NGC2883 Galaxy in Pyxis

DATE 8 Jan 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 1: composite image, 9 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 26
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC2883 = 66
MAGNITUDE NGC2883 = 15.2
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC2883 = 09:25:18.40 -34:06:12.0
POSITION ANGLE:  
Rotation Velocity km/s na
Size (Light Years) 56,000 (ESO-Uppsala "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
DETAILS NGC2883 has a peculiar morphology in as much as it seems to be comprised of 2 interacting galaxies.

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