| DATE | 2 Feb 2016 |
| TELESCOPE OPTICS | 508 mm mirror f.4 ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm |
| EXPOSURE | binning 1: composite image, 6 min |
| IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) | 30 |
| LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) | NGC5078 = 110 IC879 = 119 2MASX J13194927-2726352 = 1050 2MASX J13204109-2728592 = 1055 2MASX J13191974-2714175 = 639 |
| MAGNITUDE | NGC5078 = 11.77 IC879 = 13.98 2MASX J13194927-2726352 15.7R 2MASX J13204109-2728592 = 15.7R 2MASX J13191974-2714175 = 16.2R |
| POSITION RA-DEC J2000 | NGC5078 = 13:19:50.00 -27:24:37.0 IC879 = 13:19:40.60 -27:25:44.0 2MASX J13194927-2726352 13:19:49.30 -27:26:35.0 2MASX J13204109-2728592 = 13:20:41.10 -27:28:59.0 2MASX J13191974-2714175 = 13:19:19.70 -27:14:18.0 |
| POSITION ANGLE: | 239 |
| Rotation Velocity km/s | ~300 |
| Size (Light Years) | 127,000 (K_s (2MASS "total")) |
| DETAILS | NGC5078 is an almost edge-on spiral possibly with LINER activity. It has a companion in IC879, which appears to be a barred spiral galaxy. Supernova SN1999cz occurred here just on the edge of the central dust lane |
