NGC5921 Galaxy in Serpens Caput


DATE 6 Apr 2014
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4 effective f/4.6 with paracorr2. ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm no filter
EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 17 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 25.5
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC5921 = 73 ...........................................Z = 0.004937
CGCG 049-140 = 564 ................................ Z = 0.042860
SDSS J152116.17+050154.5 = 1,283 ......... Z = 0.102237
SDSS J152121.03+050242.1 = 587 ............ Z = 0.044673
SDSS J152214.78+045915.3 = 1,576 ......... Z = 0.127849
2MASX J15212190+0504004 = 581
2MASX J15212592+0457434 = 586
2MASX J15210798+0503294 = 690
2MASX J15220562+0456043 = 1,518
MAGNITUDE NGC5921 = 11.49
CGCG 049-140 = 15.5
SDSS J152116.17+050154.5 = 18.8g
SDSS J152121.03+050242.1 = 17.9g
SDSS J152214.78+045915.3 = 18.3g
2MASX J15212190+0504004 = 15.4
2MASX J15212592+0457434 = 15.6
2MASX J15210798+0503294 = 16.0g
2MASX J15220562+0456043 = 17.1g
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC5921 = 15:21:56.50 +05:04:14.0
CGCG 049-140 = 15:21:37.50 +05:15:01.0
SDSS J152116.17+050154.5 = 15:21:16.20 +05:01:55.0
SDSS J152121.03+050242.1 = 15:21:21.00 +05:02:42.0
SDSS J152214.78+045915.3 = 15:22:14.80 +04:59:15.0
2MASX J15212190+0504004 = 15:21:21.90 +05:04:01.0
2MASX J15212592+0457434 = 15:21:25.90 +04:57:44.0
2MASX J15210798+0503294 = 15:21:07.90 +05:03:29.0
2MASX J15220562+0456043 = 15:22:05.60 +04:56:04.0
POSITION ANGLE: 213
Rotation Velocity km/s 135
Size (Light Years) 110,000 (POSS1 103a-O)
DETAILS NGC5921 is a barred spiral LINER type galaxy. Supernova SN 2001X occurred here at one end of the bar.

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