ESO 269-57
ESO 269-57 is a large barred spiral galaxy located about 150 million light-years away in the constellation Centaurus. ESO 269-57 has a diameter of about 200,000 light-years. It is part of group of galaxies known as LGG 342. which is also known as the NGC 5064 Group which is part of the Centaurus Supercluster.
| ESO 269-57 | |
|---|---|
ESO 269-57 as imaged by the ESO. | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Centaurus |
| Right ascension | 13h 10m 04.4s |
| Declination | −46° 26′ 14″ |
| Redshift | 0.010360 |
| Heliocentric radial velocity | 3106 km/s |
| Distance | 150 Mly (45.9 Mpc) |
| Group or cluster | NGC 5064 Group |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 12.49 |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | (R')SAB(r)ab |
| Size | ~216,200 ly (66.29 kpc) (estimated) |
| Apparent size (V) | 3.2 x 2.3 |
| Other designations | |
| PGC 45683 | |
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