 17
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC2566 = 08:18:45.60 -25:29:58.0
IC 2311 = 08:18:46.00 -25:22:11.0
ESO 495- G 001 = 08:18:30.30 -25:24:39.0
MCG -04-20-006 = 08:18:39.50 -25:23:09.0
POSITION ANGLE: 241
Rotation Velocity km/s 114 (max)
Size (KiloParsecs... kpc) 21.88 (ESO-LV "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
DETAILS NGC2566 is a barred spiral galaxy. ESO 495- G 001 is also a spiral but small in comparison to NGC2566. IC 2311 is classed as an elliptical.

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