NGC4473 Galaxy in Coma Berenices

DATE 19 Apr 2013
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4. ccd sony ICX285AL 1360 x 1024px 6.45 x 6.45µm
EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 22 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) ~13
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC4473 = 114
VPC 0713 = 1063
VPC 0726 = 1063
VCC 1198 = ? apparently moving toward us at a rate of 356 kms/sec
MAGNITUDE NGC4473 = 11.16
VPC 0713 = 17.8
VPC 0726 = 16.9
VCC 1198 = 17.7
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC4473 = 12:29:48.90 +13:25:46.0
VPC 0713 = 12:30:04.70 +13:26:32.0
VPC 0726 = 12:30:12.70 +13:27:19.0
VCC 1198 = 12:29:32.00 +13:30:38.0
POSITION ANGLE: 194
Rotation Velocity km/s  
Size (Light Years)  
DETAILS NGC4473 is an elliptical galaxy. VPC 0726 is in a distant cluster of galaxies.

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