NGC922 Galaxy in Fornax
| DATE | 13 Oct 2018 |
| 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, 20 min |
| IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) | 26 |
| LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) | NGC922 = 128 2MASX J02243002-2444441 = 131 2MASS J02251432-2437154 = 1,289 2MASS J02252283-2441528 = 3,798 |
| MAGNITUDE | NGC922 = 12.1B 2MASX J02243002-2444441 = 14.8I 2MASS J02251432-2437154 = 14.5K 2MASS J02252283-2441528 = 19.0b |
| POSITION RA-DEC J2000 | NGC922 = 02:25:04.40 -24:47:17.0 2MASX J02243002-2444441 = 02:24:30.00 -24:44:44.0 2MASS J02251432-2437154 = 02:25:14.10 -24:37:15.0 2MASS J02252283-2441528 = 02:25:22.80 -24:41:53.0 |
| POSITION ANGLE: | 239 |
| Rotation Velocity km/s | 152 (max) |
| Size (KiloParsecs... kpc) | 31.95 (ESO-LV "Quick Blue" IIa-O) |
| DETAILS | NGC922, a peculiar barred spiral where supernovae SN 2002gw and SN 2008ho were discovered looks to have a jet of material radiating out to about 35 kpc from the galactic centre. It is thought that it's peculiarity is due to a collision with another galaxy some 300 million years ago. |
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