NGC 5033 | An Offset Seyfert Nucleus Galaxy (Kevin Morefield)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn) · Contains: NGC 5033

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NGC 5033 | An Offset Seyfert Nucleus Galaxy

NGC 5033 contains a super-massive black hole, which is not unusual, but the black hole is offset from the rotational center of the galaxy, which is unusual. This is thought to have resulted from a galaxy merger in the past. That may also account for the distorted arm that is inclined to the rotational plane and the M64-like black eye in the core. No suspect has been named in the galaxy merger!

The activity and interest here is in the core - the arms are dim and don't show much activity. Ha data was helpful but more in the core than arms.

I reduced my sub duration from 600 to 300 seconds due to a periodic guiding issue. This is most likely a cable issue. Going from 10 to 5 minute subs gave me more un-affected subs and allowed me to keep most of the affected subs via rejection. The guiding issue only lasts a few seconds so only star cores are displaced. While I would like to go fix the problem, that requires an airplane flight....

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Status	Advanced success
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Astrometry.net job	3480134
PixInsight job	YJ1ISQKE2EUGPM8CGTTHKY5YCY3VLIIN
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RA (center)	13h13m27s.508
RA (top/left)	13h13m42s.952
RA (top/right)	13h12m10s.186
RA (bottom/right)	13h13m12s.143
RA (bottom/left)	13h14m44s.863

Dec (center)	+36°35′31″.10
Dec (top/left)	+36°50′47″.61
Dec (top/right)	+36°34′05″.54
Dec (bottom/right)	+36°20′14″.29
Dec (bottom/left)	+36°36′53″.64

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