NGC7606 Galaxy in Aquarius

DATE 14 Aug 2014
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4. ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm
EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 34 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 29
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC7606 = 83
MAGNITUDE NGC7606 = 12.3g
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC7606 = 23:19:04.80 -08:29:06.0
POSITION ANGLE: 233
Rotation Velocity km/s NGC7606 = 280 decreasing
Size (Light Years) NGC7606 = 180,364 (r (SDSS Isophotal))
DETAILS NGC7606 a multi-arm spiral, arms are quite tight and symmetrical also appears to be developing a ring. Supernovae SN 1965M and SN 1987N occurred here.

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