NGC3054 Galaxy in Hydra

DATE 7-19 Jan 2016
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4 ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm
EXPOSURE binning1: composite image, 24 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 29
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC3054 = 122
MAGNITUDE NGC3054 = 11.6B
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC3054 = 09:54:28.60 -25:42:12.0
POSITION ANGLE: 240
Rotation Velocity km/s 177
Size (Light Years) 160,000 (ESO-Uppsala "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
DETAILS NGC3054 is a barred spiral, supernovae SN 2004de and SN 2006T were discovered here.

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