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Names NGC 7662, PN G106.5-17.6
Right Ascension (2000.0) 23:25:53.9
Declination +42:32:06
Constellation Andromeda
Redshift (z) ...
Heliocentric Radial Velocity ...
Distance (esteem) 2200 light years
Date (DD/MM/YYYY) 18/10/2014
Exposure time 2,700 seconds (9 x 300 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
Hubble Space Telescope image
HST image

The distance is uncertain and there's a certain Redshift associated with this object (0.000714 +/- 0.000123) that corresponds to a Heliocentric Radial Velocity of 214 +/- 37 km/s.
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