NGC5885 Galaxy in Libra

DATE 31 Mar 2016
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4 ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm
EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 9 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 30.1
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) 97
MAGNITUDE 12.50
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 15:15:04.10 -10:05:10.0
POSITION ANGLE: 229
Rotation Velocity km/s ~80 gas, ~120 stars.
Size (Light Years) 110,500 (POSS1 103a-O)
DETAILS NGC5885, a barred spiral typically with 2 arms that have bifurcated at some 21 arcseconds from the galactic centre. This gives it 4 arms as a result of the bifurcation process, possibly due to dark matter distribution.

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