NGC945 Galaxy in Cetus

DATE 23 Sept 2014
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4. ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm
EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 16 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 28.75
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC945 = 188
NGC948 = 200
MCG -02-07-014 = 196
MAGNITUDE NGC945 = 12.5B
NGC948 = 14.34
MCG -02-07-014 = 15
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC945 = 02:28:37.30 -10:32:20.0
NGC948 = 02:28:45.50 -10:30:50.0
MCG -02-07-014 = 02:28:41.20 -10:41:16.0
POSITION ANGLE: 221
Rotation Velocity km/s NGC945 = na
NGC948 = na
Size (Light Years) NGC945 = 135,300 (RC3 D_25; R_25 (blue))
NGC948 = 88,500 (RC3 D_25; R_25 (blue))
DETAILS NGC945 barred spiral, Supernova SN 1998dt occurred here. NGC948 is a barred spiral.

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