NGC 5084
| Galaxy NGC 5084 |
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![NGC 5084 with LEDA 823295 (r) & LEDA 46489 [1] 81 cm diameter mirror telescope of the Mount Lemmon Observatory.](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:N5084s.jpg)
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| NGC 5084 with LEDA 823295 (r) & LEDA 46489 81 cm diameter mirror telescope of the Mount Lemmon Observatory . | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 20 m 16.9 s |
| declination | -21 ° 49 ′ 39 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 / LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 10.5 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.5 likes |
| Angular expansion | 9.3 ′ × 1.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 80 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 5084 group Virgo II group LGG 345 |
| Redshift | 0.005741 ± 0.000010 |
| Radial velocity | 1721 ± 3 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(71 ± 5) x 10 6 ly (21.9 ± 1.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 10, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5084 • PGC 46525 • ESO 576-033 • MCG -04-32-004 • 2MASX J13201692-2149392 • SGC 131734-2133.9 • GC 3491 • H II 313 • h 1579 • GALEX ASC J132016.56-214941.2 • LDCE 964 NED009 | |
NGC 5084 is a lenticular galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type S0 and lies in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 71 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 220,000 light years in diameter. Together with four other galaxies, they form the small galaxy group LGG 345.
In the same area of the sky there is u. a. the galaxy NGC 5068 .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on March 10, 1785 .
NGC 5084 group ( LGG 345 )
| Galaxy | Alternative name | Distance / million Lj |
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| NGC 5084 | PGC 46525 | 71 |
| NGC 5087 | PGC 46541 | 78 |
| NGC 5134 | PGC 46938 | 73 |
| PGC 46889 | ESO 576-50 | 82 |
| PGC 46574 | ESO 576-40 | 74 |
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