NGC6000 Galaxy in Scorpius


DATE 5 Apr 2013
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4. ccd sony ICX285AL 1360 x 1024px 6.45 x 6.45µm
EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 9 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) ~15
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) 103
MAGNITUDE 13.01
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 15:49:49.50 -29:23:13.0
POSITION ANGLE: 154
Rotation Velocity km/s 243
Size (kpc) 20.33
DETAILS NGC6000 is a barred spiral galaxy. Supernovae SN 2010as and SN 2007ch occurred here.

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