NGC7496 Galaxy in Grus

DATE 24 Aug 2016
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4 . ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm
EXPOSURE binning 2: composite image, 6 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 30.1
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC7496 = 63
MAGNITUDE NGC7496 = 11.91
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC7496 = 23:09:47.30 -43:25:41.0
POSITION ANGLE: 261
Rotation Velocity km/s 63 max gas: 120 max stars
Size (Light Years) 60,500 (ESO-LV "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
DETAILS NGC7496 is a barred spiral galaxy with Seyfert type 2 activity.

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