NGC1596 & 1602 Galaxies in Dorado

DATE 2 Oct 2012
TELESCOPE OPTICS 333 mm mirror f/4.5 at prime focus. ccd TC-245 756 x 483 px,
EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 10 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) ~12
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC1596 = 67
NGC1602 = 70
ESO-LV 1570321 = no data
MAGNITUDE NGC1596 = 12.1
NGC1602 = 13
ESO-LV 1570321 = 13.4
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC1596 = 04h27m 36.0s -55°02'00"
NGC1602 = 04h27m 54.0s -55°03'00"
ESO-LV 1570321 = 04:27:50.60 -55:03:32.0
POSITION ANGLE: NGC1596 = 20
NGC1602 = 83
Rotation Velocity km/s  
Size (Light Years)  
DETAILS NGC1596 is classed as an edge-on spiral while nearby ngc1602 has a morphology classed as peculiar.

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