NGC5595 and NGC5597 Galaxies in Libra

DATE 6 May 2021
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 : composite image, 37min "r"filter
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 25
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC5595 = 131
NGC5597 = 131
MAGNITUDE NGC5595 = 13.12
NGC5597 = 12.6
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC5595 = 14 24 13.23 -16 43 23
NGC5597 = 14 24 27.444 -16 45 45.70
2MASX J14235555-1635515 = 14 23 55 -16 35 51
2MASSJ14242854-1635243 = 14 24 21 -16 31 53
LEDA 896201 = 14 24 28.53 -16 35 23.9
POSITION ANGLE: 232
Rotation Velocity km/s NGC5595 = 150
NGC5597 = 130
Size (KiloParsecs... kpc) NGC5595 = 20.77 RC3 D_0 (blue)
NGC5597 = 25.73 RC3 D_0 (blue)
DETAILS Barred spiral galaxies. Ssupernovae SN 1981E and SN 2012es occurred in NGC5597

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