NGC5903 Galaxy in Scorpius


DATE 5 Apr 2013
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4. ccd sony ICX285AL 1360 x 1024px 6.45 x 6.45µm
EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 10 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) ~15
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC5903 = 122
NGC5898 = 102
2MASX J15181318-2404586 = 107
2MASX J15184471-2410509 = 97
ESO 514- G 003 = 112 = 112
MAGNITUDE NGC5903 = 12.2
NGC5898 = 12.94
2MASX J15181318-2404586 = 15.4
2MASX J15184471-2410509 = 15.6
ESO 514- G 003 = 14.6
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC5903 = 15:18:36.50 -24:04:07.0
NGC5898 = 15:18:13.50 -24:05:53.0
2MASX J15181318-2404586 = 15:18:13.20 -24:04:59.0
2MASX J15184471-2410509 = 15:18:44.70 -24:10:51.0
ESO 514- G 003 = 15:18:35.90 -24:07:12.0
POSITION ANGLE: 239
Rotation Velocity km/s NGC5903 = 210
NGC5898 = 210
Size (Light Years) NGC5903 = 190,300 (ESO-LV "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
NGC5898 = 121,00 (ESO-LV "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
DETAILS NGC5903 and NGC5898 are both elliptical galaxies. In NGC5898 the gas and stars counterrotate.

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