NGC 5049
| Galaxy NGC 5049 |
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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 59.3 s |
| declination | -16 ° 23 ′ 50 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.0 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.8 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 120 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
NGC 5044 group LGG 338 |
| Redshift | 0.010084 ± 0.000063 |
| Radial velocity | 3023 ± 19 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(130 ± 9) x 10 6 ly (39.9 ± 2.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | December 31, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5049 • UGCA 343 • PGC 46166 • MCG -03-34-037 • 2MASX J13155930-1623500 • GC 3469 • H II 512 • GALEX ASC J131559.28-162349.4 • LDCE 955 NED027 | |
NGC 5049 is a 13.0 likes bright lenticular galaxy of Hubble type S0 in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 130 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light-years across.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 5035 , NGC 5044 , NGC 5046 , NGC 5047 .
The object was discovered on December 31, 1785 by Wilhelm Herschel with an 18.7-inch reflector telescope, who described it as "F, S".