NGC 3115 - Spindle Galaxy
Sextans
Penryn, California
March 2005
FS-128 (ag, ST-4)
ST-10XME LRGB 15 minute subs
NGC 3115 at 30 Mly is classified E6. The core
contains a suspected super-massive black hole with an estimated mass of 10^9
solar masses (Anders et.al.). NGC 3115 has an abundance of metal-rich
globular clusters containing primarily old red stars.
