NGC6769, 6770 and 6771Galaxies

OBJECT NGC6769 in Pavo
DATE

27 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, 1080 seconds
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) ~15
DISTANCE
(Millions Light Years)

NGC6769 = 161
NGC6770 = 168
NGC6771 = 184
2MASX J19175722-6029545 = no data
2MASX J19181110-6023504 = 1396
MAGNITUDE NGC6769 = 11.8
NGC6770 = 11.9
NGC6771 = 13.58
2MASX J19175722-6029545 = no data
2MASX J19181110-6023504 = 17.9
POSITION RA-DEC J2000

NGC6769 = RA: 19h18m 24.0s DE:-60°30'00"
NGC6770 = RA: 19h18m 36.0s DE:-60°30'00"
NGC6771 = RA: 19h18m 39.5s DE:-60°32' 46"
2MASX J19175722-6029545 = RA: 19h17m57.2s DE:-60d29m55s
2MASX J19181110-6023504 = RA: 19h18m11.1s DE:-60d23m50s

POSITION ANGLE: NGC6769 = 123
NGC6770 = 20
NGC6771 = 121
DETAILS Trio of interacting galaxies, NGC6770 appears to be a barred spiral and both this and NGC6769 have developed star forming regions as a result of the interaction. Although not visible in this image, [D2005c] DGC1 is a cluster of galaxies next to 2MASX J19181110-6023504(short arrow bottom left).

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