This image of NGC4038 is two 10 minute exposures taken on March 23rd, 2001 with my Ritchey-Chretien 12.5 inch F/9 telescope, with a SBIG ST-8 and the AO-7 Adaptive Optics.
RA (2000)
12h, 01m, 54.0s
DEC (2000)
-18°, 52', 00"
Magnitude
10.7
Size
2.6 x 1.8 arc min
Constellation
Corvus
Other Name
Antenna Galaxy
Distance
63 Million Light Years
Radial Velocity
Unknown
Object Type
Sc Galaxy
Notes:
Colliding with NGC4039
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