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Observations of Galaxies with the Midcourse Space Experiment
We have imaged eight nearby spiral galaxies with the SPIRIT III infraredtelescope on the Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX) satellite in themid-infrared at 18" resolution at 8.3, 12.1, 14.7, and 21.3 μm. Eachof the eight shows interesting structure not previously detected witholder, lower resolution infrared data sets, such as a resolved nucleusor spiral structure. The MSX data are compared with existing data setsat ultraviolet, optical, and infrared wavelengths, including recentobservations from the Infrared Space Observatory. The infraredstructures in M83 and NGC 5055 show a striking similarity to theultraviolet emission but are less similar to the optical emission.Several point sources with no identified counterparts at otherwavelengths are found near M31, NGC 4945, M83, and M101. Over 200previously known objects are also detected at 8 μm.
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| Constellation: | Κένταυρος |
| Right ascension: | 13h05m32.76s |
| Declination: | -49°51'05.5" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 8.019 |
| Distance: | 234.192 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | -5.8 |
| Proper motion Dec: | -0.2 |
| B-T magnitude: | 10.052 |
| V-T magnitude: | 8.187 |
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