NGC4567 and 4568 Galaxies in Virgo

DATE 29 Mar 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, 13 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 24
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC4568 = 115
NGC4567 = 114
IC 3578 = 46
VPC 1038 = 862
VPC 1087 = 859
2MASX J12355714+1116280 = 1,223
2MASX J12355762+1116200 = 1,224
SDSS J123613.22+111233.8 = 1,591
SDSS J123649.68+111734.4 = 859
MAGNITUDE NGC4568 =
NGC4567 = 12.6g
IC 3578 = 15.2g
VPC 1038 = 17.4g
VPC 1087 = 17.6g
2MASX J12355714+1116280 = 17.0g
2MASX J12355762+1116200 = 15.4r
SDSS J123613.22+111233.8 = 18.6g
SDSS J123649.68+111734.4 = 18.3g
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC4568 =
NGC4567 = 12:36:32.70 +11:15:29.0
IC 3578 = 12:36:39.40 +11:06:07.0
VPC 1038 = 12:36:08.30 +11:15:07.0
VPC 1087 = 12:36:57.20 +11:15:54.0
2MASX J12355714+1116280 = 12:35:57.10 +11:16:28.0
2MASX J12355762+1116200 = 12:35:57.60 +11:16:20.0
SDSS J123613.22+111233.8 = 12:36:13.20 +11:12:34.0
SDSS J123649.68+111734.4 = 12:36:49.70 +11:17:34.0
POSITION ANGLE: 199
Rotation Velocity km/s NGC4568 = 188
NGC4567 = na
Size (Light Years) NGC4568 = 102,000 (POSS1 103a-O)
NGC4567 = 100,000 (r (SDSS Isophotal))
DETAILS NGC4568 and NGC4567 are spiral galaxies and also, interacting. The interaction is probably responsible for supernovae SN 1990B and SN 2004cc

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