NGC802 Galaxy in Hydrus


DATE 19 Feb 2013
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4. ccd sony ICX285AL 1360 x 1024px 6.45 x 6.45µm
EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 10 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) ~14
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC802 = 63
ESO 052- G 014 = 133
MAGNITUDE NGC802 = 13.67
ESO 052- G 014 = 14.75
MRSS 052-055103 = 17.3
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC802 = 01:59:06.00 -67:52:13.0
ESO 052- G 014 = 01:59:25.00 -67:47:16.0
MRSS 052-055103 = 01:58:45.70 -67:54:17.0
POSITION ANGLE: 152
Rotation Velocity km/s  
Size (Light Years) 27,000 (ESO-LV "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
DETAILS NGC802 and ESO 052- G 014 are both classed as weakly barred spiral galaxies. this is not very apparent in NGC802 which appears to be elliptical in this image.

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