NGC3169 Galaxy in Sextans


DATE 23 Feb 2014
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4 . effective f4.6 with paracorr2. ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm
EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 15 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 25
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC3169 = 71
NGC3166 = 76
SDSS J101428.73+033435.0 = 6,957
SDSS J101425.11+032003.7 = 10,275
SDSS J101449.56+032600.7 = 6,006
MAGNITUDE NGC3169 = 10.8b
NGC3166 = 11.3b
SDSS J101428.73+033435.0 = 19.7g
SDSS J101425.11+032003.7 = 18.1g
SDSS J101449.56+032600.7 = 21.6g
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC3169 = 10:14:15.00 +03:27:58.0
NGC3166 = 10:13:45.60 +03:25:29.0
SDSS J101428.73+033435.0 = 10:14:28.70 +03:34:35.0
SDSS J101425.11+032003.7 = 10:14:25.10 +03:20:04.0
SDSS J101449.56+032600.7 = 10:14:49.50 +03:26:01.0
POSITION ANGLE:  
Rotation Velocity km/s NGC3169 = 156
NGC3166 = 321 (gas)
Size (Light Years) NGC3169 = 98,000 (POSS1 103a-O)
NGC3166 = 104,000 (POSS1 103a-O)
DETAILS NGC3169 is a spiral with LINER-type Active Galaxy Nucleus. Thick dust lanes surround it.
Supernovae occurred here : SN 1984E and SN 2003cg. NGC3166 is a weakly barred spiral and also a LINER type galaxy. Supernova SN 2012cw occurred here.
SDSS J101428.73+033435.0, SDSS J101449.56+032600.7 and SDSS J101425.11+032003.7 are QSOs.

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