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Names NGC 6688, UGC 11324, MCG +06-41-015, PGC 62242
Right Ascension (2000.0) 18:40:40.1
Declination +36:17:23
Constellation Lyra
Redshift (z) 0.018219 +/- 0.000097
Heliocentric Radial Velocity 5462 +/- 29 km/s
Distance (esteem) 235,000,000 light years
Date (DD/MM/YYYY) 23/08/2014 - 25/08/2014
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 GPS 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

The galaxy in the corner is UGC 11327 with a Redshift of 0.01872 and a Velocity of 5612 km/s.
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