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Names NGC 5879,UGC 9753,PGC 54117,MCG +10-22-001
Right Ascension (2000.0) 15:09:46.8
Declination +57:00:01
Constellation Draco
Redshift (z) 0.002575 +/- 0.000017
Heliocentric Radial Velocity 772 +/- 5 km/s
Distance (esteem) 37,000,000 light years
Date (DD/MM/YYYY) 09/02/2008
Exposure time 6,600 seconds (22 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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