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Names M 66, NGC 3627, MCG +02-29-019, PGC 34695, ARP 16, VV 308a
Right Ascension (2000.0) 11:20:15.0
Declination +12:59:30
Constellation Leo
Redshift (z) 0.002425 +/- 0.000010
Heliocentric Radial Velocity 727 +/- 3 km/s
Distance (esteem) 48,000,000 light years
Date (DD/MM/YYYY) 11/01/2021-06/02/2022
Exposure time 15,000 seconds (10 x 1500 exposures) with binning mode 1 x 1 and AO-7
CCD Camera SBIG ST-8XE
Telescope Meade Instruments Schmidt-Cassegrain 14" LX200 OTA on 10 Micron GM2000 HPS Mount
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

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