| Object Data |
| Description |
NGC1232 is an extremely well wound up spiral that we
are viewing precisely face on.
|
| Constellation |
Eridanus the River |
| Right Ascension |
3h 9m 56s |
| Declination |
-20° 33' 52" |
| Magnitude |
10.5 |
| Angular size |
7 arcminutes |
| Distance |
20 megaparsecs (65 million light years) |
| Radial Velocity |
1682 kilometers per second |
| Image Data |
| Photographer |
Fred Lehman |
| Main Scope |
Meade 14" LX200GPS @ f/3.3 (1175mm) |
| Guide Scope |
Celestron 5" SCT @ f/5.95 |
| Guide Camera |
SBIG STV |
| Imaging Camera |
Starlight Xpress MX7C |
| Resolution |
780 x 580 @ 1.44 arcseconds per pixel |
| Exposure |
Four exposures of four minutes each. Aligned,
stacked, and processed with AstroArt. |
| Date |
December 20, 2003 |
| Location |
Area 51 in Big Cypress National Preserve in
central South Florida. |
