NGC 5095
| Galaxy NGC 5095 |
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| SDSS | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 13 h 20 m 36.9 s |
| declination | -02 ° 17 ′ 22 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R ') SB (r) 0+: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 ′ × 0.4 ′ |
| Position angle | 126 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.019307 ± 0.000050 |
| Radial velocity | 5788 ± 15 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(255 ± 18) · 10 6 ly (78.3 ± 5.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 15, 1828 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 5095 • UGC 8381 • PGC 46561 • CGCG 016-054 • MCG + 00-34-029 • 2MASX J13203685-0217217 • GC 3500 • h 1582 • GALEX ASC J132036.93-021723.2 • LDCE 957 NED003 | |
NGC 5095 is a 13.8 mag bright, lens-shaped galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 / a in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 255 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 90,000 ly.
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies IC 4218 , IC 4224 , IC 4229 .
The object was discovered on April 15, 1828 by John Herschel .
Web links
- NGC 5095. SIMBAD, accessed June 11, 2015 .
- NGC 5095. DSO Browser, accessed June 11, 2015 .
- Auke Slotegraaf: NGC 5095. Deep Sky Observer's Companion, accessed June 11, 2015 .