NGC3358 and NGC3354 Galaxies in Antlia


DATE 12 Jan 2013
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4 effective f/4.6 with paracorr2. ccd sony ICX285AL 1360 x 1024px 6.45 x 6.45µm UHC filter
EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 6 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) ~14
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC3358 = 147
NGC3354 = 147
MAGNITUDE NGC3358 = 12.29
NGC3354 = 13.72
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC3358 = 10:43:33.00 -36:24:38.0
NGC3354 = 10:43:02.90 -36:21:45.0
POSITION ANGLE: 141
Rotation Velocity km/s  
Size (Light Years)  
DETAILS NGC3358 and NGC3354 are spiral galaxies. NGC3354 is where supernova SN 2011jl was discovered.
NGC3358 is thought, possibly to be a barred spiral but there seems no evidence of this in the image.

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