Circinus Galaxy
(ESO 97-G13, LEDA 50779)
(nearest Seyfert galaxy)
The Circinus Galaxy (ESO 97-G13 or LEDA 50779)
is a Seyfert galaxy in the Local Sheet,
about thirteen million light-years away, that
is one of the Council of Giants
(12 sizable galaxies near the Local Group).
Characteristics:
(galaxy,Seyfert)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circinus_Galaxy
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Circinus+Galaxy
| Redshift | Parsecs
/Distance | Lightyears
/Lookback Years | | |
| .0009 | 4Mpc | 13.0Mly | | Circinus Galaxy |
|
| Coordinates: | ESO 97-G13
J141309.9-652021 |
|
Referenced by pages:
Council of Giants
ESO/Uppsala Survey of the ESO (B) Atlas
galaxy classification
Index