NGC4939 Galaxy in Virgo


DATE 6 Mar 2013
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4. ccd sony ICX285AL 1360 x 1024px 6.45 x 6.45µm
EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 17min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) ~13
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) 152
MAGNITUDE 11.9
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 13:04:14.40 -10:20:23.0
POSITION ANGLE: 5
Rotation Velocity km/s  
Size (Light Years)  
DETAILS NGC4939 is a fine three armed spiral galaxy with Seyfert-2 activity. Supernova SN 1968X was discovered here.

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