NGC6902 Galaxy in Indus

DATE 30 Jul 2017
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, 21min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 26
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC6902 = 117
2MASX J20240144-4336032 = 112
MAGNITUDE NGC6902 = 11.98
2MASX J20240144-4336032 = 15
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC6902 = 20:24:28.10 -43:39:13.0
2MASX J20240144-4336032 = 20:24:01.40 -43:36:03.0
POSITION ANGLE: 257
Rotation Velocity km/s gas 150 max ... stars 200 max
Size (KiloParsecs... kpc) 102.66 (ESO-LV "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
DETAILS NGC6902 is a spiral LINER type galaxy with fine, well formed arms. it has a smaller companion galaxy, 2MASX J20240144-4336032.

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