ESO 269-57
Galaxy ESO 269-57 |
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Combination of three images made with different filters; Taken with the VLT telescope "Antu" and FORS1 at the end of March 1999 | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | centaur |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 13 h 10 m 04.4 s |
declination | -46 ° 26 ′ 09 ″ |
Appearance | |
Brightness (B-band) | 12.5 mag |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.010360 ± 0.000017 |
Radial velocity | (3106 ± 5) km / s |
distance | approx. 150 million ly / approx. 45 million pc |
history | |
Catalog names | |
PGC 45683 • ESO 269-57 • IRAS 13071-4610 • 2MASX J13100442-4626143 • SGC 130710-4610.2 • AM 1307-461 • HIPASS J1310-46 |
ESO 269-57 is a galaxy in the constellation Centaurus in the southern sky . It is estimated to be 155 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 200,000 ly. The object has a complex structure with an inner "ring" of tightly interwoven spiral arms , which are enveloped by two outer ones.
The name of the galaxy goes back to its cataloging as part of the ESO / Uppsala survey in the 1970s.
Web links
- SIMBAD ESO 269.57
- eso.org ESO 269-57
- astronews.com: Picture of the day October 2, 2012