NGC1559 Galaxy in Reticulum


DATE 14 Oct 2015
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4 ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm
EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 40 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 30
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) 58
MAGNITUDE 11
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 04:17:35.80 -62:47:01.0
POSITION ANGLE: 250
Rotation Velocity km/s 150
Size (Light Years) 79,000 (ESO-LV "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
DETAILS NGC1559 is a barred spiral Seyfert class galaxy. Four supernovae have occurred in it's vicinity namely SN 1984J, SN 1986L, SN 2005df the last SN 2009ib.

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