NGC1291/1269 Galaxy

OBJECT NGC1291 or 1269 in Eridanus
DATE

Oct 2011

TELESCOPE OPTICS

333 mm mirror f/4.5 at prime focus. ccd TC-245 756 x 483 px,

EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 1180seconds
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) ~ 14
DISTANCE
Millions Light Years
NGC1291 = 30
LCRS B031519.3-412153 = 1109
LCRS B031551.8-411857 = 1445
MAGNITUDE NGC1291 = 9.4
LCRS B031519.3-412153 = 16.83
LCRS B031551.8-411857 = 16.17
POSITION RA-DEC NGC1291 = RA: 03h17m 18.0s DE:-41°05' 60"
LCRS B031519.3-412153 = RA: 03h17m08.8s DE:-41d10m57s
LCRS B031551.8-411857 = RA: 03h17m41.2s DE: 41d08m03s
POSITION ANGLE: 90
DETAILS

NGC1291 sometimes known as ngc1269 is a spiral galaxy whose arms have evolved into a ring.
There are many distant galaxies in this image but only the two arrowed have data.

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