NGC3256 Interacting Galaxies in Vela


DATE 27 Jan 2017
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4 . ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm
EXPOSURE binning 2: composite image, 5 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 30
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) 137
MAGNITUDE 12.15
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 10:27:51.30 -43:54:13.0
POSITION ANGLE: 251
Rotation Velocity km/s 99 gas ... 288 stars
Size (Light Years) 390,000 (ESO-Uppsala "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
DETAILS Interacting galaxies (VV65). Faint jets of matter in a reverse 'S' shape are flung out from this interaction. SN 2001db was discovered in the area of interaction. Classified as HII emission line, Starburst.

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