IC4721 and IC4720 Galaxies in Pavo


DATE 21 May 2013
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4 . effective f4.6 with paracorr2. ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm
EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 35 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 19.5
DISTANCE (Derived from Redshift. Millions Light Years) IC4721 = 98
IC4721A = 268
IC4720 = 92
2MFGC 14479 = 265
MAGNITUDE IC4721 = 12.38
IC4721A = 10.3k
IC4720 = 13.61
2MFGC 14479 = 19.0b
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 IC4721 = 18:34:24.70 -58:29:48.0
IC4721A = 18:34:26.80 -58:32:02.0
IC4720 = 18:33:32.50 -58:24:19.0
2MFGC 14479 = 18:34:19.60 -58:29:23.0
POSITION ANGLE:  
Rotation Velocity km/s  
Size (Light Years)  
DETAILS IC4721 is a barred spiral galaxy as is IC4720. IC4721A is an elliptical galaxy. 2MFGC 14479 appears to be a satellite galaxy of IC4721 but really is about the same distance away as IC4721A.

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