NGC 5058
| Galaxy NGC 5058 |
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![NGC 5058 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC5058_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 5058 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 16 m 52.310 s |
| declination | + 12 ° 32 ′ 53.60 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S? |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.6 ′ × 0.6 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 12.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.003206 ± 0.000023 |
| Radial velocity | 961 ± 7 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(42 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (12.8 ± 0.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Temple |
| Discovery date | June 2, 1883 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5058 • UGC 8345 • PGC 46241 • CGCG 072-042 • MCG + 02-34-006 • IRAS F13143 + 1248 • 2MASX J13165233 + 1232539 • Mrk 786 • HIPASS J1316 + 12 • NSA 169982 • WISEA J131652.34 + 123253.9 • KPG 370A | |
NGC 5058 is a 13.8 mag bright, spiral-shaped dwarf galaxy of the Hubble-type Sbc in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 42 million light years from the Milky Way and <10,000 light years in diameter.
The object was discovered on June 2, 1883 by Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel .
Web links
- NGC 5058. SIMBAD , accessed February 24, 2015 .
- NGC 5058. DSO Browser, accessed February 24, 2015 .
- Auke Slotegraaf : NGC 5058. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed on February 24, 2015 .