NGC5967 Galaxy in Apus

DATE 20 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) 30.1
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC5967 = 131
NGC5967A = 130
MAGNITUDE NGC5967 = 12.6b
NGC5967A = 12.61
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC5967 = 15:48:15.90 -75:40:23.0
NGC5967A = 15:46:58.70 -75:47:15.0
POSITION ANGLE: 254
Rotation Velocity km/s NGC5967 = ~130 gas, ~160 stars
NGC5967A = na
Size (Light Years) NGC5967 = 105 (RC3 D_0 (blue))
NGC5967A = 75,000 (ESO-Uppsala "Quick Blue" IIa-O)
DETAILS NGC5967 is a weakly barred spiral. Supernova SN 2009gd was found here. NGC5967A is a barred spiral. No detailed mapping of this region is available.

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