NGC 5073
| Galaxy NGC 5073 |
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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 19 m 20.6 s |
| declination | -14 ° 50 ′ 40 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (s) c? / sp / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.4 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 151 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.009153 ± 0.000020 |
| Radial velocity | 2744 ± 6 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(118 ± 8) · 10 6 ly (36.1 ± 2.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | February 8, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5073 • UGCA 346 • PGC 46441 • MCG -02-34-025 • IRAS 13167-1435 • 2MASX J13192062-1450402 • GC 3483 • H III 282 • h 1574 • GALEX ASC J131920.57-145039.2 • LDCE 955 NED034 | |
NGC 5073 is a 12.6 likes bright barred spiral galaxy with extensive star formation from Hubble type SBc in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 118 million light years from the Milky Way and about 120,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 5094 and IC 4221 .
The object was discovered on February 8, 1785 by Wilhelm Herschel with an 18.7-inch reflector telescope, who described it as "vF, much extended Sf - Np, very narrow".