IC4366 Galaxy in Centaurus


DATE 24 Feb 2013
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4 . effective f4.6 with paracorr2. ccd sony ICX285AL 1360 x 1024px 6.45 x 6.45µm
EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 11 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) ~13
DISTANCE (Derived from Redshift. Millions Light Years) IC4366 = 215
ABELL S0753:[WFC91] 079 = 687
MAGNITUDE IC4366 = 13.21
ABELL S0753:[WFC91] 079 = 16.9b
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 IC4366 = 14:05:11.50 -33:45:36.0
ABELL S0753:[WFC91] 079 = 14:05:12.50 -33:38:34.0
POSITION ANGLE:  
Rotation Velocity km/s  
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DETAILS IC4366 is a weakly barred spiral. ABELL S0753:[WFC91] 079 appears to be an edge-on spiral. There are lots of unlisted nebulous objects in this image.

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