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Names IC 298, PGC 11890, MCG +00-09-015, ARP 147, VV 787
Right Ascension (2000.0) 03:11:18.9
Declination +01:18:53
Constellation Cetus
Redshift (z) 0.032209 +/- 0.000060
Heliocentric Radial Velocity 9656 +/- 18 km/s
Distance (esteem) 414,000,000 light years
Date (DD/MM/YYYY) 15/01/2010
Exposure time 5,700 seconds (19 x 300 exposures) with binning mode 2 x 2
CCD Camera SBIG ST-8XE
Telescope Meade Instruments Schmidt-Cassegrain 14" LX200 GPS
Focal length 3556 mm
Diameter 355.6 mm
Focal ratio 10
Field of View 13.3 x 8.9 arcminute
Original scale 1.044 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
Sloan Digital Sky Survey images
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Hubble Space Telescope
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