NGC5964 Galaxy in Serpens Caput

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, 12 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 25
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC5964 = 71
2MASX J15381585+0556175 = 958
2MASX J15373621+0605598 = 1,036
SDSS J153746.60+055546.2 = 1,371
SDSS J153750.51+055542.9 = 1,376
SDSS J153749.01+055444.8 = 959
SDSS J153720.61+055109.8 = 509
SDSS J153732.90+060518.4 = 2,380
MAGNITUDE NGC5964 = 12.6
2MASX J15381585+0556175 = 17.3g
2MASX J15373621+0605598 = 17.7g
SDSS J153746.60+055546.2 = 17.7g
SDSS J153750.51+055542.9 = 18.2g
SDSS J153749.01+055444.8 = 18.5g
SDSS J153720.61+055109.8 = 17.5g
SDSS J153732.90+060518.4 = 18.8g
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC5964 = 15:37:36.20 +05:58:26.0
2MASX J15381585+0556175 = 15:38:15.80 +05:56:17.0
2MASX J15373621+0605598 = 15:37:36.20 +06:06:00.0
SDSS J153746.60+055546.2 = 15:37:46.60 +05:55:46.0
SDSS J153750.51+055542.9 = 15:37:50.50 +05:55:43.0
SDSS J153749.01+055444.8 = 15:37:49.00 +05:54:45.0
SDSS J153720.61+055109.8 = 15:37:20.60 +05:51:10.0
SDSS J153732.90+060518.4 = 15:37:32.90 +06:05:18.0
POSITION ANGLE: 196
Rotation Velocity km/s 120
Size (Light Years) 111,000 (POSS1 103a-O)
DETAILS NGC5964 is a barred spiral with 2 main arms and a lot of diffuse material in the galactic disc.

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