NGC300 Galaxy in Sculptor

DATE 13 Sept 2023
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, 12min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 26
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) 6.8
MAGNITUDE 8.7
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 RA: 00h54m 54.0s DE:-37°41'00"
POSITION ANGLE: 253
Rotation Velocity km/s  
Size (Light Years) 56,000 (ESO-Uppsala "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
DETAILS S shaped spiral galaxy

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