NGC5643 Galaxy in Lupus


DATE 4 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, 15 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) NGC5643 = 25
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC5643 = 62
MAGNITUDE NGC5643 = 10.74
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC5643 = 14:32:40.70 -44:10:28.0
POSITION ANGLE: 260
Rotation Velocity km/s 250
Size (Light Years) 102,000 (ESO-LV "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
DETAILS NGC5643 is a SeyfertII type barred spiral galaxy whose arms have almost formed a ring. A number of x-ray sources surround this region. Supernova SN 2013aa occurred in this region and is recorded in the bottom image

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