Names |
M 63, NGC 5055, UGC 8334, PGC 46153, Sunflower Galaxy |
Right Ascension (2000.0) |
13:15:49.3 |
Declination |
+42:01:45 |
Constellation |
Canes Venatici |
Redshift (z) |
0.001681 +/- 0.000013 |
Heliocentric Radial Velocity |
504 +/- 4 km/s |
Distance (esteem) |
32,000,000 light years |
Date (DD/MM/YYYY) |
17/03/2010 |
Exposure time |
6,000 seconds (20 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 |