NGC5427 and NGC5426 Galaxies in Virgo
| DATE | 6 Apr 2014 |
| TELESCOPE OPTICS | 508 mm mirror f.4 . effective f4.6 with paracorr2. ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm |
| EXPOSURE | binning 1: composite image, 10 min |
| IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) | 25 |
| LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) | NGC5427 = 128 NGC5426 = 126 LCRS B140024.4-054536 = 718 LCRS B140036.4-055117 = 1,118 LCRS B140059.8-055011 = 128 |
| MAGNITUDE | NGC5427 = 11.93 NGC5426 = 12.68 LCRS B140024.4-054536 = 15.29 LCRS B140036.4-055117 = 16.3 LCRS B140059.8-055011 = 13.5 |
| POSITION RA-DEC J2000 | NGC5427 = 14:03:26.00 -06:01:51.0 NGC5426 = 14:03:24.80 -06:04:09.0 LCRS B140024.4-054536 = 14:03:01.70 -06:00:00.0 LCRS B140036.4-055117 = 14:03:13.70 -06:05:41.0 LCRS B140059.8-055011 = 14:03:37.00 -06:04:33.0 |
| POSITION ANGLE: | 217 |
| Rotation Velocity km/s | NGC5427 = 170 NGC5426 = 200 |
| Size (Light Years) | NGC5427 = 92,000 (RC3 D_0 (blue)) NGC5426 = 114,000 (RC3 D_0 (blue)) |
| DETAILS | NGC5427 is a spiral galaxy with Seyfert 2 activity. NGC5426 is a spiral which has given rise to two supernovae recently ... SN 1991B and SN 2009mz. There is clearly an exchange of material between the two galaxies |
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