NGC 253

"Sculptor Galaxy"

• TYPE:  Spiral Galaxy, Type SAB(s)c: II
• RA: 00h 47.6'
• DEC:  -25degrees 17'
• SIZE:  30.0' X 6.9'
• VISUAL MAGNITUDE:  7.6
• SURFACE BRIGHTNESS:  13.2
• CONSTELLATION:  Sculptor
• DISTANCE:  7.8 Million Light Years
• DIAMETER:  27 Thousand Light Years

IMAGING INFORMATION

• TELESCOPE:  Celestron C-11, FL 2800 mm, Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector
• REDUCER/CORRECTOR:  Celestron 6.3
• CAMERA:  Santa Barbara Instruments, ST-8 Digital (Thermoelectrically cooled)
• ADAPTIVE OPTICS:  None
• FILTER(S):  None
• CCD COOLING TEMPERATURE:  -15 C
• BINNING/RESOLUTION:  1 X 1 (1530 X 1020)
• EXPOSURE TIME:  15 minutes
• NUMBER OF IMAGES:  1
• FILM SPEED:  None
• DATE/TIME:  09-23-2001 / 08:23:35 UTC
• LOCATION:  Vallecitos Station County Campground, San Diego County, California
• TEMPERATURE:  Unknown
• HUMIDITY:  Unknown

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