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Names IC 239,UGC 2080,PGC 9899,MCG +06-06-065
Right Ascension (2000.0) 02:36:27.9
Declination +38:58:12
Constellation Andromeda
Redshift (z) 0.003012 +/- 0.000017
Heliocentric Radial Velocity 903 +/- 5 km/s
Distance (esteem) 31,000,000 light years
Date (DD/MM/YYYY) 10/03/2016
Exposure time 12,000 seconds (8 x 1500 exposures) with binning mode 1 x 1 and AO-7
CCD Camera SBIG ST-8XE
Telescope Meade Instruments Schmidt-Cassegrain 14" LX200 GPS
Focal length 3556 mm
Diameter 355.6 mm
Focal ratio 10
Field of View 13.3 x 8.9 arcminute
Original scale 0.522 arcsecond / pixel

Palomar Observatory Sky Survey images
POSS I/E DSS1 Red
POSS I/O DSS2 Blue
POSS II/F DSS2 Red
POSS II/J DSS2 Blue
POSS II Color

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