NGC4501 (M88) Galaxy in Coma Berenices


DATE 20 Apr 2015
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4 ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm
EXPOSURE binning 2: composite image, 7 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 29
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC4501 = 116
VCC 1400 = 35
MAGNITUDE NGC4501 = 10.36
VCC 1400 = 16.2g
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC4501 = 12:31:59.22 +14:25:13.5
VCC 1400 = 12:31:53.80 +14:18:23.0
POSITION ANGLE: 190
Rotation Velocity km/s NGC4501 = ~260
Size (Light Years) NGC4501 = 126,200 (RC3 D_0 (blue))
DETAILS NGC4501 is a fine multi-armed Seyfert type 2 spiral galaxy. Supernova SN 1999cl was discovered here.

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