ESO 269-57

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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
Combination of three images made with different filters; Taken with the VLT telescope "Antu" and FORS1 at the end of March 1999
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Constellation centaur
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
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.

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