NGC4303 Galaxy
| OBJECT | NGC4303 in Virgo |
| DATE | 8 Mar 2009(showing supernova) and 9 May 2011 |
| TELESCOPE OPTICS | 333 mm mirror f/4.5 at prime focus. ccd sony ICX285AL 1360 x 1024px 6.45 x 6.45µm, (1st image) |
| EXPOSURE | binning 1: composite image, 960 seconds (1st image) and 1200 sec (second image) |
| IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) | ~12 (second image) |
| DISTANCE (Millions Light Years) |
85 |
| MAGNITUDE | 9.6 |
| POSITION RA-DEC J2000 | RA: 12h21m54.9s DE:+04d28m25s |
| POSITION ANGLE: | 90 |
| DETAILS | Barred spiral galaxy that is face on. Classed as a 'Seyfert type2", this galaxy has produced at least 6 super novae since the 1920s. Further information on what constitutes a type 2 supernova is HERE |
