NGC5247 Galaxy in Virgo

DATE 13 May 2018
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4 effective f/4.6 with paracorr2. ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm
EXPOSURE binning 2: composite image, 23min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 22
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) 73
MAGNITUDE 10.5B
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 13:38:03.00 -17:53:03.0
POSITION ANGLE: 227
Rotation Velocity km/s ~100
Size (kiloparsecs) 20.7 KPC (ESO-LV "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
DETAILS Fine S-shaped double arm weakly barred spiral. SN 2016C was discovered here

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