NGC908 Galaxy in Cetus
| DATE | 22 Oct 2019 |
| 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, 9 min |
| IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) | 26 |
| LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) | NGC908 = 58 GALEXASC J022343.13-211702.0 = 1,177 2MASX J02222410-2109547 = 418 UGCA 027 = 63 |
| MAGNITUDE | NGC908 = 10.83 GALEXASC J022343.13-211702.0 = 16.8br 2MASX J02222410-2109547 = 17.32 UGCA 027 = 15.66 |
| POSITION RA-DEC J2000 | NGC908 = 02:23:04.60 -21:14:02.0 GALEXASC J022343.13-211702.0 = 02:23:43.10 -21:17:03.0 2MASX J02222410-2109547 = 02:22:24.10 -21:09:55.0 UGCA 027 = 02:22:07.10 -21:07:55.0 |
| POSITION ANGLE: | 237 |
| Rotation Velocity km/s | 200 -> 250 |
| Size (KiloParsecs... kpc) | 36.41 (ESO-Uppsala "Quick Blue" IIa-O) |
| DETAILS | NGC908 is a spiral galaxy. It looks to have two double arms extending about two thirds around it's perimiter. Supernovae SN 1994ai and SN 2006ce were discovered here. Also the rotation curve for this galaxy appears to have two values pertaining to each side of the galaxy. On one side it's about 250 and the other about 200 Km/s. |
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