NGC5128 Galaxy

OBJECT NGC5128 in Centaurus
DATE

14 Feb 2011

TELESCOPE OPTICS

508 mm mirror f.4 effective f/4.6 with paracorr2. ccd sony ICX285AL 1360 x 1024px 6.45 x 6.45µm

EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 420 seconds
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) ~10
DISTANCE
(Millions Light Years)
36
MAGNITUDE 6.8
POSITION RA-DEC J2000

RA: 13h25m 30.0s DE:-43°01'00"

POSITION ANGLE: 35
DETAILS Spiral galaxy with dark central band is also an xray source

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