NGC 5036
| Galaxy NGC 5036 |
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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 42.8 s |
| declination | -04 ° 10 ′ 42 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E-S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.7 ′ × 0.5 ′ |
| Position angle | 75 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.022400 +/- 0.000213 |
| Radial velocity | 6715 +/- 64 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(296 ± 21) x 10 6 ly (90.9 ± 6.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Francis Leavenworth |
| Discovery date | January 25, 1887 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5036 • PGC 46057 • 2MASX J13144283-0410424 • GALEX ASC J131442.80-041041.6 | |
NGC 5036 is a 14.6 likes bright lenticular galaxy of Hubble type SB0-a in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 296 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 60,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 5015 and NGC 5039 .
The property was discovered by Francis Preserved Leavenworth on January 25, 1887 .
Web links
- NGC 5036. SIMBAD, accessed May 11, 2015 .
- NGC 5036. DSO Browser, accessed May 11, 2015 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 5036. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on May 11, 2015 .