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Names NGC 1073, UGC 2210, PGC 10329, MCG +00-08-001
Right Ascension (2000.0) 02:43:40.5
Declination +01:22:34
Constellation Cetus
Redshift (z) 0.004030 +/- 0.000017
Heliocentric Radial Velocity 1208 +/- 5 km/s
Distance (esteem) 44,000,000 light years
Date (DD/MM/YYYY) 11/10/2015
Exposure time 9,000 seconds (6 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

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
Sloan Digital Sky Survey images
SDSS image

Image acquired under reasonably good seeing but extremely high (90%) humidity level. The object was imaged when above 40 degrees on the southern horizon. North is at right.
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