| Object Data |
| Description |
NGC4567 and NGC4568 are an overlapping but not
actually interacting pair of galaxies. The smaller and dimmer of the
two is believed to be several megaparsecs more distant. |
| Constellation |
Virgo the Virgin |
| Right Ascension |
12h 36m 43s & 12h 36m 45s |
| Declination |
+11° 14' 17" & +11° 13' 8" |
| Magnitude |
12.1 & 11.7 |
| Angular size |
3.1 & 4.6 arcminutes |
| Distance |
16.8 megaparsecs (54 million light years) |
| Radial Velocity |
2255 kilometers per second |
| Image Data |
| Photographer |
Fred Lehman |
| Main Scope |
Meade 12" LX200 @ f/5.0 (1525mm) |
| Guide Scope |
Orion 120mm refractor @ f/3.75 |
| Guide Camera |
SBIG STV |
| Imaging Camera |
Starlight Xpress MX7C |
| Resolution |
780 x 580 @ 1.12 arcseconds per pixel |
| Exposure |
Twenty eight exposures of two minutes each. Aligned,
stacked, and processed with AstroArt. |
| Date |
June 25, 2003 |
| Location |
Area 51 in Big Cypress National Preserve in central
South Florida. |
