NGC4696 Galaxy in Centaurus


DATE 12 Apr 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, 7 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) ~13
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC4696 = 144
2MASX J12483106-4118226 = 146
2MASX J12484880-4116056 = 413
2MASX J12490316-4123293 = 245
ESO 322- G 093 = 166
CCC 075 = 105
MAGNITUDE NGC4696 = 11.39
2MASX J12483106-4118226 = 15.9
2MASX J12484880-4116056 = 16.27
2MASX J12490316-4123293 = 16.64
ESO 322- G 093 = 16.04
CCC 075 = 18.06
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC4696 = 12 48 49.2 -41 18 39
2MASX J12483106-4118226 = 12 48 31.0 -41 18 24
2MASX J12484880-4116056 = 12 48 48.8 -41 16 06
2MASX J12490316-4123293 = 12 49 03.1 -41 23 32
ESO 322- G 093 = 12 49 04.1 -41 20 20
CCC 075 = 12 49 02.0 -41 15 33
POSITION ANGLE: 95
Rotation Velocity km/s  
Size (Light Years)  
DETAILS NGC4696 is an elliptical LINER type galaxy that seems to be the predominant in the group named here, except for 2MASX J12484880-4116056.
ESO 322- G 093 is probably a spiral that is edge-on.

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