NGC 5061
| Galaxy NGC 5061 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Water snake |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 18 m 05.1 s |
| declination | -26 ° 50 ′ 14 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 10.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.5 ′ × 3 ′ |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 5061 group NGC 5101 group LGG 341 |
| Redshift | 0.006945 ± 0.000063 |
| Radial velocity | 2082 ± 19 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(87 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (26.7 ± 1.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 28, 1786 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5061 • PGC 46330 • ESO 508-38 • MCG -04-31-048 • SGC 131520-2634.4 • GC 3477 • H I 138 • h 3480 • GALEX ASC J131805.04-265014.2 • LDCE 964 NED002 | |
NGC 5061 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E0 in the constellation Hydra south of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 87 million light years from the Milky Way and about 100,000 light years across. The galaxy is the brightest member of the NGC 5061 group ( LGG 341 ).
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 5078 , IC 874 , IC 879 .
The Type Ia supernovae SN 1996X and SN 2005cn were observed here.
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on March 28, 1786 .
NGC 5061 group ( LGG 341 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million ly |
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| NGC 5061 | PGC 46330 | 87 |
| NGC 5078 | PGC 46490 | 91 |
| NGC 5085 | PGC 46531 | 82 |
| NGC 5101 | PGC 46661 | 77 |
| IC 874 | PGC 46410 | 98 |
| IC 879 | PGC 46479 | 101 |
| IC 4231 | PGC 46768 | 95 |
| PGC 46246 | ESO 508-034 | 79 |
| PGC 46352 | ESO 508-039 | 87 |
| PGC 46551 | ESO 508-051 | 89 |