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Names NGC 891,UGC 1831,PGC 9031,MCG +07-05-046
Right Ascension (2000.0) 02:22:33.4
Declination +42:20:57
Constellation Andromeda
Redshift (z) 0.001761 +/- 0.000013
Heliocentric Radial Velocity 528 +/- 4 km/s
Distance (esteem) 14,000,000 light years
Date (DD/MM/YYYY) 17/11/2012
Exposure time 16,500 seconds (11 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

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POSS I/O DSS2 Blue
POSS II/F DSS2 Red
POSS II/J DSS2 Blue
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