NGC3109 Galaxy in Hydra

DATE 1 Feb 2016
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4 ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm
EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 8 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 29
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC3109 = 4.5
AM 1000-254 = 706
MAGNITUDE NGC3109 = 10.39
AM 1000-254 = 15.4r
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC3109 = 10:03:06.90 -26:09:34.0
AM 1000-254 = 10:02:36.10 -26:03:55.0
POSITION ANGLE: 240
Rotation Velocity km/s 50
Size (Light Years) 41,000 (ESO-Uppsala "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
DETAILS Nearby edge-on barred spiral, a dwarf galaxy.

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