NGC4689 Galaxy in Coma Berenices

DATE 3 Apr 2016
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4 . ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm
EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 12 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 29.75
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC4689 = 86
2MASX J12472877+1339197 = 1185
2MASX J12473852+1353296 = 929
2MASX J12473858+1340046 = 933
SDSS J124812.82+133946.4 = 868
MAGNITUDE NGC4689 = 11.6B
2MASX J12472877+1339197 = 18.1g
2MASX J12473852+1353296 = 18.2g
2MASX J12473858+1340046 = 16.8g
SDSS J124812.82+133946.4 = 17.6g
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC4689 = 12:47:45.50 +13:45:46.0
2MASX J12472877+1339197 = 12:47:28.80 +13:39:20.0
2MASX J12473852+1353296 = 12:47:38.50 +13:53:29.0
2MASX J12473858+1340046 = 12:47:38.50 +13:40:05.0
SDSS J124812.82+133946.4 = 12:48:12.80 +13:39:46.0
POSITION ANGLE: 128
Rotation Velocity km/s ~290
Size (Light Years) 84,000 (POSS1 103a-O)
DETAILS NGC4689 is a spiral LINER galaxy with Seyfert activity. It also appears to be ringed.

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