NGC5892 Galaxy in Libra

DATE 31 Mar 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) 29.4
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC5892 = 110
MAGNITUDE NGC5892 = 12.3
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC5892 = 15:13:48.20 -15:27:50.0
POSITION ANGLE: 234
Rotation Velocity km/s ~60 gas, ~130 stars
Size (Light Years) 113,000 (RC3 D_0 (blue))
DETAILS NGC5892, classed as a spiral.

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