NGC5878 Galaxy in Libra

DATE 10 Apr 2016
TELESCOPE OPTICS 508 mm mirror f.4 . ccd Kodak KAF8300 3326 x 2504px 5.4 x 5.4µm
EXPOSURE binning 1: composite image, 8 min
IMAGE SIZE (ARCMIN) 29.7
LIGHT TRAVEL TIME (Derived Redshift. Millions Light Years) NGC5878 = 97
MCG -02-39-009 = 326
MAGNITUDE NGC5878 = 12.98
|MCG -02-39-009 = 14.99
POSITION RA-DEC J2000 NGC5878 = 15:13:45.70 -14:16:11.0
MCG -02-39-009 = 15:14:11.40 -14:20:55.0
POSITION ANGLE: 227
Rotation Velocity km/s 205
Size (Light Years) 112,000 (RC3 D_0 (blue))
DETAILS NGC5878, a spiral galaxy, SN 1988H was discovered here.

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