NGC6215 Galaxy in Ara


DATE

12 Apr 2012

TELESCOPE OPTICS

508 mm mirror f.4 effective f/4.6 with paracorr2. ccd sony ICX285AL 1360 x 1024px 6.45 x 6.45µm

EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 12min using UHC filter
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) ~13
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC 6215 = 72
2MASX J16514446-5903262 = 2329
WKK 7601 = 644
MAGNITUDE NGC 6215 = 12
2MASX J16514446-5903262 = 14.8
WKK 7601 = 17.4
POSITION RA-DEC J2000

NGC 6215 = 16:51:06.80 -58:59:36.0
2MASX J16514446-5903262 = 16 51 44.5 -59 03 27
WKK 7601 = 16:51:42.30 -59:00:24.0

POSITION ANGLE: 82
Rotation Velocity km/s  
Size (Light Years)  
DETAILS NGC 6215 is a spiral galaxy in a pair of galaxies. 2MASX J16514446-5903262, barely visible, and WKK 7601almost outshone by adjacent star, are very distant galaxies.

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