NGC5668 Galaxy in Virgo

DATE 27 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, 19 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 24.5
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC5668 = 80
2MASX J14324984+0431549 = 1,301
SDSS J143302.89+043343.7 = 11,319 ............. Z = 3.208638
SDSS J143301.40+043512.0 = 1,769 ............... Z = 0.145012
MAGNITUDE NGC5668 = 13.4g
2MASX J14324984+0431549 = 18.0g
SDSS J143302.89+043343.7 = 19.8g
SDSS J143301.40+043512.0 = 18.8g
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC5668 = 14:33:24.30 +04:27:02.0
2MASX J14324984+0431549 = 14:32:49.90 +04:31:55.0
SDSS J143302.89+043343.7 = 14:33:02.90 +04:33:44.0
SDSS J143301.40+043512.0 = 14:33:01.40 +04:35:12.0
POSITION ANGLE: 217
Rotation Velocity km/s 130
Size (Light Years) 89,000 (POSS1 103a-O)
DETAILS NGC5668 is classed as a spiral. Supernovae SN 1952G, SN 1954B and SN 2004G were discovered here. Only just visible SDSS J143302.89+043343.7 and also SDSS J143301.40+043512.0 are QSOs.

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