NGC2280 Galaxy

OBJECT NGC2280 in Canis Major
DATE

23 Dec 2011

TELESCOPE OPTICS

508 mm mirror f.4 effective f/4.6 with paracorr2. ccd sony ICX285AL 1360 x 1024px 6.45 x 6.45µm

EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 10 min.
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) ~15
DISTANCE
( Millions Light Years)
91
MAGNITUDE 10.9
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 RA: 06h44m 48.0s DE:-27°38'00"
POSITION ANGLE: 163
DETAILS NGC2280 is a spiral Emission-line galaxy. A Supernova occurred in this region in 2001.

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