M96 - AN INTERMEDIATE SPIRAL GALAXY IN THE CONSTELATION OF LEO (Fernando)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Leo (Leo) · Contains: M 96 · NGC 3368

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M96 - AN INTERMEDIATE SPIRAL GALAXY IN THE CONSTELATION OF LEO

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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M96 - AN INTERMEDIATE SPIRAL GALAXY IN THE CONSTELATION OF LEO

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

An intermediate spiral galaxy is a galaxy that is in between the classifications of a barred spiral galaxy and an unbarred spiral galaxy.

This complex galaxy is inclined by an angle of about 53° to the line of sight from the Earth, which is oriented at a position angle of 172°.

It is categorized as a double-barred spiral galaxy with a small inner bulge through the core along with an outer bulge. The nucleus displays a weak level of activity of the LINER2 type. Variations in ultraviolet emission from the core suggest the presence of a supermassive black hole

The nuclear ratio of M96 is 5 arc-sec, with a separate outer bar with lenght of 1 arc-min as well ak inner disk with diameter of about 0.5arc-min

The galaxy lies at a distance of 31 million light years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 10.1. It has also the designation NGC 3368 in the New General Catalogue.

Messier 96 has an apparent size of 7.6 x 5.2 arc minutes, which corresponds to a linear diameter of about 100,000 light years, making M96 roughly the same size as the Milky Way.

The nucleus of this galaxy harbors a black hole with mass of about 7.5 million Suns.

M96 is the brightest galaxy within the M96 Group, a group of galaxies in the constellation Leo that includes the Messier objects M95 and M105, as well as at least nine other galaxies.

M96

Constellation: Leo

Dec: 11deg 49min 12 sec

AR: 10h 46m 45.75

Type: SAB(rs)ab

Reference:

Atlas of Galaxies

By Ronald J. Buta, RONALD BUTA, Harold G

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