NGC4650 Galaxy in Centaurus


DATE 9 Feb 2013
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4. ccd sony ICX285AL 1360 x 1024px 6.45 x 6.45µm
EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 16 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) ~15
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC4650 = 144
NGC4622a = 233
NGC4622b = 234
2MASX J12442917-4043396 = 205
MAGNITUDE NGC4650 = 12.6
NGC4622a = 14.46
NGC4622b = 14.91
2MASX J12442917-4043396 = 15.25
POSITION RA-DEC J2000

NGC4650 = 44 19.6 -40 43 55
NGC4622a = 12:43:49.10 -40:42:53.0
NGC4622b = 12:43:50.60 -40:43:03.0
2MASX J12442917-4043396 = 12:44:29.20 -40:43:39.0
POSITION ANGLE: NGC 4650 = 83
Rotation Velocity km/s  
Size (Light Years)  
DETAILS NGC4650 is a barred spiral galaxy. NGC4622a is a weakly barred spiral and NGC4622b is a spiral. These are interacting galaxies. 2MASX J12442917-4043396 appears to be an almost edge-on spiral galaxy.

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