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Most distant in list.
Thanks Paul.
The most distant object in this list is the magnitude 13.6 galaxy NGC 6038 in CrB. William Herschel discovered it in 1787 with his 18.5" reflector.
The galaxy is 1.2' x 1.0' and the attached wikisky.org image is 26' wide. The distance to this object is 460 million light years and it currently transits at about 9:30 pm. The attached SkyMapPro map shows it nearly 8 degrees to the left of M13.
Last edited by glenc; 27-06-2009 at 09:27 AM.
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