| DATE | 28 Feb 2017 |
| TELESCOPE OPTICS | 508 mm mirror f.4 . ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm |
| EXPOSURE | binning 2: composite image, 10 min |
| IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) | 30 |
| LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) | NGC4038 = 89 NGC4039 = 89 |
| MAGNITUDE | NGC4038 = 11.2 NGC4039 = 11.08 |
| POSITION RA-DEC J2000 | NGC4038 = 12:01:53.00 -18:52:03.0 NGC4039 = 12:01:53.50 -18:53:10.0 |
| POSITION ANGLE: | 235 |
| Rotation Velocity km/s | na |
| Size (KiloParsecs... kpc) | NGC4038 = 632,000 (ESO-LV "Quick Blue" IIa-O) NGC4039 = 258,000 (ESO-Uppsala "Quick Blue" IIa-O) |
| DETAILS | NGC4038 and 4039 also known as the 'Antennae' are a pair of interacting spiral galaxies. Supernovae SN 1921A, SN 1974E, SN 2004gt, SN 2007sr SN 2013dk occurred in in this region. There are many Infrared and xRay sources around and within this interaction. The interaction has caused New Star forming regions to develop and these are characterised in this image, as the very bright areas. Each blob might contain tens of thousands of young stars. |
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