Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  NGC 4945  ·  The star ξ1Cen
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NGC 4945: a galaxy that deserves a nickname., 



    
        

            Andrew Lockwood
NGC 4945: a galaxy that deserves a nickname.
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NGC 4945: a galaxy that deserves a nickname.

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NGC 4945: a galaxy that deserves a nickname., 



    
        

            Andrew Lockwood
NGC 4945: a galaxy that deserves a nickname.
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NGC 4945: a galaxy that deserves a nickname.

Acquisition details

Dates:
May 21, 2018
Frames:
80×300(6h 40′)
Integration:
6h 40′
Avg. Moon age:
6.69 days
Avg. Moon phase:
42.63%

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 2073137

RA center: 13h05m26s.4

DEC center: -49°2743

Pixel scale: 0.380 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 3.760 degrees

Field radius: 0.426 degrees

Resolution: 6460x4858

File size: 19.5 MB

Locations: home, perth, western australia, Australia

Data source: Backyard

Description

This is one of the M83/NGC5128 group of galaxies. It's big, bright and easy to find, but yet it doeasn't have a nickname.

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NGC 4945: a galaxy that deserves a nickname., 



    
        

            Andrew Lockwood