Spiral Galaxy NGC 4151 in Canes Venatici | Schulman Telescope

Spiral Galaxy NGC 4151 in Canes Venatici | Schulman Telescope

NGC 4151 is an intermediate spiral Seyfert galaxy with a weak inner ring structure. It is located around 52 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Canes Venatici. Seyfert galaxies have supermassive black holes at their centers that are surrounded by accretion discs of in-falling material. NGC 4151 has an active galactic nucleus (AGN)—a compact region at the center of a galaxy that emits a significant amount of energy across the electromagnetic spectrum with characteristics indicating that the luminosity is not produced by stars. This galaxy was first mentioned by William Herschel on March 17, 1787. 

Technical Details

Optics: Schulman 32-inch RCOS Telescope

Camera: SBIG STX16803

The 0.81 m (32 in) Schulman Telescope is a Ritchey-Chrétien reflector built by RC Optical Systems and installed in 2010. It is operated by the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter and is Arizona's largest dedicated public observatory. The Schulman Telescope was designed from inception for remote control over the Internet by amateur and professional astrophotographers worldwide. It is currently the world's largest telescope dedicated for this purpose.

Image Credit & Copyright: Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona

Caption Acknowledgements: UA/Wikipedia

Image Date: March 1, 2016

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