Hoag's Object
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hoag_aligned_avg_bsdf.fits

A sum of 7 100-second exposures in g' with the RC24 telescope

Constellation: 	Serpens Caput
Right ascension: 	15h 17m 14.4s
Declination: 	+2 3 08 
Redshift: 	12,740 +/- 50 km/s
Distance: 	600 +/- 30 Mly (183 +/- 8 Mpc) 
Type: 	SA0(r)
Apparent dimensions: (V) 	0.28' x  0.28'
Apparent magnitude: (V) 	16.0
Notable features: 	Ring galaxy

AKA: PGC 54559,[1]  PRC D-51[1]


Observer: Karen Collins
Processing: John Kielkopf