NGC6300 Galaxy in Ara


DATE 9 Jun 2018
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, 10 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 26
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC6300 = 51
6dF J1717111-625016 = 57
MAGNITUDE NGC6300 = 10.98
6dF J1717111-625016 = 16.3R
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC6300 = 17:16:59.50 -62:49:14.0
6dF J1717111-625016 = 17:17:11.10 -62:50:16.0
POSITION ANGLE: 270
Rotation Velocity km/s NGC6300 = 200
Size (KiloParsecs... kpc) NGC6300 =23.67 (ESO-LV "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
DETAILS

NGC6300 is a barred spiral galaxy and activity type Seyfert II. The spiral arms of this galaxy have formed a ring.
6dF J1717111-625016 is a galaxy pair.

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