Astronomical Objects Canberra, Australia



Mrk 509
Date: 2020-09-28 Time (AEST): 23h01m26s Total Exposure Time: 10m Sub-frames: 20 x 30s Equipment: EdgeHD 925, Canon 1100D, 3200iso, Skywatcher AZ-EQ6 Pro A Rough Guide to This Object... Type: Type 1 Seyfert galaxy Size: ? light-years> Apparent size: ?' Distance: 469,000,000 light-years Apparent magnitude: 13.12 Constellation: Aquarius Notes: The bright star-like central nucleus of this active galaxy is caused by matter falling into a supermassive black hole. References: http://quasar.square7.ch/fqm/2041-109.html https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markarian_509 https://esahubble.org/images/ann1121a/