NGC3887 Galaxy in Crater


DATE 9 Mar 2017
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4 ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm
EXPOSURE binning 2: composite image, 10 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 30
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC3887 = 70
LCSB S1623P = 573
2MASX J11463139-1658264 = 649
MAGNITUDE NGC3887 = 11.41
LCSB S1623P = 14.11
2MASX J11463139-1658264 = 14.91
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC3887 = 11:47:04.60 -16:51:17.0
LCSB S1623P = 11:46:25.30 -16:48:59.0
2MASX J11463139-1658264 = 11:46:31.40 -16:58:27.0
POSITION ANGLE: 232
Rotation Velocity km/s 173 max
Size (KiloParsecs... kpc) 17.23 (RC3 D_25; R_25 (blue))
DETAILS NGC3887 is a barred spiral galax. It appears to have four arms.

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