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Names NGC 1232, PGC 69269, ESO 547 - G 014, ARP 41
Right Ascension (2000.0) 03:09:45.5
Declination -20:34:46
Constellation Eridanus
Redshift (z) 0.005347 +/- 0.000003
Heliocentric Radial Velocity 1603 +/- 1 km/s
Distance (esteem) 64,000,000 light years
Date (DD/MM/YYYY) 19/11/2011
Exposure time 4,500 seconds (3 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
ESO 8.2-meter VLT Antu with FORS1
ESO
Comments
This galaxy is very low over the southern horizon and this explain the low resolution of this image. This is another case of discordant redshift galaxy pair. The small galaxy at south-east is NGC 1232A, its redshift is 0.022012 (+/- 0.000150), the Heliocentric Radial Velocity is 6599 (+/- 45) km/s and the estimated distance is 283,000,000 light-years.
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