NGC5786 Galaxy in Centaurus


DATE 2 Ape 2016
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4. ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm
EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 12 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 29.5
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC5786 = 141
ESO 327- G 038 = 138
2MASX J14591868-4158548 = 524
2MASX J14581917-4153541 = 722
MAGNITUDE NGC5786 = 12
ESO 327- G 038 = 10
2MASX J14591868-4158548 = 15
2MASX J14581917-4153541 = 16,1R
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC5786 = 14:58:56.20 -42:00:48.0
ESO 327- G 038 = 14:58:57.60 -42:07:54.0
2MASX J14591868-4158548 = 14:59:18.70 -41:58:55.0
2MASX J14581917-4153541 = 14:58:19.20 -41:53:54.0
POSITION ANGLE: 254
Rotation Velocity km/s ~140 gas , ~180 stars
Size (Light Years) 87,000 (ESO-Uppsala "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
DETAILS NGC5786 is classed as a barred spiral galaxy. The bright star is Kappa Centaurus

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