NGC3263 and NGC3262 Galaxies in Vela


DATE 22 Jan 2016
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4. ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm
EXPOSURE binning 2: composite image, 11 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 30
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC3262 = 140
NGC3263 = 146
NGC3256B = 133
ESO 263- G 046 = 150
MAGNITUDE NGC3262 = 14.21
NGC3263 = 12.5
NGC 3256B = 13.75
ESO 263- G 046 = 15.26
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC3262 = 10:29:06.20 -44:09:35.0
NGC3263 = 10:29:13.30 -44:07:23.0
NGC 3256B = 10:29:01.10 -44:24:10.0
ESO 263- G 046 = 10:30:15.30 -44:18:29.0
POSITION ANGLE: 251
Rotation Velocity km/s NGC3262 = na
NGC3263 = 200
NGC 3256B = na
Size (Light Years) NGC3262 = 57,500 (ESO-Uppsala "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
NGC3263 = 423,000 (ESO-LV "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
NGC 3256B = 83,500 (ESO-LV "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
DETAILS NGC3263 is an Emission-Line barred spiral galaxy that is edge-on to our view. NGC3262 is classed as a spiral galaxy. These galaxies are interacting. NGC3256B is a spiral.

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