NGC5156 Galaxy in Centaurus


DATE 27 Jan 2012
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4 effective f/4.6 with paracorr2. ccd sony ICX285AL 1360 x 1024px 6.45 x 6.45µm
EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 22 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) ~12
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC5156 = 143
2MASX J13282678-4850343 = 569
MAGNITUDE NGC5156 = 12.49
2MASX J13282678-4850343 = 14.81
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC5156 = RA: 13h28m 42.0s DE:-48°55'00"
2MASX J13282678-4850343 = RA: 13:28:26.80 DE: -48:50:34.0
POSITION ANGLE: 90
Rotation Velocity km/s  
Size (Light Years)  
DETAILS NGC5156 ia a barred spiral galaxy. 2MASX J13282678-4850343 (arrowed) is a distant galaxy.

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