NGC5266 Galaxy in Centaurus


DATE 10 Mar 2013
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4. ccd sony ICX285AL 1360 x 1024px 6.45 x 6.45µm
EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 13 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) ~15
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC5266 = 143
[MSO97] 134249.0-481603 = 154
MAGNITUDE NGC5266 = 12.08
[MSO97] 134249.0-481603 = no data
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC5266 = 13:43:02.10 -48:10:10.0
[MSO97] 134249.0-481603 = 13:42:49.00 -48:16:03.0
POSITION ANGLE: 19
Rotation Velocity km/s  
Size (Light Years)  
DETAILS NGC5266 is a Liner elliptical galaxy. A faint dust lane appears to circle the minor axis indicating that this galaxy is possibly in a transition phase from a spiral type galaxy to an elliptical.

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