Names | M 57, NGC 6720, Ring Nebula |
Right Ascension (2000.0) | 18:53:35.0 |
Declination | +33:01:43 |
Constellation | Lyra |
Redshift (z) | ... |
Heliocentric Radial Velocity | ... |
Distance (esteem) | 2,300 light years |
Date (DD/MM/YYYY) | 03-29-30/08/2011 |
Exposure time | 15,000 seconds (10 x 1500 exposures) with binning mode 1 x 1 and AO7 |
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 |
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 |
Kitt Peak National Observatory's 2.1-meter telescope image |
WIYN |
Calar Alto Observatory's 3.5-meter telescope image |
CAHA |
Hubble Space Telescope image |
WFPC2 |
Comments |
The spiral galaxy is IC 1296. Its Redshift is 0.017075 +/- 0.000070, the Heliocentric Radial Velocity 5119 +/- 21 km/s and the Distance 219,000,000 light years. |
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