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Names NGC 6951, NGC 6952, UGC 11604, PGC 65086, MCG +11-25-002
Right Ascension (2000.0) 20:37:14.1
Declination +66:06:20
Constellation Cepheus
Redshift (z) 0.004750 +/- 0.000005
Heliocentric Radial Velocity 1424 +/- 1 km/s
Distance (esteem) 56,000,000 light years
Date (DD/MM/YYYY) 10/08/2013
Exposure time 16,500 seconds (11 x 1500 exposures) with binning mode 1 x 1 and AO-7
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

Note the galactic Integrated Flux Nebula surrounding the distant galaxy.
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