NGC 5031
| Galaxy NGC 5031 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 14 m 03.2 s |
| declination | -16 ° 07 ′ 22 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0-a |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.5 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.7 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 114 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 5044 group |
| Redshift | 0.009470 +/- 0.000150 |
| Radial velocity | 2839 +/- 45 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(122 ± 9) · 10 6 ly (37.4 ± 2.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Edward Holden |
| Discovery date | March 17, 1881 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5031 • PGC 46006 • MCG -03-34-024 • 2MASX J13140323-1607234 • GALEXASC J131403.17-160722.3 • LDCE 955 NED020 | |
NGC 5031 is a 13.5 mag bright lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 122 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 65,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 5030 , NGC 5035 , NGC 5038 , NGC 5044 , among others .
The object was discovered by Edward Singleton Holden on March 17, 1881 .
Web links
- NGC 5031. SIMBAD , accessed February 24, 2015 .
- NGC 5031. DSO Browser, accessed February 24, 2015 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 5031. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on February 24, 2015 .