NGC5746 Galaxy

OBJECT NGC5746 in Virgo
DATE

24 Jun 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, 34 minutes
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) ~10
DISTANCE
(Millions Light Years)		 NGC5746 = 86
GMBCG J221.19587+01.96038 = 4316 (light travel time)
WHL J144443.8+015742 = 4294 (light travel time)
MAGNITUDE NGC5746 = 10.3
GMBCG J221.19587+01.96038 = 19.5
WHL J144443.8+015742 = no data
POSITION RA-DEC J2000

NGC5746 = RA: 14h44m 54.0s DE:+01°57'00"
GMBCG J221.19587+01.96038 = RA:14:44:47.00 DE:+01:57:37.0
WHL J144443.8+015742 = RA:14:44:43.80 DE+01:57:42.0

POSITION ANGLE: 170
DETAILS NGC5746 is an edge on spiral galaxy showing a thickish equatorial dust lane. The two objects, barely visible and arrowed, are very distant galaxy clusters.

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