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Names NGC 266, UGC 508, PGC 2901, MCG +05-03-009
Right Ascension (2000.0) 00:49:47.8
Declination +32:16:40
Constellation Andromeda
Redshift (z) 0.015547 +/- 0.000017
Heliocentric Radial Velocity 4661 +/- 5 km/s
Distance (esteem) 193,000,000 light years
Date (DD/MM/YYYY) 26/11/2016
Exposure time 13,500 seconds (9 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

Barred spiral galaxy in Andromeda with many interesting background galaxies scattered across the image
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