NGC 5046
| Galaxy NGC 5046 |
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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 15 m 45.1 s |
| declination | -16 ° 19 ′ 37 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.5 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.8 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 54 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
NGC 5044 group LGG 338 |
| Redshift | 0.007385 ± 0.000130 |
| Radial velocity | 2214 ± 39 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(94 ± 7) · 10 6 ly (28.8 ± 2.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Edward Holden |
| Discovery date | May 17, 1881 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5046 • PGC 46141 • MCG -03-34-035 • 2MASX J13154512-1619360 • GC 46141 • GALEX ASC J131545.02-161935.9 • LDCE 955 NED026 | |
NGC 5046 is a 13.5 mag bright elliptical dwarf galaxy of the Hubble type E1 in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 94 million light years from the Milky Way and about 20,000 light years across.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 5035 , NGC 5044 , NGC 5047 , NGC 5049 .
The object was discovered by Edward Singleton Holden on May 17, 1881 .
Web links
- NGC 5046. SIMBAD , accessed May 17, 2015 .
- NGC 5046. DSO Browser, accessed May 17, 2015 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 5046. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on May 17, 2015 .