NGC4945 Galaxy in Centaurus

DATE 12 Mar 2011
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, 600 seconds
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) ~16
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) 15 Million Light Years
MAGNITUDE 8.6
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 RA: 13h05m 24.0s DE:-49°28'00"
POSITION ANGLE: 43
Rotation Velocity km/s 170
Size (Light Years)  
DETAILS Almost edge on barred spiral with Seyfert 2 acivity

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