NGC2578 Galaxy in Puppis

DATE 7 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, 12 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 26
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC2578 = 215
2MASX J08205846-1311041 = 216
MCG -02-22-003 = 202
MAGNITUDE NGC2578 = 13.45
2MASX J08205846-1311041 = 15.0R
MCG -02-22-003 = 15
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC2578 = 08:21:24.30 -13:19:04.0
2MASX J08205846-1311041 = 08:20:58.40 -13:11:04.0
MCG -02-22-003 = 08:21:33.50 -13:21:04.0
POSITION ANGLE: 228
Rotation Velocity km/s 252 (max)
Size (KiloParsecs... kpc) 29.23 (RC3 D_0 (blue))
DETAILS NGC2578 is a barred spiral. Supernova SN 2013fg was discovered here.

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