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Observation by Graeme Coates: OJ287

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Graeme Coates

Observer

Graeme Coates

Observed

2020 Mar 03 - 21:54

Uploaded

2020 Mar 07 - 08:40

Objects

Variable star

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Constellation

Cancer

Field centre

RA: 08h54m
Dec: +20°06'
Position angle: -179°18'

Field size

0°25' × 0°18'

Equipment
  • Home built 350mm Newtonian (f4.6)
  • SBIG ST2000XM
  • Astrodon V Filter
  • Losmandy Titan
Exposure

5 min

Location

Standlake, W Oxon

Target name

OJ287

Title

OJ287

About this image

Possibly one of the most bizarre objects in the universe - OJ287, a BL Lac object, is thought to contain a binary black hole. It's about 3.5billion ly away in the constellation of Cancer.

03/03/2020 21:54:15 - 15.076V +/- 0.016

03/03/2020 21:59:52 - 15.077V +/- 0.013

03/03/2020 22:05:18 - 15.073V +/- 0.013

03/03/2020 22:10:37 - 15.094V +/- 0.019

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