NGC3568 and 3564 Galaxies in Centaurus


DATE 25 Jan 2012
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4 effective f/4.6 with paracorr2. ccd sony ICX285AL 1360 x 1024px 6.45 x 6.45µm
EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 9 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) ~12
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC3568 = 112
NGC3564 = 128
NGC3557 group = 147
MAGNITUDE NGC3568 = 12.92
NGC3564 = 12.1
NGC3557 group = no data
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC3568 = RA: 11h10m 48.5s DE:-37°26' 52"
NGC3564 = RA: 11h10m 36.0s DE:-37°33'00"
NGC3557 group = RA: 11:10:07.80 DE: -37:24:08.0
POSITION ANGLE: NGC3568 = 5
NGC3564 = 15
Rotation Velocity km/s  
Size (Light Years)  
DETAILS NGC3568 is a spiral Emission-line galaxy. NGC3564 is an almost side on spiral. NGC3557 group (labelled A) is a group of galaxies.

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