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Names NGC 3079, UGC 5387, MCG +09-17-010, PGC 29050, HOLM 156A
Right Ascension (2000.0) 10:01:57.8
Declination +55:40:47
Constellation Ursa Major
Redshift (z) 0.003723 +/- 0.000003
Heliocentric Radial Velocity 1116 +/- 1 km/s
Distance (esteem) 57,000,000 light years
Date (DD/MM/YYYY) 03/02/2011
Exposure time 7,200 seconds (20 x 360 exposures) with binning mode 2 x 2 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 1.044 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
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