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ROOISAND Remote @ Rooisand Desert Ranch
Lacerta N25010c Newtonian, f/D = 4 QHY 268m PH, Baader CMOS - LRGB filter
Skywatcher EQ8
L 131x1min / R 43x1 min / G 41 x1 min / B 42x1 min
04 h 17 min
data acquired remotely using Voyager Advanced data acquisition by: Markus Blauensteiner, Oliver Schneider & Faried Abu-Salih
NGC 3201 in Vela
Globular Star Cluster (X)
18.2’
6.8 mag (V)
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2023-05-19+20
16 000 ly
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NGC 3201 has an unusually high radial velocity and moves retrograde around the galactic centre. Palau et al published a paper in May 2021 in which they described the detection of a tidal stream belonging to NGC 3201.